Meeting - April 27, 2005
In attendance:
Carol Abel
David Hollier
Steve Josephsen
Robert Judy
Decisions indicated below in email to Dr. M. Jephson, Chair NCATE Committee
DEAR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
BEFORE I EMAIL THIS TO MELANIE, PLEASE READ OVER THIS AND LET ME KNOW IF
I MISUNDERSTOOD ANYTHING OR IF YOU SEE SOMETHING WE DID NOT CONSIDER WHICH
WE NEED TO CHANGE. IF I DON’T HEAR BACK FROM YOU BY FRIDAY, I WILL
EMAIL THIS TO MELANIE.
CAROL
Hi Melanie,
Our technology committee met today. Finally we have something solid to report.
We have established our direction and have begun writing our report for NCATE.
Steve will begin the writing of a detailed narrative which will give the
overview and direction for the COE on technology. We plan to link “evidence”
to this web page as data comes in to us. This will begin as a private web
site where we can pull everything together and view how it looks from within
our private walls here. We will also set up a Discussion Board where
we can discuss our progress.
Once all data is received (read below), our committee will then analyze this
information, summarize our findings, and develop a plan for the COE regarding
the state of technology integration (strengths & weaknesses and recommendations)
and how we can continue to monitor our progress. This will become part of
our report, as well as any other surveys and information we discover as we
investigate OIT and other areas at the university which may impact our overall
report on COE technology use.
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WHAT WE NEED FROM ALL SPA GROUPS:
- UNIT STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT
TO TECHNOLOGY as a critical component of each program (integration of technology
in all areas being the goal). They need to Email this page as an attachment
TO ME (cabel@sfasu.edu) and I will link it to our page.
- WRITTEN SUMMARY of how technology
is integrated into their unit program (once they receive & evaluate their
data). They need to EMAIL this summary to me as an attachment.
- ANY LINKS that provide evidence
of this technology integration in the following categories ( that will of
course support their summary)
COURSES
FIELD programs
ASSESSMENT DATA COLLECTION
(TExES results, chalk & wire portfolio)
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS (anything
else special the unit may do connected with technology)
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WHAT WE WILL NEED FROM YOU:
Most likely, much of their “evidence” will be coming to you in the form of
word docs.
AFTER you place all of this data online, please send us the LINKS to this
“evidence” of technology use so we can “show EVIDENCE” of technology being
integrated into each SPA program from our report.
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ALSO – It was suggested in an email correspondence with NCATE that a more
detailed “within unit” report, while not necessary, would be nice to see.
I discovered this SAMPLE link out on the web which we might adapt easily
to a SURVEY for all SPA repts covering student and faculty use of technology:
http://www.education.sfasu.edu/ele/classes/abel/Elementary_sample.pdf
We would probably only have to change blackboard to webct and add Chalk &
Wire.
Please let us know if you feel we are barking up the wrong tree.
Otherwise, we will proceed with the above plan and I’ll wait to hear back
from you on how you want to handle the SPA reporting and the possible SURVEY
option.
Carol Abel
x1794 cabel@sfasu.edu
David Hollier x2908
hollierdr@sfasu.edu
Steve Josephsen x2904 bjosephsen@sfasu.edu
Robert Judy x1424
rjudy@sfasu.edu
Temp Technology Website
http://www.education.sfasu.edu/ele/classes/abel/ncate_technology.html
Carolyn D. Abel
Associate Professor
Stephen F. Austin State University
http://www.education.sfasu.edu/ele/classes/abel/abel.html
Office 936-468-1794
FAX 936-468-1701