Technology Committee Meeting Minutes
12:30 - 2:30pm, May 26, 2005
Location: HC 124
Members Present: Windee Cottle, Steve Dodson, Julie Driscoll, Harriet Eskildsen, John Hinds,
Ingrid Schreck, Rainer Wachalovsky, Derek Wilson, Deborah Wiebers, Brettt Roncelli
Members Absent: Kathleen Kirkpatrick
Committee discussed future meetings and procedure.
 Agreed to have minutes emailed prior to the meeting.
 Agreed to review agenda items for the upcoming meeting before ending a meeting
 Discussed having sub-commitees.
 Discussed having meetings once a month and sub-committees to meet separately.
Committee discussed need to get student and faculty input on computer use on and off
campus.
 Discussed goals of student survey--a student survey would have multiple goals:
-To find out where students are in terms of skill
-To find out what their equipment needs and preferences are
-Data would be submitted to the planning committee to help direct planning of college
 Discussed goals of faculty survey--a faculty survey would have multiple goals:
-To find out where faculty are in terms of skill and what skills they would like to have
-To find out what future equipment needs and preferences are
-Data would be submitted to the planning committee to help direct planning of college
 Dicussed scantron v. online surveys
 Motion made to form a sub-committee on survey development. Rainer, Derek and Win
will be on sub-committee.
Action Items for Follow-up
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Win and Ingrid will investigate Instructional Web Support grants and funding.
Brettt will follow up on finding out when Wi-Fi (wireless access instructions) will be
published in the Echo Times.
Survey Sub-committee will arrange meeting dates and times to work on developing
surveys.
Tech Web page sub-committee will meet over the summer.
Meeting Recommendations
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identify a Web Support Coordinator for faculty professional development.
investigate Instructional Technology support structures at other schools.
Develop a Tech Web Page to provide faculty with technology instructions that are unique
to to CoM.
implement more flex activities to provide faculty with technology training.
learn about faculty and student technology use and what they need.
I Agenda Items for Meeting Sept. 1
1. Review of Agenda Items
2. Review of Minutes (see attached)
3. Review of Action Items (sub-committee progress)
II Discussion Items
1. Review dates and times for meetings for fall semester
2. Update on RFP process
3. Survey Progress/Update from Derrick & Win
4. Sub-committee updates
5. Choose one goal from Tech Plan to Implement this semester.