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Digital Literacy

2009-12-09T16:35:21Z

Migoode:

Suggestions lead by Kristen and Jill:

ITHAKA PDF file from Burkhard. [[Media:ITHAKA.pdf]]

The following link list technology core competencies for College Union professionals. It might be useful place to start if we want to talk about digital literacy for college staff. http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=30&id=10215

Goal Setting

2009-10-30T16:23:22Z

Migoode: /* Student Life */

==Student Life==
<center> '''International students could benefit from some IT orientation both before they arrive and afterwards.'''</center>
'''Before They Arrive'''
*Streaming videos of the town and international students talking about Davidson would be nice.
*Information about Skype access.
*Information about optimal computers and software they might want to buy before they arrive.
*Online chat sessions with international students.
*FAQs and archived chat sessions.
*Easy access to Facebook page for DC International students to upload photos, comments, etc.

'''After They Arrive'''
*A "rent to own" program with computers on campus ready for them to buy over a time period that fits their budgets.
*Help getting used to new computers and other IT issues, especially if the students have had minimum computer access.
*Skype for easy access to video or inexpensive dialing to phones at home. 

The international studies office could use a lot more technical support in getting pages posted, making and editing videos, and keeping the information updated. 
It might be nice to provide current international students with flip cameras and allow them to shoot the movies of what they think other students might like to know about. 

'''Student Organizations'''
 Most organizations on campus desire a vibrant web pressence, but many students do not have easy access to training and tools to make that happen. Perhaps we could treat that like we do the motor pool. The college makes vehicles available for an affordable cost, we provide training for students who wish to drive, and we keep the fleet of vehicles in good working order. So it seems like we need to look at providing readily available training on the appropriate software platform. 

'''Student Life Staff'''
 Provide training in and access to new technology that students bring with them to campus in order for staff to be able to interact successfully.br>

==Administration==

* Develop a systematic process to assess core job competencies with regard to technology and staff employment at Davidson
* Develop appropriate training programs beyond initial hiring to ensure that supervisor and employees continue to place importance on continuous development of technology skills
* Initiate a design and information architecture overhaul of campus website. Key issues to address include information organization (including student portal) institutional branding, integration with web 2.0 technologies (applications that facilitate information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, hand-held devices etc.).
* Replace aging campus analog telephone system with modern Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system. Major benefits include the elimination of separation phone infrastructure ($$ savings), new features that would improve campus operational efficiencies (video conferencing, peer to peer video, call redirection, etc.).
* Invest in a tiered central storage system that provides for centralized desktop backup.
* Develop plan and provide appropriate funding to extend the use of Banner to:
**Re-engineer business processes to fully utilize Banner's capabilities and optimize employee efficiency and productivity
**Increase electronic access to information and reduce the use of paper
**Implement customer-friendly online self-service applications, including Banner Self Service
*Provide a campus-wide infrastructure for document management--the secure storage, retrieval, and processing of documents in electronic form. Document management technology has the potential to greatly improve operational efficiency and reduce costs in many areas. Also, it often provides a way to insure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and a means to define and enforce policies with regard to the creation, retention, review, and destruction of important documents across the institution.

==Teaching and Learning==
* Provide physical spaces and tools to maximize interdisciplinary collaborations and learning. I have just learned about [http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html Google Wave] as one possible example. Wikis, [http://www.wiggio.com/ Wiggio], [https://www.getdropbox.com/ Dropbox], etc. are tools that facilitate collaborations in dynamic and flexible ways. Perhaps cloud computing and thinking of technology in a new way will open up creativity.
* Stimulate critical thinking and analysis by enabling students to work with meaningful data and primary sources.
* Blur traditional boundaries that restrict intellectual curiosity and exploration.
* Foster student communication skills using technology found in graduate and professional schools as well as the private sector.
* Provide for a diversity of technology enabled student study spaces (group study, collaboration, individual, etc.) throughout the campus.

==Research==
* Provide the tools required for faculty-student collaborations.
* Facilitate long-distance communications that are not restricted by band width.
* Enhance scholarship by stimulating creativity and minimizing distractions.
* Provide timely and easy to read financial reports so faculty can understand their grant funding status and produce reports with a minimum amount of time investment.

Team 5: Information Technology Initiatives

2009-10-30T16:14:34Z

Migoode: /* Student Life */

==This space has been created for the exclusive use of Davidson College employees and students working on: ==
===Team 5: Information Technology Initiative===
[[Goal Setting]]

==Science-Math Overall==
A growing number of schools are teaching their students how to write code on one language or another. Interdisciplinary training is growing and writing code is part of this training. The language does not really matter as much as the ability to think logically and write scripts to accomplish tasks. Currently, such courses are offered in Math and Physics. Laurie Heyer offers one course that is cross-listed in biology. All of these courses are populated by upper level students majoring in one of these few disciplines. 
[http://www.denison.edu/academics/departments/mathcs/mellon2009schedule.html See this workshop as an example.]
 

