TLTR Meeting

(Revised)

 

The Teaching and Learning Technology Roundtable (TLTR) met on Friday, October 27th at 2:00 p.m. at Central Campus. Members present:

 

Louis Mays

 

Don Sotrer

Carry DeAtley

Doug McKay

Sherry Stout

Josh Montgomery

Dennis Griffith

Jeff Montgomery

Ernie Cronan

Sharon Purvis

Shirley Cornwell

 

Members Absent:

 

Virginia Ferguson

Kristi Hall

Michele McCarren

Becky Storer

Carol Callahan

Jeff Foster

Cathy Laparl

 

Dr. Cronan called the meeting to order.

 

A little about TLTR …

 

The TLTR group from the last couple of years were led by Mindy Young, who was a trained as a certified TLTR group leader. The member met a few years ago for two days in Columbus and began working on the completion of the TLTR workbook. Most of the workbook has been finished and Mindy gave Louis the disks containing all of the work of the TLTR group. Dr. Cronan would like the TLTR to plan for about three years into the future, starting with the next academic year. It might be possible to scan portions of the workbook to save time.

 

Louis will contact TLTR to obtain additional copies of the workbook and look see if the workbook is available as a disk. In addition, Dr. Cronan will identify a secretary to organize the data into the notebook’s format.

 

The group discussed minimum computer competency skills of our students and how important that is in today’s educational environment. Dr. Cronan recommended a visit on the web to ITWorks at www.itworks.com. He said this site was good for compiling that particular information. Another web site to visit is the Ohio Learning Network at www.oln.org. This organization is a state initiative to assist with distance learning.

 

Team Leader:

 

The group did not select a team leader, but Louis volunteered to act as recorder. Dr. Cronan will check with various faculty members to see if anyone would be interested in serving as team leader for TLTR.

 

Action Teams:

 

There will be several action teams that will function under the direction of the TLTR. These teams will include:

 

Academic Technology

Distance Learning

Web Development

Empowering Students

Faculty/Staff Development

 

 

Academic Technology:

 

The following will serve on this team:

 

Doug McKay

Carry Deatley

Louis Mays

Dennis Griffith

Josh Montgomery

Sharon Purvis

Shirley Cornwell

Jeff Montgomery

Kristi Hall* (team leader)

 

*Dr. Cronan will ask Kristi if she is willing to serve as team leader.

 

The following was approved for the Academic Technology team:

 

The Academic Technology Team is charged with reviewing the current state of academic technology at the college and plans for the expansion and upgrading of technology systems. This team is also charged with sending prioritized lists on an annual basic of  recommendations of faculty computer replacements and upgrades to the ACCORD Committee. In addition, the team is charged with investigating the use of classroom-based technology to enhance student learning. Specifically, the team should make recommendations on:

 

1.      The team members and the processes for the development of classroom-based technology.

2.      The course delivery team members and their roles involved in classroom-based technology.

3.      Professional development opportunities for faculty and staff in relation to classroom-based technology.

4.      Ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of classroom-based technology and making of recommendations to improve classroom-based technology based upon the evaluation.

 

 

Distance Learning Team:

 

The following will serve on the Distance Learning Team:

 

Carol Callahan

Carry Deatley

Virginia Ferguson

Doug McKay (team leader)

Jeff Montgomery

Dennis Griffith

Josh Montgomery

Ernie Cronan

Sharon Purvis

Sherry Stout

Cathy LaParl

 

The following charge of the Distance Learning Team was adopted:

 

The Distance Learning Team is charged with the implementation of learning which is the distributed by interactive television, through online computer-delivered courses, or by video-based courses. The team is charged with making recommendations concerning the design and implementation of delivery and management systems of these modes of delivery and related issues, including, but to limited to, technical support, maintenance, expansion, and upgrades.

 

The team should make specific recommendations concerning:

 

1.      The Team members and the processes for the development of courses for delivery over distance

2.      The course delivery team members and their roles

3.      Instructional strategies appropriate to the distance learning environments

4.      Professional development opportunities for faculty/staff relating to distance learning

5.      Ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of distance learning systems and recommending actions to improve the systems based upon the evaluation.

