The
Meeting Notes
For
November 4 & 5, 2005
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The following is a summary of our most recent meeting. Please let Steve Smith know as soon as possible if anything has been omitted or reported in error. Many thanks go to Elizabeth Huggler for taking meeting notes.
November 4, 2005
- Introduction,
Agenda Review and Review of the May 2005 Meeting Notes
A. Agenda Review—We did a quick review of the agenda. We are again asked to refrain from networking our laptops while discussion was underway.
B. Introductions and welcome to new members was made. Review of May 2005 meeting minutes. We are reminded that all meeting minutes are still on our web site.
C. NYSDLC
Website - Still not current.
Also we should review the format for
appropriateness.
D. NYSDLC
Listserv – Please contact Bob
Fraley with any updates or changes.
- RIC Director’s Technical Committee and RIC
Director’s Committee for Instruction ( DTC & DCI)
a.
Peter
Riley asked the DCI to clarify and prioritize its needs and shared them with
the DTC for followup.
b.
SKYPE
teleconferencing, http://www.skype.com, may
have some technical implications for your network. Freeware is a concern in
general.
c. Mike
Bayba made the point in our meeting that we have come to another
crossroads in educational technology, going
from a teacher who kind of
knew
computers to districts hiring technicians that were not
instructionally
grounded, to our current needs of having instructional
technologists
to manage the technology needs.
d. A discussion ensued between the
directors and technicians regarding the
need to collaborate and
evaluate the use of software and hardware.
e.
More needs
to be done to address relations ships between RICs and Non-
RIC BOCES.
f.
It was
pointed out that at the joint DCI/DTC meeting 17 of the 25
participants were using laptops
during the meeting. How many were really
paying attention to the
discussion?
- eLearning Symposium Followup.
a. It was
an informative conference. Maybe too tight of an agenda, not
leaving enough time to meet with vendors.
b.
Internet 2
was a hot topic.
c.
It was
felt that this was more of an awareness conference than instructional.
d.
There was
discussion comparing Moodle to Blackboard.
e. Questions
were raised at this meeting as to why there was an eLearning Symposium, that is
not associated with NYSDLC?
f. Do we want to be partners or
participants in the next one?
It waas suggested that if we participate next time that we have a NYSDLC
strand. Steve S. to discuss workshop slots with Shelley.
4. University in the High School
a. There
may be issues with SUNY policies hindering access to college courses.
b. It
may have to do with missed revenue for local community colleges.
c. It
was suggested that we try to get someone from SUNY to attend our meetings and
help bridge the need.
5. Collaborative Instructional Projects
a. Mike Bayba reported that he and Shelley were able to get teachers together via video conference. The teachers hit it off and have picked up on their project again this year.
6. Conference
Plans for NYSC&TE and NYSSBA Next Fall
a. Apparently, at this time we plan only to attend these conferences, not have an NYSDLC presence.
7. Breakout sessions/Instructional-Technical:
a. Instructional Discussion Notes
· We talked about inviting staff developers and model schools coordinators to future meetings for discussion on where dl could facilitate their projects/services.
· Christine offered to facilitate staff developer discussion. Each of us are to consider inviting contacts for each BOCES/RIC for 1/26-27.
· We are seeing more and more requests for cross-BOCES course offerings. This is primarily via ISDN. Hopefully in the not too distant future this will include dedicated connections.
· We will discuss next time, the creation of a video conference instructional resource book.
b. Technical Notes DL
· Continued discussion on having digital media libraries and how to either stream them to the web or make them available for download in entire format or in individual clips.
· It was suggested that the techies in our group converse with the DTC regarding the use and validity of Internet 2.
· There was considerable discussion regarding customer experience with Time Warner Cable or Verizon
8. Statewide Conectivity Forum
a. We continue to plan for connecting the various BOCES/RICS for dl. In some cases this may be as a result of local convergence projects.
b. It was noted that apparently Time
Warner Cable is working on a connection from
c. Concerns over the discontinuance of the Diffusion Fund pricing by Verizon. This may substantially impact BOCES to BOCES connectivity.
9. Cross
Contract for Courses Charging
a. Some charge by course. Some a flat fee for everything in the service.
b. We discussed a cost effective way to hire teachers.
c. Currently we follow the charging structure of the host district.
d. We need to discuss further how to develop a pricing structure for cross BOCES courses that all can live with. Next meeting.
10. Round Table
a. Review the member and contact lists on our listserv for update. Get
changes to Steve Smith ASAP.
b. There are some good sources on the Internet for setting up video
conferencing, (Cilic.org) was mentioned.
c. www.twice.cc this listserv is intended to share resources, anecdotes, and
connections between schools in
d. Some universities do video conferencing interviews for student admission.
d. Some of us have portable Polycom units to move from district to district.
An issue here is how is the best way to transport them?
11. Tentative
Agenda for our January 06 meeting,
· Invite DCI to send representatives to our meeting for dialog
· Pursuit of online and I/P courses
· Sharing policies for snow days, fire drills, subs, etc.
· Model schools and staff development opportunities.
· Collaborative projects
· How is dl evaluated for success or improvement in your region?
· Defining and dealing with teaching and teacher issues.
12. According to the registration
sheet, the following individuals attended this meeting.
NAME SCHOOL/AGENCY
Abbatiello, Tony Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES
Bartholomew, Michelle Broome-Tioga BOCES
Bayba, Mike
Elliot, Jeff Questar III
Ertl, Ted
Fenton, Steve St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES
Fraley, Robert Orange-Ulster BOCES
French, Jennifer St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES
Geroux, Melody Orange-Ulster BOCES
Hartmann, Denise
Hicks, Michael Sullivan
Hill, Judy Catteragus-Allegany BOCES
Huggler,
Kaiser,
Manvell, Robert Dutchess BOCES
Ouderkirk, Laurie
Perretta, Heather Madison-Oneida BOCES
Sharp, Holly Monroe I BOCES
Smith, Steve Broome-Tioga BOCES