'''Biology'''
*clickers for in-class use
*iPod for bird call ID
*podcasts for news and protocols
*Tablets for field work
*It is worth noting that medical schools use PalmPilots (or equivalents) for all medical students when they go on rounds to track medications, test results, etc. The goal is to remove the burden and possible mistakes made when human memory is required to make diagnosis and prescriptions.

'''Chemistry'''
*clickers for in-class use

'''Math'''
*MatLab and Mathmatica are popular software tools.
*Programing in Java, R, STELLA, Phython, Perl, etc. 
The Math Dept. would like a computer lab with 28 stations for a variety of classes. Having two computer labs with only 16 stations and students limits their ability to teach math and CS courses. 

'''Physics''' 
*clickers for in-class use
Physics education research is the most advanced in the sciences and math. They have led the way in many areas of education and assessment. Wolfgang and Mario are two world leaders in this area. 
In two papers, Dancy and Henderson (2009) measured the extent of physics higher ed faculty's knowledge and use of research-based instructional materials. About 80% knew of these methods but only half used at least one, and very few used more than one. The most common reason given for not using these methods demonstrated to improve student learning was time it takes the faculty to learn and adapt the method to his or her classroom. 
I think these two papers make an important point with regards to IT and learning. Just because we make something available does not mean faculty will use it. Furthermore, faculty time is the rate-limiting step, not technology or money. No matter what we do in this area, we need to make sure time is alloted for implementation.

==Humanities==
'''English and Humanities'''

See Rutgers video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLtPtjzoqw8&feature=player_embedded#
(for more information on this concept, ask A M Parker)

==Foreign Languages==

'''Learning Spaces and Assessments'''
*NC State: SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs) - http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/scaleup.html
and white papers on the SCALE-UP project - http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/scaleuppub.html
*Duke: The Link (flexible, technology anchored classrooms for innovative teaching) - http://link.duke.edu/reserve-space#classroom1
and first year assessment of Link spaces - http://link.duke.edu/uploads/assets/link_report_f08.pdf
*Stanford: Wallenberg Hall (space for researching classroom learning) - http://wallenberg.stanford.edu/
and findings from classes taught in Wallenberg - http://wallenberg.stanford.edu/teaching/findings.html

 
==Entire Campus==

'''VOIP Telephone System'''

The campus telephone system, a Nortel 81C PBX phone switch, is nearing end of life. The phone system provides telephone service to all campus buildings, excluding off-campus student housing and the Lake Campus. Much of campus telephone service is still provided by copper cables and some of these cables are direct-buried. The copper is aging, unreliable and is a source technical problems and great maintenance expense. Voice over IP (VoIP) is the next generation of communication service. VoIP phones plug into a network port instead of a phone port. Some of the benefits of a VOIP include:

* No need for separate phone wiring – significant savings
* Much easier to install & configure than a proprietary phone system
* Easier to manage because of web based configuration interface
* Allows users to hot plug their phone anywhere in the office - users simple take their phone, plug it into the nearest ethernet port and keep their existing number!
*Feature rich including “find me, follow me” calls can be diverted anywhere in the world
* Peer to Peer video
* Scalable

'''Upgrade to campus wireless to new "N" standard'''

'''Upgrade Campus Backbone from 1GB to 10GB'''

* Support the convergence of data, phone and CableTV into one common backbone to reduce cost

'''Robust Video Conferencing Facility'''

* Support campus goals of increased connections locally, nationally and globally
* Potential to reduce travel - guest speakers, interviews, meetings

'''Tiered Storage'''

* Tier 1 - high speed, highly resilient feature rich & expensive storage for high transaction systems such as email, Banner, data warehouse - reporting system, etc.
* Tier 2 - mid speed, highly resilient, medium cost storage for fileservices etc.
* Tier 3 - RAID only but (low cost) storage for backups, including desktops.
* Tier 4 - Tape - offline but permanent storage.

'''Digital Asset System'''

At the present time, there are multiple digital collections holding tens of thousands of images spread across academic and administrative departments. This includes images created and used for classroom use, photographs taken by College Communications staff and used by multiple departments, and historical images. The management of these requires significant staff time. Additionally, these collections exist largely in isolation, making it difficult to share, recover and preserve valuable images. A digital assets management system (DAMS) consists of both a workflow process and software application to manage the storage, retrieval and distribution of digital assets. The assets are typically images and related data, but also include audio, video, and documents. Ideally the system would provide centralized and scalable storage for unlimited images with the flexibility to create multiple collections, each with its own access controls and the capability to search across all campus collections.

