Academic Technology Subcommittee Minutes February 12, 2016, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SSB 330C Attending: Mike Hart, Michael Kolb, Michael Erskine (co-chair), Nick Pistentis, Jeff Loats (co-chair), Kevin Taylor, Tedy Fagnan (guest) Absent: James Lyall, Leticia Pleis, Patsy Hernandez, Peggy O’Neill-Jones, Diane Watkins, Lisa Ortiz Announcements/Updates Update on Budget – The University is considering mid-year budget cuts as well as addition adjustments for next FY. Update on Blackboard Analytics – Analytics has been purchased and the implementation project has commenced. Project specifics will be provided at the next ITSOC-ATS meeting. Update on Learning Space Improvement Project - Approvals came through with the bond fees and we are going to bid for classrooms/learning spaces on Monday, February 15th. Procedural Items Approval of December Meeting Minutes. We did not have a quorum to approve the minutes. Items for Discussion/Recommendation Demo of VoiceThread, hosted by Tedy Fagnan, with Amanda Volz, VP at VoiceThread, and her colleague Lisa. We conducted a short webinar during which VoiceThread tool was introduced, and some of the main features and functionalities discussed Questions were addressed in terms of group work, using Voicethread as an assignment tool, accessibility features and options for exporting VoiceThread discussions or assignments Key items discussed: VoiceThread can host a variety of complex projects. VoiceThread is centered around media and has a book component. While the application is web-based it also features a mobile app for download. Also, it is a synchronized tool and adds an extra element of a voice. All VoiceThreads start out private until the person who created the VoiceThread decides to share.
Academic Technology Subcommittee Minutes February 12, 2016, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SSB 330C Attending: Mike Hart, Michael Kolb, Michael Erskine (co-chair), Nick Pistentis, Jeff Loats (co-chair), Kevin Taylor, Tedy Fagnan (guest) Absent: James Lyall, Leticia Pleis, Patsy Hernandez, Peggy O’Neill-Jones, Diane Watkins, Lisa Ortiz Announcements/Updates Update on Budget – The University is considering mid-year budget cuts as well as addition adjustments for next FY. Update on Blackboard Analytics – Analytics has been purchased and the implementation project has commenced. Project specifics will be provided at the next ITSOC-ATS meeting. Update on Learning Space Improvement Project - Approvals came through with the bond fees and we are going to bid for classrooms/learning spaces on Monday, February 15th. Procedural Items Approval of December Meeting Minutes. We did not have a quorum to approve the minutes. Items for Discussion/Recommendation Demo of VoiceThread, hosted by Tedy Fagnan, with Amanda Volz, VP at VoiceThread, and her colleague Lisa. We conducted a short webinar during which VoiceThread tool was introduced, and some of the main features and functionalities discussed Questions were addressed in terms of group work, using Voicethread as an assignment tool, accessibility features and options for exporting VoiceThread discussions or assignments Key items discussed: VoiceThread can host a variety of complex projects. VoiceThread is centered around media and has a book component. While the application is web-based it also features a mobile app for download. Also, it is a synchronized tool and adds an extra element of a voice. All VoiceThreads start out private until the person who created the VoiceThread decides to share.