Agenda

If you have not done so, please make sure you have viewed the video //Wikis in Plain English// on the Home page. Please OK or edit the timeline. If you wish, you may leave a notation regarding the nature of your contribution in the edit note box at the bottom of the page (the edit note box is a good place to type OK to show your approval).

Now we're ready to contribute our ideas to the agenda for our first online meeting (to be scheduled at a later date). Please list your comments and suggestions for each of the categories in the table below. Don't forget to click "save" after your edit; you may also type a note about your specific edit for the history log. If you have not changes, just type "OK" and "save." //Remember, the final version of the agenda must be approved by 5:00 PM on Thurs., 8/06/09//.

I agree. Amanda Good job! - Bhagya I'd like to thank all members for their input and participation! --Elizabeth
 * Looks great - couldn't think of anything to add. ~ Fran **

Opens 5:00 p.m, Friday, August 14, 2009; Closes 9:00 p.m., Sunday, August 16, 2009 || and tally scores in each competency area. Time required will vary for individuals, but 10 to 15 minutes is generally sufficient. 2) Members post their comments about their results and respond to one another's posts via the discussion feature on the designated wiki page, "TAI Results." This activity will be open for the entire duration of the meeting (above). 3) After the meeting closes, the facilitator (Elizabeth Pressler) will analyze member posts for trends, such as common strengths and weaknesses as well as attitudes and concerns about technology held by members. The facilitator will prepare a brief summary of findings to be posted on the "TAI Results" page by 12:00 p.m., Friday, August 21, 2009. 4) By Monday, August 31, 2009, members will post comments and reactions regarding this summary using the discussion feature at the top of the page. Marilyn Greene will use these posts to create a list of possible topics for on-campus professional development targeted at raising basic technology skill levels among faculty and staff. Ms. Greene's list will be posted to the wiki page "PD Topics" by 12:00 p.m., Friday, September 4, 2009. 5) By 12:00 p.m., Friday, September 11, 2009, members will initial what they deem to be the three most pressing professional development needs. Roseanne Jungen will redraft the top five items on this list and submit it to the campus professional development committee by 5:00 p.m., Monday, September 14, 2009. || 2) Barbara Sarver will prepare a list of skills noted, to be posted to "Tech Skills for Students" by 12:00 p.m., Friday, August 21, 2009. 3) Ms. Sarver will post this same list of essential Tech skills on the Learning Center webpage--along with links to relevant training resources available on the Internet--for student viewing. || 2) Tony Barrientos will prepare a list of all suggestions, organized by category ("classroom strategies" or "special programs") to be posted to "Bridging the Tech Gap" by 12:00 p.m., Friday, August 21, 2009. 3) Mr. Barrientos will also share this list with instructors or the appropriate campus committees via email for their consideration. || 2) Prior to or during meeting dates (above), members visit the webpage "Higher-Ed Wikis//"// at [] and review links and resources posted here. 3) On the wiki page "Wikis for College Teaching," members post possible uses for wikis in classroom teaching or learning support (Learning Center supplementary resources) for academic core courses. Members may use the discussion feature at the top of the page to comment on one another's posts. This activity remains open for the duration of the meeting dates. 4) Roseanne Jungen will prepare a list of all suggestions organized by subject area, to be posted to "Wiki for College Teaching" by 12:00 p.m., Friday, August 21, 2009. || 2) The facilitator (Elizabeth Pressler) will review these posts and compose a document summarizing the positive versus the negative aspects of using technology for teaching, to be posted to a wiki page titled "Teaching-with-Tech Summary" by 12:00 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2009. || 2) Based on member contributions, Tony Barrientos will prepare an edited, organized list of educational technology options, to be posted to a wiki page titled "New Tech Tools" by 12:00 p.m., Monday August 24. Members may rate these items from one (lowest) to five (highest) according to preference for a future meeting topic for this wiki learning community. Please rate items by 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2009. || 2) After the meeting closes, Sribhagyam Srinivasan and Marilyn Greene will review these contributions and collaboratively compose up to three versions of our vision statement based on member contributions. This document will be posted on the wiki page "Our Vision for Tech & Teaching" by 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2009. 3) Members will rate these vision statements according to preference (lowest number favored least, highest number favored most). Please rate vision statements by 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2009. 4) The selected vision statement* will be posted on the wiki home page by 12:00 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2009.