==Student Life==

The following is a link to a chapter in The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration By George S. McClellan and Jeremy Stringer. The chapter is a pretty good summary of the type of concerns and interests for the student life area. A number of professional organizations have technology discussion groups which will be posted here when reviewed.

http://books.google.com/books?id=rrSLseFtHLAC&pg=PA586&lpg=PA586&dq=technology+trends+in+student+affairs&source=bl&ots=POhoRRZpo3&sig=f76nNGsM_2t6lWJIHuqjjqGBnz4&hl=en&ei=APnIStPpOMjrlAfNl7SSAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#v=onepage&q=technology%20trends%20in%20student%20affairs&f=false
 

The Association of College Unions - International lists a page of core competencies for union professionals which probably translates pretty well to all student life staff. The link below will take you to the page. It is organized by Technology Resources: knowledge required and skills and abilities required. And then Technology Application and Administration: knowledge required and skills and abilities required. 
In the section of knowledge required for technology resources, I thought the following three were particularly helpful:

Understanding of technology’s potential to create round-the-clock, self-service experiences for students interacting with campus administrative functions 

Understanding of how students best receive marketing and promotional communication and the role technology plays in delivering these messages 

Understanding the role social networking technology plays in community building and student development

http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=30&id=10215
 

The Association of College and University Housing Offices - International maintains a blog which occasionally has articles related to technology on campus and in student life. The link below is to an artilce in their bi-monthly magazine, Talking Stick, about trends in computing as they relate to residence life.

Highlights include living/learning spaces which are technology rich which seems to be the residence hall version of Duke and Emory spaces we have talked about. A few schools are using TeamSpot software to allow students to share visual workspace. The article also spends a chunk of space looking at FaceBook and it's impact as a social networking tool.
 
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/acuho/talkingstick_20090304/#/42/OnePage

Team 5: Information Technology Initiatives

2009-10-30T15:00:10Z

Migoode: /* Student Life */

Team 5: Information Technology Initiatives

2009-10-30T14:59:44Z

Migoode: /* Student Life */

==This space has been created for the exclusive use of Davidson College employees and students working on: ==
===Team 5: Information Technology Initiative===
[[Goal Setting]]

==Science-Math Overall==
A growing number of schools are teaching their students how to write code on one language or another. Interdisciplinary training is growing and writing code is part of this training. The language does not really matter as much as the ability to think logically and write scripts to accomplish tasks. Currently, such courses are offered in Math and Physics. Laurie Heyer offers one course that is cross-listed in biology. All of these courses are populated by upper level students majoring in one of these few disciplines. 
[http://www.denison.edu/academics/departments/mathcs/mellon2009schedule.html See this workshop as an example.]
 

'''Biology'''
*clickers for in-class use
*iPod for bird call ID
*podcasts for news and protocols
*Tablets for field work
*It is worth noting that medical schools use PalmPilots (or equivalents) for all medical students when they go on rounds to track medications, test results, etc. The goal is to remove the burden and possible mistakes made when human memory is required to make diagnosis and prescriptions.

'''Chemistry'''
*clickers for in-class use

'''Math'''
*MatLab and Mathmatica are popular software tools.
*Programing in Java, R, STELLA, Phython, Perl, etc. 
The Math Dept. would like a computer lab with 28 stations for a variety of classes. Having two computer labs with only 16 stations and students limits their ability to teach math and CS courses. 

'''Physics''' 
*clickers for in-class use
Physics education research is the most advanced in the sciences and math. They have led the way in many areas of education and assessment. Wolfgang and Mario are two world leaders in this area. 
In two papers, Dancy and Henderson (2009) measured the extent of physics higher ed faculty's knowledge and use of research-based instructional materials. About 80% knew of these methods but only half used at least one, and very few used more than one. The most common reason given for not using these methods demonstrated to improve student learning was time it takes the faculty to learn and adapt the method to his or her classroom. 
I think these two papers make an important point with regards to IT and learning. Just because we make something available does not mean faculty will use it. Furthermore, faculty time is the rate-limiting step, not technology or money. No matter what we do in this area, we need to make sure time is alloted for implementation.

==Humanities==
'''English and Humanities'''

See Rutgers video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLtPtjzoqw8&feature=player_embedded#
(for more information on this concept, ask A M Parker)

==Foreign Languages==

'''Learning Spaces and Assessments'''
*NC State: SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs) - http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/scaleup.html
and white papers on the SCALE-UP project - http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/scaleuppub.html
*Duke: The Link (flexible, technology anchored classrooms for innovative teaching) - http://link.duke.edu/reserve-space#classroom1
and first year assessment of Link spaces - http://link.duke.edu/uploads/assets/link_report_f08.pdf
*Stanford: Wallenberg Hall (space for researching classroom learning) - http://wallenberg.stanford.edu/
and findings from classes taught in Wallenberg - http://wallenberg.stanford.edu/teaching/findings.html

 
==Entire Campus==

'''VOIP Telephone System'''

The campus telephone system, a Nortel 81C PBX phone switch, is nearing end of life. The phone system provides telephone service to all campus buildings, excluding off-campus student housing and the Lake Campus. Much of campus telephone service is still provided by copper cables and some of these cables are direct-buried. The copper is aging, unreliable and is a source technical problems and great maintenance expense. Voice over IP (VoIP) is the next generation of communication service. VoIP phones plug into a network port instead of a phone port. Some of the benefits of a VOIP include:

