Present: Arvizu, AuYeung, Beede, Bumgarner, Flippen, Howell, Lozano, Maringer, Moeller, Parker, Phillips,T., Robinson, Sharboneau, Uram, Venable
1. Minutes were approved with one change (Replace Distribution with Present at the top of the page).
2. TechComm Web
Page (hhh.gavilan.edu/techcomm)
Thanks to Bob Beede and Fran Lozano, the Technology Committee
website is up and running. You will be able to read the minutes,
get the agenda and find out pertinent information about the Tech
Committee by visiting its site.
3. TechEd 2002
Report--Parker, et al
Joy went to the session with the CEO from Precom and said that
he was a dynamic speaker. Travis went to a session on iMovie and
expressed a desire to learn more. Bob Beede said that Jane Maringer
could give us a demo since she has used it extensively. JoAnne
said she would schedule a demo in the Staff Resource Center. Marlene
reported that she went to several WebCT sessions and learned a
lot about the new version. Fran attended the Macromedia trainings
and found them extremely useful because they focused on three
things in their hour and a half sessions, so participants came
away actually knowing three things. Overall, the participants
had great things to say about the conference and will share this
information within their departments.
4. Report on
Gavilan Community College Management Information System (MIS)
Presentation, February 28
Tim presented the status of MIS to many groups on campus.
If you missed his presentation, he will put a summary presentation
on our website for your review. Funding is essential in keeping
the computers up and running throughout the semester. It was suggested
that Title V was written to include global accessibility and technology.
Tim is going to check with the Title V committee to see if they
will fund MIS's critical issues.
5. CMAP Location-Phillips
Tim gave an update of the most current CMAP moves. A concern was
raised that the Staff Resource Center will be moved to the OE
building and minimized to one office with 3 computers. There are
no definite places assigned for the SRC equipment such as: the
SmartBoard, color copier, scanners, etc. Discussion was raised
to support the move of the SRC as is, not to minimize it, since
staff training is part of our strategic plan, Tech plan and various
other documents. Fran brought up the issue of Levels of Competencies
regarding staff trainings that we discussed last year and said
that we would discuss them at the next meeting.
6. Spring Snack Schedule
Feb. 11 Loeser
Feb. 25 Dwyer
Mar. 11 Uram/Venable
Mar. 25 Howell and Parker
Apr. 8 Beede
Apr. 22 Jennings
May 13 Maringer/Bumgarner
May 27 Lozano
7. Adjournment--Next Meeting: March 25, 2002 -2:00pm