ITAC

October 3, 2000

Provost Anderson presented a table of IRAB Topics for 2000-2001 baed on the discussions from our last meeting. The Board discussed them and added some additional subtopics:
   Teaching

        Instructional spaces
        Implications of technology for the liberal arts
        Raising expectations for students on task
        Handling the proliferation of information resources.

    Technical/Infrastructure

        Convergence of data, voice and video
        Technology support

    Policy Issues

        Acceptable Use Policy
        Privacy Policy
        Broadcast e-mail Policy
        Advertisements on our web site

    Information Management

        Benchmarking the Information Initiative

The Board established three task forces to investigate three of the major topics:

    Review and revision of Denison's Privacy Policy, chaired by Janell Baran and including the Web Executive Committee.

    Review and revision of Denison's Acceptable Use Policy, chaired by Scott Siddall and including Jordan Bennett, John Rybka, Eric Evans, Mike Frazier and Scottie Cochrane.

    Implications of technology for the liberal arts, chaired by Lisbeth Lipari and including Pam Scully and Andrew Glendenning.

Joe Fleming circulated a document describing the staff positions created by the Information Initiative:

    * 0.5 FTE Logistics coordinator, Computing Services
    * 1.0 FTE Support services technician, Computing Services: Support Services
    * 1.0 FTE Data base administrator, Computing Services: Administrative Computing
    * 1.0 FTE Editor of New Media, Public Affairs
    * 1.0 FTE Web programmer, Computing Services: Web Services
    * 1.0 FTE Web technology analyst, Computing Services: Web Services
    * 1.0 FTE Digital Media Specialist, Computing Services: Instructional Technology
    * 1.0 FTE Instructional Technologist, Computing Services: Instructional Technology