* No need for separate phone wiring – significant savings
* Much easier to install & configure than a proprietary phone system
* Easier to manage because of web based configuration interface
* Allows users to hot plug their phone anywhere in the office - users simple take their phone, plug it into the nearest ethernet port and keep their existing number!
*Feature rich including “find me, follow me” calls can be diverted anywhere in the world
* Peer to Peer video
* Scalable

'''Upgrade to campus wireless to new "N" standard'''

'''Upgrade Campus Backbone from 1GB to 10GB'''

* Support the convergence of data, phone and CableTV into one common backbone to reduce cost

'''Robust Video Conferencing Facility'''

* Support campus goals of increased connections locally, nationally and globally
* Potential to reduce travel - guest speakers, interviews, meetings

'''Tiered Storage'''

* Tier 1 - high speed, highly resilient feature rich & expensive storage for high transaction systems such as email, Banner, data warehouse - reporting system, etc.
* Tier 2 - mid speed, highly resilient, medium cost storage for fileservices etc.
* Tier 3 - RAID only but (low cost) storage for backups, including desktops.
* Tier 4 - Tape - offline but permanent storage.

'''Digital Asset System'''

At the present time, there are multiple digital collections holding tens of thousands of images spread across academic and administrative departments. This includes images created and used for classroom use, photographs taken by College Communications staff and used by multiple departments, and historical images. The management of these requires significant staff time. Additionally, these collections exist largely in isolation, making it difficult to share, recover and preserve valuable images. A digital assets management system (DAMS) consists of both a workflow process and software application to manage the storage, retrieval and distribution of digital assets. The assets are typically images and related data, but also include audio, video, and documents. Ideally the system would provide centralized and scalable storage for unlimited images with the flexibility to create multiple collections, each with its own access controls and the capability to search across all campus collections.

==Student Life==

The following is a link to a chapter in The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration By George S. McClellan and Jeremy Stringer. The chapter is a pretty good summary of the type of concerns and interests for the student life area. A number of professional organizations have technology discussion groups which will be posted here when reviewed.

http://books.google.com/books?id=rrSLseFtHLAC&pg=PA586&lpg=PA586&dq=technology+trends+in+student+affairs&source=bl&ots=POhoRRZpo3&sig=f76nNGsM_2t6lWJIHuqjjqGBnz4&hl=en&ei=APnIStPpOMjrlAfNl7SSAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#v=onepage&q=technology%20trends%20in%20student%20affairs&f=false
 
The Association of College Unions - International lists a page of core competencies for union professionals which probably translates pretty well to all student life staff. The link below will take you to the page. It is organized by Technology Resources: knowledge required and skills and abilities required. And then Technology Application and Administration: knowledge required and skills and abilities required. 
In the section of knowledge required for technology resources, I thought the following three were particularly helpful:

Understanding of technology’s potential to create round-the-clock, self-service experiences for students interacting with campus administrative functions 

Understanding of how students best receive marketing and promotional communication and the role technology plays in delivering these messages 

Understanding the role social networking technology plays in community building and student development

http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=30&id=10215

Team 5: Information Technology Initiatives

2009-10-30T14:58:47Z

Migoode: /* Student Life */

==This space has been created for the exclusive use of Davidson College employees and students working on: ==
===Team 5: Information Technology Initiative===
[[Goal Setting]]

==Science-Math Overall==
A growing number of schools are teaching their students how to write code on one language or another. Interdisciplinary training is growing and writing code is part of this training. The language does not really matter as much as the ability to think logically and write scripts to accomplish tasks. Currently, such courses are offered in Math and Physics. Laurie Heyer offers one course that is cross-listed in biology. All of these courses are populated by upper level students majoring in one of these few disciplines. 
[http://www.denison.edu/academics/departments/mathcs/mellon2009schedule.html See this workshop as an example.]
 

'''Biology'''
*clickers for in-class use
*iPod for bird call ID
*podcasts for news and protocols
*Tablets for field work
*It is worth noting that medical schools use PalmPilots (or equivalents) for all medical students when they go on rounds to track medications, test results, etc. The goal is to remove the burden and possible mistakes made when human memory is required to make diagnosis and prescriptions.

'''Chemistry'''
*clickers for in-class use

'''Math'''
*MatLab and Mathmatica are popular software tools.
*Programing in Java, R, STELLA, Phython, Perl, etc. 
The Math Dept. would like a computer lab with 28 stations for a variety of classes. Having two computer labs with only 16 stations and students limits their ability to teach math and CS courses. 

