TAG Committee

Meeting Minutes

Friday Sept 23, 2005

3:00 p.m.

Riggs Board Room

 

Present: Laura Little, Debbie Stodberg (recorder), John Davis, Frank Diller, Scott Lewandowski, Bob Chase

 

Absent: Gloria Stewart, Eric Fitch, Taran McZee, Sharon Douglass

 

Minutes from last meeting are available online http://www.marietta.edu/~tag/

 

Old Business:

  • Turning Point demo week of May 2 – Suzanne Walker using Turning Point audience response systems ; Scott Lewandowski wants to try it out too.
  • Frank Diller – MIT open courseware project discussed; link on “Academic” tab of myMC portal
  • Summer on-line courses – 8 were offered this summer this will be a continuing trend offering these only during the summer break

 

New Business:

  • John initiated a discussion on instant messenger – discussion followed about use of instant messenger for classes/recreational – what is priority and what is not – Some are using instant messenger instead of WebCT for classes because WebCT’s messaging feature (chat) does not work as well as IM does – Will also check about faculty using instant messaging.
  • John and TAG discussed publishing the cost of internet service – cost vs use – using Charter and the reasons it just wasn’t feasible – (students coming and going/not paying bills etc)
  • Laura brought up the issue of using Netscape vs. Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird – Netscape has no more versions available in its email program members of the TAG committee will try out Mozilla packages Firefox (web browser) and Thunderbird (email) and check around with campus colleagues and see what programs they are using and bring information back to next meeting. 
  • Some students not using Marietta email accounts – John discussed email forwarding and technical reasons we do not allow this at Marietta.
  • Laura – Title III grant will be ending soon entering into the last year in October – were able to find a small grant for the modern language dept.
  • ODCE conference March 5-7 2006 in Columbus, OH.
  • Any agenda items please send to Laura.

 

Next meeting – Thursday October 6 3:00 Riggs Board Room. Meeting alternating days to accommodate all schedules.