 

The team should identify a team recorder or secretary at its first meeting, which will be called together by Doug McKay.

 

Web Development Team

 

The following will serve on the Web Development Team:

 

Josh Montgomery (team leader and webmaster)

Laura Shively

Annie Rankin

Louis Mays

Barbara Edwards

Bryan Dansberry

Rod Daniels

Sue Leach

 

The mission of the Web Development Team is as follows:

 

The team will have the responsibility of developing, maintaining, and enhancing the College’s web server and web pages provided on college-owned web servers. The overall  goal of this team is to provide, on an ongoing basis, a functional , dynamic web server service to all faculty, staff and students. Web services will provide administrative and instructional support to the college community. This team will monitor the over quality of content on the College’s web servers. College staff will be trained on inputting standards, such as FTP, when submitting files to College web servers.

 

Empowering Students Team

 

The following will serve on the Empowering Students Team. Note that some members have not been asked to serve on this team yet.

 

Don Storer (team leader)

Kristi Hall

Jeff Foster

Janeen DeAtley

Linda Garrison

 

The charge of this team is as follows:

 

This team is responsible for developing a plan of implementation to empower our students with technology. Primarily, this will be in the form of laptop computers, but may include other forms of technology, including portable wireless devices, etc. The team will work closely with faculty who are requiring their students to use computers in the completion of their coursework. Student access to this type of technology depends on various factors, including financial aid, enrollment status, portals (wired or wireless) for campus network connection, and remote access via dialup, etc.

 

Programs of study or specific courses requiring laptop access must be identified. The team will also identify possible vendors who can offer the college the best price available for student purchase. Payment plans need to be examined. Other colleges providing a similar service will need to be examined. Using the college’s ability to secure appropriate group purchasing power to cut costs, the team should not only examine equipment but student access to software as well.

 

Sharon noted that financial aid could only be applied to the purchase of laptop computers for students only if the college requires ALL students to purchase a laptop. Also, she requested that this team look at student access to student records, financial aid, email, registration, etc.

 

Faculy/Staff Development Team

 

Members of this team include:

 

Jeff Montgomery (team leader)

Louis Mays

Laura Shively

Brenda Massie

Michele McCarren

Mary Ayres

 

This team shall be charged with the following responsibilities:

 

The Faculty/Staff Development Team will be responsible for providing ongoing access, on and off-campus, to staff development workshops, classes, seminars, conferences, and other forms of instruction on the use and mastery of technology. Particular emphasis should be placed on teaching faculty and staff application of software formally adopted by the college and provided on all staff computers. This shall include Microsoft Office software, Netscape, and Windows.

 

This team will also have the responsibility of investigating the feasibility of the use of a helpdesk at the College. Primary mode of access to helpdesk assistance should be email, but other, more immediate, forms of assistance (telephone, personal visits, etc.) should also be addressed.

 

The College will be advertising a supplemental contract to a faculty member for training and development in online courses.

 

Next Meeting:

 

The next TLTR meeting will be a live interactive teleconference meeting at 12:00 noon on November 16th, at the various distance learning campus classrooms. Dr. Cronan will be in contact with representatives of WebCT (www.webct.com) to have them visit our campus for a presentation at a future meeting. The State of Ohio has negotiated a state contract with WebCT for low cost access.

 

The group will also concentrate on the workbook and how it can all be put together. Each action team will also give a report on their progress.

 

Submitted by Louis Mays, TLTR Recorder.

Revised 10/31/00

 

 

 

 

February 23, 2001

 

 

 

ASSUMPTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF TECHNOLOGY PLAN

 

2001-2002 through 2003-2004

 

 

1.      All students will be required to demonstrate basic computer literacy skills.

2.      Web-CT will be the platform for all on-line courses.

3.      At least one complete degree program will be available through Southern State Community College via on-line courses and/or video-based courses by the end of the plan period.

