ILevel Meeting Notes, January 16, 2004
Marcel O'Gorman
ILevel Meeting Notes, January 16, 2004
Members present: Elaine Bell, Tony Drommi, Dina Dubuis, Tom Jeffrey, George Libbey, Marcel O’Gorman, Mark Ottenbreit, Sarah Swart, Emmy Yousey, Mike Witkowski.
iGrants
Five iGrant proposals were submitted, and the following were funded:
1) Jeff Rice: $1,000 toward a new printer for the Writing Center;
2) Mostafa Mehrabi: $1,000 toward computers for the Manufacturing Engineering Lab;
3) Ed Tracy: $1,000 to license Macromedia Studio MX for computer labs (Ed submitted two proposals regarding a similar issue of licensing this software). This software will work on a key server basis so that students in any UDM lab can access it.
The following were not funded:
1) Sarah Swart: to send Tony Cressey to Educause. This was not funded based on the fact that it did not directly impact a faculty member or curriculum.
2) Ed Tracy: a multimedia cart for the Chemistry Bldg. This was not funded because: a) additional information is required, and; b) Ed already received an iGrant (see above).
The committee agreed to re-open the iGrant offer until January 31st. After that, all remaining funds will go toward purchasing laptops and software for the Summer Institute.
ISmart rooms
FLS 115: This room is being remodeled by means of a combination of iSmart funds for Nursing and CHP. The ceiling, walls, and floor have been redone, and new lab-style seating with power and data-up has been installed. A projector, and additional equipment is on the way.
FLS 113: By combining Title III funds and funds raised by Leo Hanifin for the Fr. Albright Auditorium Project, plans are underway to renovate FLS 113 to match 115.
Reno Classroom, 2nd floor: This project was postponed briefly so that the FLS project could be completed. By the end of January, the room will be equipped with new, lab-style seating with power/data-up, a projector, and an instructor workstation.
Other iSmart issues:
In year 5 of the Grant, there is funding for an iSmart room in “the Social Sciences Department.” The committee agreed that, since there is no such department specifically, the funds will be used to support a room for Economics, History, Sociology, Philosophy, and Criminal Justice. These departments (mostly) fall under the category of the social sciences, and they have not yet benefited from iSmart rooms.
Marcel will meet with Dean Staudenmaier to discuss this initiative.
Level I Credential
On the day of the meeting, the Computing Competency Exam Committee was scheduled to meet. The interdisciplinary nature of this committee is a concern, and it was suggested that this committee should be responsible for creating an exam, and then passing it by an interdisciplinary group of faculty members for revisions.
Emmy raised the issue of the future of the Student Tech Mentors. What will their role be once the new exam is standardized? Much of this will depend on how CIS decides to manage and implement the exam. Emmy suggests that the mentors should be moved out of ITS and controlled by whoever is administering exam.
ePortfolios
Our application to join the national consortium on ePortfolio research was denied. It was a very competitive application process. Still, the ePortfolio ad hoc committee will push forward and continue to see how iLevel, Co-Op Education and Career Placement, and Institutional Research can work together to arrive at an ePortfolio strategy for UDM.
Sarah mentioned that we should seek involvement in the AAHE Community of Practice on ePortfolios. Marcel will talk this over with Jeff Rice and Gerry Stockhausen.
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