Technology Committee Meeting Minutes
11:00 – 12:30pm, Sept 1, 2005
Location: HC 124
Members Present: Windee Cottle, Steve Dodson, Kathleen Kirkpatrick, Rick Sapanaro, Ingrid
Schreck, Rainer Wachalovsky, Deborah Wiebers
Members Absent: Julie Driscoll, Harriet Eskildsen, John Hinds, Brettt Roncelli, Derek Wilson
Agenda Discussion Items
1. Dates and times for meetings for fall semester
Agreed that three more faculty members are needed—preferably from non-represented areas
such as science and communications as well as one student rep.
Agreed to meet every other week and allow sub-committees to establish their own meetings
times.
Discussed role of committee this semester
Welcomed new committee member, Rick Sapanaro, new Dean of Math, Science and Learning
Technologies
2. Update on RFP process
Discussed Steering Committee participation
Discussed vendor dates for Sungard (Banner) and Datatel—Date of Demos: Sept 26 – 30 and
Oct 10 –14 @ IVC
Discussed the importance of viewing vendor demos in appropriate area
3. Update on survey development
No news to report
4. Update on Sub-committee progress
Steve and Win report that a web map has been designed for the tech page.
5. One goal from Tech Plan to Implement this semester
Discussed Tech Plan and priorities within plan
Rick suggests that Goal IIA is high priority—taking a campus-wide inventory of current
environment and developing a needs assessment
Committee members to review entire plan and recommend a sub-goal pertinent to respective
sub-committee
6. Other
Kathleen reports that she has been selected to be an ambassador for CETC (CA Educational
Technology Collaborative). She is a resource for information about statewide technology projects
currently available for free or low-cost to commununity college fac.& staff that are funded by the
Chancellor's Office -- Projects include: CVC, @One, CCCConfer, CCCApply, CSAT etc.
Action Items for Follow-up
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Win will track down student rep. Possibilities
Committee members will review the Tech Plan in its entirety and select sub-goals
Meeting Recommendations
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identify a Web Support Coordinator for faculty professional development.
investigate Instructional Technology support structures at other schools.
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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.