'''Physics''' 
*clickers for in-class use
Physics education research is the most advanced in the sciences and math. They have led the way in many areas of education and assessment. Wolfgang and Mario are two world leaders in this area. 
In two papers, Dancy and Henderson (2009) measured the extent of physics higher ed faculty's knowledge and use of research-based instructional materials. About 80% knew of these methods but only half used at least one, and very few used more than one. The most common reason given for not using these methods demonstrated to improve student learning was time it takes the faculty to learn and adapt the method to his or her classroom. 
I think these two papers make an important point with regards to IT and learning. Just because we make something available does not mean faculty will use it. Furthermore, faculty time is the rate-limiting step, not technology or money. No matter what we do in this area, we need to make sure time is alloted for implementation.

==Humanities==
'''English and Humanities'''

See Rutgers video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLtPtjzoqw8&feature=player_embedded#
(for more information on this concept, ask A M Parker)

==Foreign Languages==

'''Learning Spaces and Assessments'''
*NC State: SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs) - http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/scaleup.html
and white papers on the SCALE-UP project - http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/scaleuppub.html
*Duke: The Link (flexible, technology anchored classrooms for innovative teaching) - http://link.duke.edu/reserve-space#classroom1
and first year assessment of Link spaces - http://link.duke.edu/uploads/assets/link_report_f08.pdf
*Stanford: Wallenberg Hall (space for researching classroom learning) - http://wallenberg.stanford.edu/
and findings from classes taught in Wallenberg - http://wallenberg.stanford.edu/teaching/findings.html

 
==Entire Campus==

'''VOIP Telephone System'''

The campus telephone system, a Nortel 81C PBX phone switch, is nearing end of life. The phone system provides telephone service to all campus buildings, excluding off-campus student housing and the Lake Campus. Much of campus telephone service is still provided by copper cables and some of these cables are direct-buried. The copper is aging, unreliable and is a source technical problems and great maintenance expense. Voice over IP (VoIP) is the next generation of communication service. VoIP phones plug into a network port instead of a phone port. Some of the benefits of a VOIP include:

* No need for separate phone wiring – significant savings
* Much easier to install & configure than a proprietary phone system
* Easier to manage because of web based configuration interface
* Allows users to hot plug their phone anywhere in the office - users simple take their phone, plug it into the nearest ethernet port and keep their existing number!
*Feature rich including “find me, follow me” calls can be diverted anywhere in the world
* Peer to Peer video
* Scalable

'''Upgrade to campus wireless to new "N" standard'''

'''Upgrade Campus Backbone from 1GB to 10GB'''

* Support the convergence of data, phone and CableTV into one common backbone to reduce cost

'''Robust Video Conferencing Facility'''

* Support campus goals of increased connections locally, nationally and globally
* Potential to reduce travel - guest speakers, interviews, meetings

'''Tiered Storage'''

* Tier 1 - high speed, highly resilient feature rich & expensive storage for high transaction systems such as email, Banner, data warehouse - reporting system, etc.
* Tier 2 - mid speed, highly resilient, medium cost storage for fileservices etc.
* Tier 3 - RAID only but (low cost) storage for backups, including desktops.
* Tier 4 - Tape - offline but permanent storage.

'''Digital Asset System'''

At the present time, there are multiple digital collections holding tens of thousands of images spread across academic and administrative departments. This includes images created and used for classroom use, photographs taken by College Communications staff and used by multiple departments, and historical images. The management of these requires significant staff time. Additionally, these collections exist largely in isolation, making it difficult to share, recover and preserve valuable images. A digital assets management system (DAMS) consists of both a workflow process and software application to manage the storage, retrieval and distribution of digital assets. The assets are typically images and related data, but also include audio, video, and documents. Ideally the system would provide centralized and scalable storage for unlimited images with the flexibility to create multiple collections, each with its own access controls and the capability to search across all campus collections.

==Student Life==

The following is a link to a chapter in The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration By George S. McClellan and Jeremy Stringer. The chapter is a pretty good summary of the type of concerns and interests for the student life area. A number of professional organizations have technology discussion groups which will be posted here when reviewed.

http://books.google.com/books?id=rrSLseFtHLAC&pg=PA586&lpg=PA586&dq=technology+trends+in+student+affairs&source=bl&ots=POhoRRZpo3&sig=f76nNGsM_2t6lWJIHuqjjqGBnz4&hl=en&ei=APnIStPpOMjrlAfNl7SSAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#v=onepage&q=technology%20trends%20in%20student%20affairs&f=false
 
The Association of College Unions - International lists a page of core competencies for union professionals which probably translates pretty well to all student life staff. The link below will take you to the page. It is organized by Technology Resources: knowledge required and skills and abilities required. And then Technology Application and Administration: knowledge required and skills and abilities required. 
In the section of knowledge required for technology resources, I thought the following three were particularly helpful:
Understanding of technology’s potential to create round-the-clock, self-service experiences for students interacting with campus administrative functions 
Understanding of how students best receive marketing and promotional communication and the role technology plays in delivering these messages 
Understanding the role social networking technology plays in community building and student development

http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=30&id=10215

Goal Setting

2009-10-29T18:46:27Z

Migoode: /* Student Life */

==Student Life==
<center> '''International students could benefit from some IT orientation both before they arrive and afterwards.'''</center>
'''Before They Arrive'''
*Streaming videos of the town and international students talking about Davidson would be nice.
*Information about Skype access.
*Information about optimal computers and software they might want to buy before they arrive.
*Online chat sessions with international students.
*FAQs and archived chat sessions.
*Easy access to Facebook page for DC International students to upload photos, comments, etc.

