Steve Sachs, Chair, was not available as his mother was ill. Dr. Carole Schultz ran the meeting in his absence.

Ginger Ward, NVCC, was not able to attend due to illness. However, in light of her upcoming retirement, we will ask her to the next meeting of the committee to update us on the Foreign Language Classroom.

Carole introduced Bruce Chaloux from SREB (Southern Regional Education Board). Bruce introduced the group to the SREC's (Southern Regional Electronic Campus) Ways in Mentor and Teacher Centers.

SREB regulates portals:

• Electronic Campuses
• Ways-in-Mentor Program
• Teacher Centers

SREB is 56 years old (since 1948). It started with the Higher Education Association. In 1980-81 there was a move towards including a K-12 focus. SREB has a 16-member state representation with an 80-member board. The goal of this group is to increase access. For data from the 16 state database, visit www.sreb.org. This service is free. There is also a Fact Book available on-line.

Electronic Campus

Conceived in the mid-90's; launched in January 1998; has 45 colleges and universities participating; 104 activated courses, but no degree programs.

Today, there are more than 300 colleges and universities participating; more than 9000 credit courses; more than 400 degree programs. SREV 'brokers' courses and programs, ensures quality and provides consumers with access to common comparable information.

Next Step:

Create a full-service regional learning portal. Ways in Mentor was launched in February 2004.

• Regulate a life-long learning portal
• An integrated suite of hosted internet-based scalable solutions
• A marriage of SREB's Electronic Campus and courses and programs of our colleges
• XAP's Mentor System to create
• Full service "portal" focus on adult learning and e-learner, with specialized services not currently available.

Virginia Mentor was launched in September 2003. For information, visit www.virginiamentor.org. SCHEV is the facilitating agency for Virginia Mentor.

Application/packages were sent to all colleges automatically. Colleges need to check in "Petersen's" for make sure their college information is correct.

In Development:

• Learning Bank - on-line record of academic artifacts Learning Passport
• SREV is going to roll out 18 courses in Praxis II for teachers to view.
• Goal Lines - probably SCHEV representative involved in development of toolkit for Adult Learning Campaign (ALC).

Internet2 - K20Jeff Crowder, Virginia Tech, was introduced for his presentation on Internet2 - K20 Initiative.

This is a national program that provides research in teaching. It is under continuous development.

The internet is currently running on IP4. IP6 is trying to be deployed.

Mission: Develop and deploy advanced network application and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's internet.

Goals:

• Enable a new generations of applications
• Recreate leading edge planning and research network capabilities
• Transfer technology and experience to the global production internet.

For information on I-2 initiatives, please view http://www.internet2.edu/initiatives/.

• Internet2 is not just a network
• Education community driven initiatives
• Application development support
• Lots of working groups covering pertinent IT issues
• Access to Abilene (I2) - Meritorius Research Application
  • E-corridors@vtech.edu

There is a pertinent Supreme Court Case, Nixon vs. Missouri.

SIS Distance Learning Course Coding

Rebecca updated on the course coding. She is going to set up a meeting with ITS and maybe representatives of PeopleSoft. We want to improve the data we are getting.

Attendance
Concerns about attendance and the census date. Bob Vawter pulled from the Enterprise level

• Tie a student to a login;
• Tie a student to a course on Blackboard

Email

A survey was sent out to find out what faculty wanted in their e-mail system. While the results were all over the board, the following is a summary of most requested items:

• Distribution lists, by class; by college; (NVCC) would like it by campus
• Archive
• 24/7 live help support
• Better fonts
• Test or HTML format
• Subfolders
• How much storage? (10)
• Virus/spam

Regardless of what system is chosen, there should be fair warning to the faculty and students of the impending change.

Smart Thinking - VCCS Tutorial Services

Out of Federal earmark; purchased tutoring for student in all MTH prefixes

ENG 111-112; BIO 101-102; ECO 201-202; and all other MTH courses previously identified. This is planned to be incorporated for FA04.

We shall implement a VCCS Model for Smart Thinking to include additional prefixes. We will prepare a contract/bid for all but BIO for 24/7 tutoring.

Course Management System Review

WEBCT - import/export not available like BB. Migration from BB must be done by WEB CT staff. Desire2Learn review begins in 4 weeks. Angel review starts in 6 weeks. Bob would like to see negotiations in October 04, but decisions will be ultimately made by the Advisory Council of President.

Blackboard and Angel are on the Virginia Tech contract. Cost has already been approved for BB. If we stay with BB, the cost will roll on. If we change, the cost will roll over.

Portal Project

Leslie Smith (RCC) said the group (epazz) they are looking at could provide a good model; SSL - secure; email; file manager; groups; calendar - active directory. Requirement is that it must be a single sign-on. ODU system is not a single log-on system.

Soft Chalk - A site license is being secured. Monies will be directed toward content development and acquisition.

Federal Earmark

2 phases - 5 million dollar project

• Library system
• Course management system
• Tutoring services
• Acquisition from PBS
• Workforce development is in the next phase of the grant (content development).
• Content development (outsource, insource)
• Common course content

May Symposium

May 17-21, 2004 - JTCC (Featherstone)
Monday - Wednesday (2003 Group)
Wednesday - Friday (2004 Group)

Intellectual Property

Each college will have an IP Administrator. VCCS Attorney provided written explanations of the VCCS IP Policy. Important issue is the up-front agreement on IP ownership usage. Boilerplate contracts/agreements will be provided for college use.

Elluminate - step above Centra - have 40 seats available until the end of August 04 for summer pilot.

Next meeting: June 23rd, 10:00 a.m. - Noon. We will be utilizing Elluminate for this meeting.Submitted by: Evelyn Tobian