May 5, 2003, 2 p.m.
Minard Hall, Room 120
Present: Barnhart, Grosen, J. Kapaun, S. Kapaun, Klenow, Latimer, Nygard, Pikalek, Ross, Saini-Eidukat, Schroeder, Tareski, and Wittrock
After lengthy discussion CITPG approved (6-1 vote) the following recommendation regarding the upgrade of cluster software: CITPG accepts the cluster changes as circulated. In addition, Netscape 4.0.8 with the Cosmo Player plug in will be included for the fall 2003 semester only. The individuals asking for the inclusion of this version of Netscape are advised that this recommendation is being made as an exception to existing policy. CITPG will revise the cluster software policy during the next academic year. (for: Latimer, S. Kapaun, Nygard, Pikalek, Saini-Eidukat, Schroeder; against: Ross)
Meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m.
Additional
Classroom Technology Resources
There will be an additional nine Instrumented Classrooms ready for fall
semester. They will be installed in the following rooms: Stevens 230, Ehly 204,
Sudro 26, Sudro 27, Minard 136 (new annex), Minard 138 (new annex), Minard 334
(new annex), Nelson 104 (HD&E Laptop room), and EML 378 (HD&E Laptop
room). The HD&E Laptop Classrooms are a collaborative effort between
NDSU & Valley City State University whereby each student will bring a laptop
to class.
Also in place for fall semester will be 16 additional Multimedia Carts, which
will be located in buildings across campus. Two of these carts will be for the
new Minard annex (1 for first floor and 1 for second floor). Other
specific building locations are still under consideration.
With the success of the Personal Response System (PRS), which was installed in
the existing Instrumented Classrooms last fall, it has been decided to install
the system with all new Instrumented Classrooms. PRS will also be installed in
an additional 12 classrooms that do not have equipment permanently installed in
them. In order to use the PRS receivers in these rooms the instructor will need
to reserve the buildings Multimedia Cart, which will have the PRS software
loaded on the computer and a cable for connecting to the PRS that is installed
in the classroom. The 12 rooms that will have the PRS receivers installed in
them include: Stevens 231, Bentson/Bunker Fieldhouse 29, C&IE 101, Dolve
10, Dolve 204, Dolve 117, Loftsgard 104, Morrill 111 (cluster), and four rooms
in the new Minard annex. To further facilitate the use of PRS, there will be 20
PRS receivers and cables that will be available for checkout from the ITS
Service Center, which can be used with a Multimedia Cart in any room on campus
that does not have the receivers installed in them.
Other Minard annex info:
Overhead transparency projectors with carts are planned for each
classroom.
White boards and movie screens for the new Minard annex classrooms are on the
list for Physical Plant to purchase and install. Bruce Frantz thought
there may be a small chance the building contingency funds would cover
this. But, VP Schnell explained this must get done so he will figure
something out if the contingency funds can not pay for this.
The work that Physical Plant plans to do is:
Movie Screens -
Order and mount 7 movie screens in the following rooms. Movie screens
should be powerized and mounted high enough to not be obstructed by backs of
students heads or multimedia carts/cabinets. Locations and size:
Room 138 - 13 ft. wide screen
Room 334 - 8 ft. wide screen
Room 136 - 12 ft. wide screen
Rooms 134A, 340, 342, & 346 - 8 ft screens
White Boards -
Order and mount white boards in the front of all the above rooms. Plan as
much white board in the front of each room as possible.
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