TLTR MEETING MINUTES

October 19^th, 2004

 Attendance:

Dean Lindey – IT, Russ Dively – IT, Jim Hughes – GGE, Karen Cummins – Nursing, Connie Laughner – Academic Services, Jessamine Montero – Academic Services, J. Agustin Martinez-Samos – Modern Languages, Eva Tsuquiashi-Daddesio – Modern Languages, Padma Anand – CEDP, Glenn Utsch – Music, John Nichols – History, Elizabeth Joseph – Secondary Education, Juliane Werner – TLTR Graduate Assistant.

I.    Old Business

    A.           Report from Information Technology:  Dean Lindey
        -        Phone project
            §        Everyone will have a new phone by November 13^th
            §        Call routing is being implemented.
            §        Whole project should be complete by Thanksgiving – end of November.
        -        Work Order Prioritization
            §        1 ^st:  problems that affect classes and classrooms such as computer lab problems. 
            §        2 ^nd:  People whose systems and computers are completely down.
            §        3 ^rd:  People who have working machines with minor problems
            §        The most serious and important problems come first
            §        Backlogged over 200 work orders right now, hope to catch up by Thanksgiving.

     B.          Report from Collegis – Russ Dively
        -        Blackboard
            §        Some faculty trying to transfer course materials from the old system to the new.
            §        If students or faculty need to work with the old system, talk to Russ and he can help to get a quick fix until everything gets permanently transferred over.
            §        One possible fix if Blackboard is not working properly is to take out all bookmarks for the Blackboard page. Can only have a bookmark for the login page. http://blackboard.sru.edu
            §        There are workshops for Blackboard, such as Grade book and Multimedia workshops.
                1.    Need people to sign-up for these workshops
                2.    Faculty needs to keep a lookout for these sign-up options.
                3.    Next Blackboard Grade book workshop is next Tuesday, Oct. 26^th, and Thursday, Oct. 28^th at 12:30pm.
            §        Excel and other program workshops available as well through the Human Resources Department.

     C.          Technology Advisory Committee – Bette Joseph
        -        This committee has representation from every facet of the SRU community.
            §        Some members include:  Mark Chase, Suzanne Rose, Jon Shumway, Jim Hughes, Melba Tomeo, etc.
        -        This committee has 4 Taskforces
            §        Distance Education
            §        Telecommunications
            §        Web policy
            §        Technology Fee
        -        The plagiarism software “Turn It In” may be purchased through the State.
        -        Reminder:  Slippery Rock University’s web address is everyone’s official address on campus.

    D.          Taskforces
        -        Need to get Taskforces going, particularly the Grants Taskforce
        -        Contact Paul Mullins x4850 to sign-up.
        -        Sign up sheet was passed around
             §        Information Literacy Taskforce
                1.    Russ Dively – Collegis/IT
                2.    Catherine Rudowsky (Marshall) – Library
             §        Technology Grants Taskforce
                1.    Jim Hughes – GGE
                2.    John Nichols – History
                3.    Barbara Billek-Sawhney - PT
                4.    Russ Dively - Collegis/IT
                5.    Rob Snyder - ELED
                6.    Abigail Amissah-Arthur - GGE
                7.    Paul Mullins - CS
                8.    Jennifer Foster - Comm
             ?        Blackboard Users Group
                1.    Connie Laughner – Academic Services
                2.    Jessamine Montero – Academic Services
                3.    Russ Dively – Collegis/IT
                4.    Karen Cummins – Nursing
                5.    J. Agustin Martinez-Samos – Modern Language
                6.    Barbara Billek-Sawhney - PT
             ?        Plagiarism Taskforce
                1.    Martina Nicholas – Library
                2.    David Dailey - CS
             ?        Planning Taskforce
            ?        Copyright Taskforce
                1.    David Dailey - CS

    E.          Additional Information
        -        The Bailey Library implemented a Library Blog
            §        The idea came from Melba Tomeo
            §        1st Blog on campus
            §        Website:  http://baileylibrary.blogspot.com

 II.       Program

    A.          Dance Technology - Jennifer Keller
        -        Jennifer and student dancers discussed how technology informs the creative process.  Sections of dances were shown, along with the sensing devices set up by the students on stage.
            §        They used video projection to project text on their bodies
                1.    Demonstrated by Jennifer
            §        They used laser sensing devices to trigger various media and sound and pictures to accompany the dance
                1.    Drinking and driving dance performed by students.
            §        Difficulties in using these technologies
                1.    Battery problems
                2.    The bouncing of the floor sometimes moves the sensors out of place
                3.    Takes a lot of time to set-up and tear down
                4.    The angle of the projector and space for the performance is different for every venue.
            §        Looking for Collaboration Efforts
                1.    Any student or faculty member welcome for collaboration
            §        Department of Dance is sponsoring a Faculty and Guest Artist Concert
                1.    Next Tuesday, Oct. 26th, at 8pm in the Miller Auditorium.
                2.    All are Welcome!

 *  Next Meeting-    November 9th, 2004
                                Eisenberg Education Building 118
                                12:30 - 1:30pm
                                Deborah Whitfield and Henry Magusiak will present on Software Centralization Systems.