'''After They Arrive'''
*A "rent to own" program with computers on campus ready for them to buy over a time period that fits their budgets.
*Help getting used to new computers and other IT issues, especially if the students have had minimum computer access.
*Skype for easy access to video or inexpensive dialing to phones at home. 

The international studies office could use a lot more technical support in getting pages posted, making and editing videos, and keeping the information updated. 
It might be nice to provide current international students with flip cameras and allow them to shoot the movies of what they think other students might like to know about. 

'''Student Organizations'''
 Most organizations on campus desire a vibrant web pressence, but many students do not have easy access to training and tools to make that happen. Perhaps we could treat that like we do the motor pool. The college makes vehicles available for an affordable cost, we provide training for students who wish to drive, and we keep the fleet of vehicles in good working order. So it seems like we need to look at providing readily available training on the appropriate software platform. 

==Administration==

* Develop a systematic process to assess core job competencies with regard to technology and staff employment at Davidson
* Develop appropriate training programs beyond initial hiring to ensure that supervisor and employees continue to place importance on continuous development of technology skills
* Initiate a design and information architecture overhaul of campus website. Key issues to address include information organization (including student portal) institutional branding, integration with web 2.0 technologies (applications that facilitate information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, hand-held devices etc.).
* Replace aging campus analog telephone system with modern Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system. Major benefits include the elimination of separation phone infrastructure ($$ savings), new features that would improve campus operational efficiencies (peer to peer video, call redirection, etc.).
* Invest in a tiered central storage system that provides for centralized desktop backup.
* Develop plan and provide appropriate funding to extend the use of Banner to:
**Re-engineer business processes to fully utilize Banner's capabilities and optimize employee efficiency and productivity
**Increase electronic access to information and reduce the use of paper
**Implement customer-friendly online self-service applications, including Banner Self Service

==Teaching and Learning==
* Provide physical spaces and tools to maximize interdisciplinary collaborations and learning. I have just learned about [http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html Google Wave] as one possible example. Wikis, [http://www.wiggio.com/ Wiggio], [https://www.getdropbox.com/ Dropbox], etc. are tools that facilitate collaborations in dynamic and flexible ways. Perhaps cloud computing and thinking of technology in a new way will open up creativity.
* Stimulate critical thinking and analysis by enabling students to work with meaningful data and primary sources.
* Blur traditional boundaries that restrict intellectual curiosity and exploration.
* Foster student communication skills using technology found in graduate and professional schools as well as the private sector.
* Provide for a diversity of technology enabled student study spaces (group study, collaboration, individual, etc.) throughout the campus.

==Research==
* Provide the tools required for faculty-student collaborations.
* Facilitate long-distance communications that are not restricted by band width.
* Enhance scholarship by stimulating creativity and minimizing distractions.
* Provide timely and easy to read financial reports so faculty can understand their grant funding status and produce reports with a minimum amount of time investment.

Goal Setting

2009-10-29T18:46:01Z

Migoode: /* Student Life */

==Student Life==
<center> '''International students could benefit from some IT orientation both before they arrive and afterwards.'''</center>
'''Before They Arrive'''
*Streaming videos of the town and international students talking about Davidson would be nice.
*Information about Skype access.
*Information about optimal computers and software they might want to buy before they arrive.
*Online chat sessions with international students.
*FAQs and archived chat sessions.
*Easy access to Facebook page for DC International students to upload photos, comments, etc.

'''After They Arrive'''
*A "rent to own" program with computers on campus ready for them to buy over a time period that fits their budgets.
*Help getting used to new computers and other IT issues, especially if the students have had minimum computer access.
*Skype for easy access to video or inexpensive dialing to phones at home. 

The international studies office could use a lot more technical support in getting pages posted, making and editing videos, and keeping the information updated. 
It might be nice to provide current international students with flip cameras and allow them to shoot the movies of what they think other students might like to know about. 

'''Student Organizations'''
Most organizations on campus desire a vibrant web pressence, but many students do not have easy access to training and tools to make that happen. Perhaps we could treat that like we do the motor pool. The college makes vehicles available for an affordable cost, we provide training for students who wish to drive, and we keep the fleet of vehicles in good working order. So it seems like we need to look at providing readily available training on the appropriate software platform.

