The meeting was opened in Stouffer 109 at 3:30pm.

Technology Committee Members

2)Suggested Revisions to Mini-Grant Guidelines for 2001-2002 (Dr. Rattan)

The committee reviewed the guidelines used for this year and then reviewed the suggested guidelines submitted to the committee by a subcommittee of Dr. Rattan, Dr. Tellis, and Lloyd Onyett. The committee made several changes to the suggested revisions and then approved the new guidelines for 2001-2002 unanimously. (motion by Dr. Guth, second by Dr. Tellis). The new guidelines are attached to these minutes.

3)Development of Technology Goals for 2001-2002 (Lloyd Onyett)

The committee discussed the draft of goals that had been developed at the March 29, 2001 meeting. The committee unanimously approved the goals as submitted. (motion by Dr. Belch, second by Dr. Guth).The goals are attached to these minutes.

4)Technology Funding Plans (Dr. Butzow)

Dr. Butzow discussed the technology needs of the College of Education and Educational Technology for 2001-2002. He described the need to upgrade the IUP television station to a digital station, and the potential impact on programs and students if the university does not fund the upgrade. He discussed the budget commitment we have again for this coming year to finish paying off the Graphics Lab. He also described in general terms, the requests from departments for ESF funds, and the need for funding upgrades to our college servers, computer labs, classrooms, and installing more of the permanent computer/projector systems in classrooms.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:45pm.

The next meeting will be on May 3, 2001 at 3:30pm in Stouffer 109.

Meeting minutes by Lloyd Onyett

College of Education and Educational Technology

The College of Education and Educational Technology announces the following guidelines for the 2001-2002 mini-grants. There is a total of $5,500.00 for distribution to tenure-track faculty through the mini-grant program.

The intent of the Technology mini-grant is to encourage the use of technology for instruction. To that end, you are required to show how you have used technology or will be using technology for instruction to qualify for funding.

1.The proposal must indicate how you have used or will use technology for instruction. The proposal is to be no more than two pages, single-spaced, using 12 point font. The proposal must include a budget, showing how the mini-grant funds will be spent.

2.Tenure-track faculty may author or co-author only one mini-grant proposal per year. Each proposal submitted is counted as one entry, regardless of the number of people co-writing the proposal. This does not rule out submission of companion proposals.

3.There are two categories for submission:

 a. First time submissions

 b. Previous grant awardees

6.The award money can be spent on anything that is related to your work at IUP and is not limited only to technology related content. The intent is to allow an awardee to defray costs of going to conferences or workshops, purchase of hardware or software, etc.

7.Mini-grant proposals must be submitted to the Dean’s Office no later than October 31. Applicants will be notified by November 15 of their award status.

8.Funds must be spent by May 1.

9.The proposal can be for funding for completed activities or for future activities.

10.The applicant must spend all funds by May 1, and submit a brief report (not more than one page in length) indicating the results of the work and how the money was spent. If the project can’t be completed by May 1, then the applicant must notify the Technology Committee by memo no later than April 1 and either:

 a. reimburse the full amount of the mini-grant, or

 b. submit an alternate project (acceptable to the mini-grant award committee)

Adopted on 04/05/2001 by the Technology Committee of the College of Education and Educational Technology

1.Provide the technology to support the implementation of electronic portfolios, and coordinate with departments and programs to assure compliance with state and NCATE requirements for portfolios.

2.Support and encourage grant proposals to secure funding for more advanced technology.

3.Continue to equip college classrooms with instructional technology.

4.Continue to offer technology workshops and provide other faculty professional development opportunities related to technology.

5.Convert the TV station to a digital system.

6.Continue plans to implement technology in the clinical observation rooms.

7.Continue to implement the long-term network update plan for the college.

8.Implement streaming audio for the radio station.

9.Research and develop a plan for future implementation of streaming audio and video for the TV station.

10.Move all college, department, and faculty/staff web pages to the college web server.

11.Revise web pages per the new university guidelines.

12.Research and develop a plan for incorporation of wireless technology into the college to provide access to the network and Internet.

13.Focus the role of the Incubator Lab to assist faculty even more in development of instructional design materials through project opportunities for undergraduate and graduate courses.

Adopted 04/05/2001 by the Technology Committee of the College of Education and Educational Technology