Meeting Notes

Tim McMillan
Jim Noblitt (Chair)
Iola Peed-Neal
Jocelyn Neal
Rick Peterson
Jim Porto

Call to Order
Welcome and Introductions
Announcements

This is the first FITAC meeting for the Fall 2002/Spring 2003 semesters.

New FITAC Members

Sue Goodman - Mathematics (will join FITAC next semester)
Tim McMillan - African/Afro-American Studies
Mabel Miguel - Business School
Jocelyn Neal - Music (reappointed)
Jim Porto - Health Policy & Admin
Judith Wegner - Faculty Chair (ex officio member)

BOT IT Policies (Jeanne Smythe, ITS)

Updates on new federal and state initiatives:

• Universities being suponeaned, including MIT and Boston College by RIAA. Expect inviduals on our campus will be sued this year.
• Must meet new FTC guidelines for financial security transactions.
• HPPA compliance an ongoing effort.
• Hacking, viruses, etc. is
• OP trying to develop a network standard for security, has been accepted by system CIOs. Should not be big impact on UNC-CH.
• Expect more changes to IT policy in coming months, due to escalating security concerns.

Suggestions for including faculty:

• Schools should be able to protect critical missions from distributed problems.

Handouts:

• Campus Standards for Electronic Media Disposal
• Information Security Policy and Standards

Information Exchange Program (Noblitt)

See FITAC annual report for examples of "show and tell" sessions from last year. Looking for volunteers for presentations this year. Essence of these presentations is what you're doing and how it impacts student learning.

Jim Noblitt provided an example of an information exchange presentation by pointing out how his web site provides an added relational dimension to the standard linear syllabus. Student evaluations for the course have improved significantly since technology components were added.

Issues raised during Noblitt presentation:

• How do these strategies work in larger classroom environments?
• Writing for peers is big driver for many students.
• What about monitoring discussions where inappropriate comments are likely to come up?

Suggestions for Agenda Items

• How can we use technology to keep students hooked into the University after they leave? For example, life-long access to library resources?
• Digital library services update
• Revisiting strategies for sharing examples of effective IT use
• Revisiting faculty development initiatives

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Agenda: TBA