==Administration==

* Develop a systematic process to assess core job competencies with regard to technology and staff employment at Davidson
* Develop appropriate training programs beyond initial hiring to ensure that supervisor and employees continue to place importance on continuous development of technology skills
* Initiate a design and information architecture overhaul of campus website. Key issues to address include information organization (including student portal) institutional branding, integration with web 2.0 technologies (applications that facilitate information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, hand-held devices etc.).
* Replace aging campus analog telephone system with modern Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system. Major benefits include the elimination of separation phone infrastructure ($$ savings), new features that would improve campus operational efficiencies (peer to peer video, call redirection, etc.).
* Invest in a tiered central storage system that provides for centralized desktop backup.
* Develop plan and provide appropriate funding to extend the use of Banner to:
**Re-engineer business processes to fully utilize Banner's capabilities and optimize employee efficiency and productivity
**Increase electronic access to information and reduce the use of paper
**Implement customer-friendly online self-service applications, including Banner Self Service

==Teaching and Learning==
* Provide physical spaces and tools to maximize interdisciplinary collaborations and learning. I have just learned about [http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html Google Wave] as one possible example. Wikis, [http://www.wiggio.com/ Wiggio], [https://www.getdropbox.com/ Dropbox], etc. are tools that facilitate collaborations in dynamic and flexible ways. Perhaps cloud computing and thinking of technology in a new way will open up creativity.
* Stimulate critical thinking and analysis by enabling students to work with meaningful data and primary sources.
* Blur traditional boundaries that restrict intellectual curiosity and exploration.
* Foster student communication skills using technology found in graduate and professional schools as well as the private sector.
* Provide for a diversity of technology enabled student study spaces (group study, collaboration, individual, etc.) throughout the campus.

==Research==
* Provide the tools required for faculty-student collaborations.
* Facilitate long-distance communications that are not restricted by band width.
* Enhance scholarship by stimulating creativity and minimizing distractions.
* Provide timely and easy to read financial reports so faculty can understand their grant funding status and produce reports with a minimum amount of time investment.

Goal Setting

2009-10-29T18:45:12Z

Migoode: /* Student Life */

==Student Life==
<center> '''International students could benefit from some IT orientation both before they arrive and afterwards.'''</center>
'''Before They Arrive'''
*Streaming videos of the town and international students talking about Davidson would be nice.
*Information about Skype access.
*Information about optimal computers and software they might want to buy before they arrive.
*Online chat sessions with international students.
*FAQs and archived chat sessions.
*Easy access to Facebook page for DC International students to upload photos, comments, etc.

'''After They Arrive'''
*A "rent to own" program with computers on campus ready for them to buy over a time period that fits their budgets.
*Help getting used to new computers and other IT issues, especially if the students have had minimum computer access.
*Skype for easy access to video or inexpensive dialing to phones at home. 

The international studies office could use a lot more technical support in getting pages posted, making and editing videos, and keeping the information updated. 
It might be nice to provide current international students with flip cameras and allow them to shoot the movies of what they think other students might like to know about. 

Student Organizations
Most organizations on campus desire a vibrant web pressence, but many students do not have easy access to training and tools to make that happen. Perhaps we could treat that like we do the motor pool. The college makes vehicles available for an affordable cost, we provide training for students who wish to drive, and we keep the fleet of vehicles in good working order. So it seems like we need to look at providing readily available training on the appropriate software platform.

==Administration==

* Develop a systematic process to assess core job competencies with regard to technology and staff employment at Davidson
* Develop appropriate training programs beyond initial hiring to ensure that supervisor and employees continue to place importance on continuous development of technology skills
* Initiate a design and information architecture overhaul of campus website. Key issues to address include information organization (including student portal) institutional branding, integration with web 2.0 technologies (applications that facilitate information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, hand-held devices etc.).
* Replace aging campus analog telephone system with modern Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system. Major benefits include the elimination of separation phone infrastructure ($$ savings), new features that would improve campus operational efficiencies (peer to peer video, call redirection, etc.).
* Invest in a tiered central storage system that provides for centralized desktop backup.
* Develop plan and provide appropriate funding to extend the use of Banner to:
**Re-engineer business processes to fully utilize Banner's capabilities and optimize employee efficiency and productivity
**Increase electronic access to information and reduce the use of paper
**Implement customer-friendly online self-service applications, including Banner Self Service

==Teaching and Learning==
* Provide physical spaces and tools to maximize interdisciplinary collaborations and learning. I have just learned about [http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html Google Wave] as one possible example. Wikis, [http://www.wiggio.com/ Wiggio], [https://www.getdropbox.com/ Dropbox], etc. are tools that facilitate collaborations in dynamic and flexible ways. Perhaps cloud computing and thinking of technology in a new way will open up creativity.
* Stimulate critical thinking and analysis by enabling students to work with meaningful data and primary sources.
* Blur traditional boundaries that restrict intellectual curiosity and exploration.
* Foster student communication skills using technology found in graduate and professional schools as well as the private sector.
* Provide for a diversity of technology enabled student study spaces (group study, collaboration, individual, etc.) throughout the campus.