 * ~ ==AGENDA FOR FIRST INTERACTIVE ONLINE MEETING==
 * **PURPOSE** || The purpose for this initial collaborative online meeting is to open discussion about the role of technology in 21st century education and how we might improve technology implementation on our campus. ||
 * **OBJECTIVE** || Our objective in creating this wiki is to facilitate integration of technology on our campus, as well as provide a support system--through dialogue and resource sharing--for colleagues. ||
 * **PROGRAMS** || The focus of this meeting will be on technology support for instruction in academic core courses. Future meetings will address issues of technology use in developmental (college-prep), co-enrollment (simultaneous high school and college credit), and vocational programs. ||
 * **FACILITATOR** || Elizabeth A. Pressler, LSC-O Learning Center ||
 * **COMMUNITY MEMBERS** || **LSC-O members** include Elizabeth A. Pressler, Marilyn Greene, Tony Barrientos, Max Daniel, Barbara Sarver, Roseanne Jungen, and Sribhagyam Srinivasan
 * EDLD 5306 members** include Diana Sullivan, Amanda Ornelas-Flores, and Fran Cole ||
 * ** ACTIVITIES ** || Below is a step-by-step description of activities, with estimated times and dates for completion. Members will be contacted via email of any changes to scheduled times and dates for activities. ||
 * **I. Take the TEA's Technology Applications Inventory and discuss the results.** || 1) Prior to the meeting dates (Friday, August 14, 2009, 5:00 p.m. to Sunday, August 16, 2009, 9:00 p.m.), members should take the survey (which may be printed out or saved) at []
 * **II. Identify technology competencies for successful post-secondary students.** || 1) On the wiki page "Tech Skills for Students," members post their ideas regarding essential student tech competencies.This activity will be open for the duration of the meeting (Friday, August 14, 2009, 5:00 p.m. to Sunday, August 16, 2009, 9:00 p.m).
 * **III. Brainstorm ways to alleviate technology skill deficits among special student populations, such as non-traditional and economically disadvantaged students.** || 1) On the wiki page "Bridging the Tech Gap," members post their ideas regarding classroom strategies or programs outside of classes designed to increase student competencies in basic computer skills, such as using search engines and common software, cyber safety and ethics, etc. Members may use the discussion feature at the top of the page to comment on one anther's posts. This activity will remain open for the duration of the meeting (5:00 p.m., Friday, August 14, 2009 to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, August 16, 2009).
 * **IV. Discuss ways to use wikis in teaching or learning support for instruction in academic core courses.** || 1) Prior to or during meeting dates (Friday, August 14, 2009, 5:00 p.m. to Sunday, August 16, 2009, 9:00 p.m.), members view the video //Wikis in Education// at the following link: []. Viewing time is approximately two minutes.
 * **V. Share experiences using technology and web tools for teaching.** || 1) On the wiki page "Teaching-with-Tech Stories," members post their experiences with technology in the classroom (or other instructional setting) and comment on one another's posts via the discussion feature at the top of the page. This activity remains open for the duration of the meeting dates (5:00 p.m., Friday, August 14, 2009 through 9:00 p.m., Sunday, August 16, 2009).
 * **VI. Suggest technologies to be investigated as teaching tools.** || 1) On the wiki page "Tech Tools to Investigate," members post new software, gadgets, and other digital tools ("surface" computing, virtual role-play games, blogs, etc.) that they want to investigate in terms of instructional applications. Members may also post links to information they find on the Internet about technology applications in education (post-secondary or other levels). This activity will be open for the duration of the meeting dates (5:00 p.m., Friday, August 14, 2009 through 9:00 p.m., Sunday, August 16, 2009).
 * **VII. Contribute ideas for our shared vision statement.** || 1) On the wiki page "Our Vision for Tech & Learning," members post statements regarding their views of educational technology growth on our campus: What specific goals should our administrators, faculty, and staff be working toward in terms of technology implementation on our campus? In what ways should we, as an educational institution, be preparing students to succeed personally and professionally in the 21st Century? This activity will remain open for the duration of the meeting dates (5:00 p.m., Friday, August 14, 2009 through 9:00 p.m., Sunday, August 16, 2009).
 * //The Borda Count method will be used for selection. Follow this link for an explanation of this voting method: [] .// ||