4.      The College will add two to three ITV courses per year, which will be offered among the Southern State campuses as well as between Southern State campuses and area high schools.

5.      The demand for use of ITV classrooms by outside users will continue but priority will continue to be College ITV classes.

6.      More faculty will use multi-media presentations within the traditional classroom to enhance instruction.

7.      By the end of the plan period, ninety percent of all full-time faculty will have professional web pages using a common template.

8.      All students should have access to the College computer network.

9.      Software and hardware will continue to develop, necessitating replacement and continual upgrading of the capacity of the network.

10.  Funding for technology will increase only slightly, necessitating re-allocation of funds.

11.  During the plan period, the deployment of existing technology resources will be made more efficient.

 

 

 

Revised February 23, 2001

 

 

ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY PLAN

 

Preface:

 

Academic technology is vital to the mission of Southern State Community College. Not only must the teaching and administrative components of the College reflect the growing technological character of the world, but our students must be educated adequately to become familiar with the technologies that support their disciplines and their careers.

 

Technology offers the opportunity to improve access to necessary and relevant information while at the same time promoting communication skills vital in any field. The Southern State Community College experience, enhanced by current information technologies, provides students with necessary transferable skills for literally any career, technical or otherwise.

 

Technology also gives SSCC increased capabilities to serve the workforce, community and economic development needs of the district, by providing outstanding academic programs, vocational and customized training, and professional development programs.

 

Administrative functions operate more efficiently when technology is wisely deployed. Instant access to student and financial aid information provides the basis for a coherent advising process and promotes student success. Access to financial and human resource information enables departments to accomplish routine tasks with speed and accuracy.

 

The roles of technology at Southern State Community College include:

 

·        Providing students, faculty and staff with technology skills needed for the new millennium.

·        Supporting excellence in teaching by providing tools for enrichment of course and program content.

·        Development of learning resources and use of innovative technologies.

·        Providing access to worldwide information.

·        Providing access to specialized tools and information databases.

·        Providing access to a technology-rich learning environment, unlimited by time or space.

·        Promoting lifelong learning skills.

·        Facilitating communication among students, faculty, staff and collaborating organizations.

·        Improving efficiency of institutional operations.

·        Enabling the College to maintain a competitive position.

·        Contributing to economic, workforce, and community development in the district and the state.

 

The faculty, staff and administration of Southern State Community College have a vision of a future where:

 

·        Students have options in terms of time and place to access course and program content and information resources.

·        Unique programs are offered through one or more distance learning technologies.

·        Technological literacy is the norm for students, faculty and staff.

·        The College is linked in innovative ways to local business and industry.

·        An integrated technology environment supports both compatibility and diversity.

·        Hardware, software and access to resources are maintained at a level consistent with the needs of the institution.

·        Administrative data is accessible through web-based technology.

·        An electronic work environment eliminates duplication of effort and augments traditional media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample

 

GOALS FOR ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY PLAN

 

Taskforce:_______________________________________________________________

 

The goals for technology of the _________________ Task Force are:

 

1.1.  To incorporate whole class multi-media presentation methodologies into classroom teaching by providing support and easy access to multi-media instructional equipment and software tools in the classrooms and laboratories on all campuses.

 

1.2.  To provide a sufficient number of scheduled and open computing laboratories with         the appropriate hardware and software and with sufficient support to meet curricular needs.

 

2.1. To ensure that all Southern State Community College students have access to the

       latest instructional technology, including access to an appropriate computer and to

       the internet.

 

3.1. To provide ubiquitous access to library resources through web-based technologies in

       collaborative resource sharing agreements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample

 

ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY PLAN

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

____________________

Task Force

 

GOAL

RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES

COST

NOTES

1.3

Provide a structured training/mentoring program for faculty to develop on-line courses including a faculty trainer and individual attention, and contractual agreements (FY 2001-2002/VPAA)

$10,000 per quarter

 

3.2

Develop a replacement schedule for all desktop and laptop computers in the College (FY 2001-2002/IT)

$200,000 every three years