==Research==
* Provide the tools required for faculty-student collaborations.
* Facilitate long-distance communications that are not restricted by band width.
* Enhance scholarship by stimulating creativity and minimizing distractions.
* Provide timely and easy to read financial reports so faculty can understand their grant funding status and produce reports with a minimum amount of time investment.

Team 5: Information Technology Initiatives

2009-10-04T20:20:41Z

Migoode: /* Team 5: Information Technology Initiative */

==This space has been created for the exclusive use of Davidson College employees and students working on: ==
===Team 5: Information Technology Initiative===
 
'''Science-Math Overall''' 
A growing number of schools are teaching their students how to write code on one language or another. Interdisciplinary training is growing and writing code is part of this training. The language does not really matter as much as the ability to think logically and write scripts to accomplish tasks. Currently, such courses are offered in Math and Physics. Laurie Heyer offers one course that is cross-listed in biology. All of these courses are populated by upper level students majoring in one of these few disciplines. 
[http://www.denison.edu/academics/departments/mathcs/mellon2009schedule.html See this workshop as an example.]
 

'''Biology'''
*clickers for in-class use
*iPod for bird call ID
*podcasts for news and protocols
*Tablets for field work
*It is worth noting that medical schools use PalmPilots (or equivalents) for all medical students when they go on rounds to track medications, test results, etc. The goal is to remove the burden and possible mistakes made when human memory is required to make diagnosis and prescriptions.

'''Chemistry'''
*clickers for in-class use

'''Math'''
*MatLab and Mathmatica are popular software tools.
*Programing in Java, R, STELLA, Phython, Perl, etc. 
The Math Dept. would like a computer lab with 28 stations for a variety of classes. Having two computer labs with only 16 stations and students limits their ability to teach math and CS courses. 

'''Physics''' 
*clickers for in-class use
Physics education research is the most advanced in the sciences and math. They have led the way in many areas of education and assessment. Wolfgang and Mario are two world leaders in this area. 
In two papers, Dancy and Henderson (2009) measured the extent of physics higher ed faculty's knowledge and use of research-based instructional materials. About 80% knew of these methods but only half used at least one, and very few used more than one. The most common reason given for not using these methods demonstrated to improve student learning was time it takes the faculty to learn and adapt the method to his or her classroom. 
I think these two papers make an important point with regards to IT and learning. Just because we make something available does not mean faculty will use it. Furthermore, faculty time is the rate-limiting step, not technology or money. No matter what we do in this area, we need to make sure time is alloted for implementation.

'''Humanities'''

'''Foreign Languages'''

'''Learning Spaces and Assessments'''
*NC State: SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs) - http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/scaleup.html
and white papers on the SCALE-UP project - http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/scaleuppub.html
*Duke: The Link (flexible, technology anchored classrooms for innovative teaching) - http://link.duke.edu/reserve-space#classroom1
and first year assessment of Link spaces - http://link.duke.edu/uploads/assets/link_report_f08.pdf
*Stanford: Wallenberg Hall (space for researching classroom learning) - http://wallenberg.stanford.edu/
and findings from classes taught in Wallenberg - http://wallenberg.stanford.edu/teaching/findings.html

'''Entire Campus'''

'''VOIP Telephone System'''

The campus telephone system, a Nortel 81C PBX phone switch, is nearing end of life. The phone system provides telephone service to all campus buildings, excluding off-campus student housing and the Lake Campus. Much of campus telephone service is still provided by copper cables and some of these cables are direct-buried. The copper is aging, unreliable and is a source technical problems and great maintenance expense. Voice over IP (VoIP) is the next generation of communication service. VoIP phones plug into a network port instead of a phone port. Some of the benefits of a VOIP include:

* No need for separate phone wiring – significant savings
* Much easier to install & configure than a proprietary phone system
* Easier to manage because of web based configuration interface
* Allows users to hot plug their phone anywhere in the office - users simple take their phone, plug it into the nearest ethernet port and keep their existing number!
*Feature rich including “find me, follow me” calls can be diverted anywhere in the world
* Peer to Peer video
* Scalable

'''Upgrade Campus Backbone from 1GB to 10GB'''

* Support the convergence of data, phone and CableTV into one common backbone to reduce cost

'''Robust Video Conferencing Facility'''

* Support campus goals of increased connections locally, nationally and globally
* Potential to reduce travel - guest speakers, interviews, meetings

 

'''Student Life''' 

The following is a link to a chapter in The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration By George S. McClellan and Jeremy Stringer. The chapter is a pretty good summary of the type of concerns and interests for the student life area. A number of professional organizations have technology discussion groups which will be posted here when reviewed.

http://books.google.com/books?id=rrSLseFtHLAC&pg=PA586&lpg=PA586&dq=technology+trends+in+student+affairs&source=bl&ots=POhoRRZpo3&sig=f76nNGsM_2t6lWJIHuqjjqGBnz4&hl=en&ei=APnIStPpOMjrlAfNl7SSAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#v=onepage&q=technology%20trends%20in%20student%20affairs&f=false