Computing & Information Services
Computing Policy Committee Meeting
January 16, 2009
4:00 – 5:00 pm, ETC 309
Present: Chris Deiss, Jim Fix, Vickie Hanawalt, Christine Morita-McVey, Kathryn Oleson, Marty Ringle, Robert Slifkin, Sonia Sabnis, Peter Steinberger
Absent: Alex Botero-Lowery, Lily Copenagle, Michael Gottesman, Ed McFarlane, Darrin Pufall, Jon Rivenburg, Kjersten Whittington
Jim Fix called the meeting to order at 4:05 pm.
1. The minutes of the 12/12/08 CPC meeting were approved.
2. Marty Ringle began the discussion of the 5 year Technology Planning Process by noting that Lily Copenagle, Ed McFarlane and Jon Rivenburg and the two student committee members were unable to attend. The committee asked that Christine Morita-McVey seek feedback from student members Alex Botero-Lowery and Michael Gottesman and from the absent staff and faculty members
Marty then described the strategic planning process with regard to students. CIS is planning on having a group of approximately 12 students meet with Ethan Benatan and Gary Schlickeiser. Ethan and Gary will solicit feedback from this initial group then pursue data collection from students online and in at least two additional group meetings.
Marty explained that CIS and the CPC are reviewing the list of questions for faculty, staff and students and that from February to June, CIS staff will have the meetings with students and will have interviews with faculty and staff to collect data. In July and August, CIS staff will distill common themes from these groups. In September, these themes will be presented to the CPC for discussion. The resulting list will be sent to the senior staff of the college as well as to other committees, such as CAPP and CBAS, and, finally, to Reed’s Board of Trustees. CIS will pursue the resulting goals in the 2010 – 2015 period.
Marty then asked faculty members for comments or feedback on the faculty portion of the questions.
Draft Questions for Five Year Technology Strategic Planning Exercise
Faculty
1. How do you use technology in your teaching and research? (stat packages, digital images, mapping software, audio, video, collaboration tools, Moodle, etc.)
2. What is your teaching experience with Moodle or other instructional technologies in the classroom itself as opposed to its use for assignments or other course projects outside the classroom?
3. How well Do the information technology resources and services available at Reed meet your teaching and research needs? Please elaborate.
4. Are there technology services outside of Reed that are important to your work? (Skype, iTunesU ,YouTube, Google docs, etc.)
5. Have computers, a/v equipment, and network access in classrooms and in labs adequately and reliably served your needs? If not, why not? Are you clear on whom to call if you encounter a problem with technology in class?
6. Have you received the training, documentation, and other support you need to use technology successfully in your teaching and research? If not, what training or other support would be useful to you? Have you received the training, documentation, and other support you need to use technology successfully in your teaching (inside as well as outside the classroom) and in your research? If not, what training or other support would be useful?
7. What would you like to do with technology in your teaching or research that you are not doing now?
8. Are there technologies that you have heard about or used elsewhere that we should consider using at Reed?
9. Do you keep confidential data on your computer? If so, is it encrypted?
10. Do you regularly backup your computer? If so, how (and how often)?
11. Do you regularly use a smartphone or other handheld device for email, web browsing and other purposes (e.g. iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry, etc.)? How do you see yourself using such a device in the near future?
12. Are you familiar with eBook readers? If so, do you think they will be useful at Reed for curricular purposes?
13. Are there features in IRIS that should be changed or added? Please specify.
14. Are there any other thoughts/requests/concerns you have about technology at Reed you'd like to share with us?
15. Faculty: do you have a web site for each of your courses?
Staff
1. How well do the information technology resources available at Reed meet your needs?
2. Do the information technology resources and services available at Reed meet your needs? Please elaborate.
3. Are there technology services outside of Reed that are important to your work? (Skype, iTunesU ,YouTube, Google docs, etc.)
4. Have you received the training, documentation, and other support you need to use technology successfully? If not, what training or other support would be useful to you?
5. What would you like to do with technology that you are not doing now?
6. Do you use IRIS? If so, are there features in IRIS that should be changed or added? Please specify.
7. Should we make more information available online to students, faculty, staff, and others? If so, what types of information?
8. Should we make more services available online? If so, what types of services?
9. Do you use Moodle? If so, for what purposes? If not, do you want to learn more about it?
10. Do you keep confidential data on your computer? If so, is it encrypted?
11. Do you regularly use a handheld device for email, web, calendar, etc. (e.g. iPhone, Blackberry etc.) for your work? How do you envision using handheld technology for your work in the future?
12. Are there any other thoughts/requests/concerns you have about technology at Reed you'd like to share with us?
Students
1. How do you use technology in your courses and research? (For example Moodle, stat packages, digital images, mapping software, audio, video, iTunesU ,YouTube, collaboration tools, Skype, Google Docs, etc.)
2. Do you like Moodle? Do you use it outside of class?
3. Do the information technology resources and services available at Reed meet your needs? Please elaborate.
4. In what ways could technology be used more effectively in your courses?
5. Do the IRCs and other computer labs on campus give you the tools you need to complete your class assignments and research projects? If not, what would make them more useful to you?
6. Have you received the training, documentation, and other support you need to use technology successfully in your academic work? If not, what training or other support would be useful to you?
7. Do you regularly use a handheld device for email, web, etc. (e.g. iPhone, Blackberry etc.)? If so, which device? How would you like to see such devices be supported at Reed?
8. Thinking beyond your academic work, how well are your communication, recreation, or other non-curricular needs supported by Reed's technology? What would you like to see change?
9. Should we make more information available online to students, faculty, staff, and others? If so, what types of information?
10. Should we make more services available online? If so, what types of services?
11. Should Reed provide legal sources for downloading music and/or videos? How much would you be willing to pay (e.g. monthly) for such a service?
12. Do you regularly backup your files? If so, how (and how often)?
13. Are you aware of Reed's emergency notification system and have you signed up for it? If not, why not?
14. What would you like to do with technology that you are not doing now?
15. Do you have additional thoughts, requests, or concerns about technology at Reed?