Distance Education/Technology Advisory Group

DETAG >> Minutes >> October 9, 2006

1. Welcome/Housekeeping

• Members Present- Eddie Lovett, Peggy Domingue, Jennifer Bell, Lois Crowe, Jack Fuller, John Williams, Jimmy Ledbetter, Sandy Jones, Leslie Dare, Nicki Jenkins, Allison Medlin, Martha Compton, Lisa Miles, Jason Petters
• Members absent - Gay Perez, Richard Tyler
• New members introduced. See the roster for full information.

2. Educational & Technology Fee (ETF)

• Leslie provided an overview of the history and purpose of the ETF, and described DETAG's role in allocating our new permanent base allocation of $50,000.
• Homework for DETAG members is to review the ETF guidelines and proposals, and complete the worksheet for each proposal.
• At the November 1 meeting, each proposal will be discussed in detail, and DETAG members will submit a vote on whether the proposal meets the ETF criteria and provide a priority ranking for those proposals.
• This vote and priority ranking will then be the primary consideration when Leslie and Dr. Zapata make a recommendation to Dr. Stafford on how to allocate the $50,000. Other considerations will include other budget information and other funding opportunities (like LITRE and IDEA grants).

3. Other Updates

• Technology planning is still in the works but not being rolled out as quickly as hoped. Leslie and Eddie will keep the group posted.
• Groupwise 7 has been rolled out. There are some differences from 6.5. Jason Petters has already shared with ETSS some concerns about changed functionality.

4. Subcommittees

DETAG Series	Podcasting	WebCT Vista	Newsletter
Lisa Miles	Jack Fuller	Martha Compton	John Williams
Jennifer Bell	Sandy Jones	Richard Tyler	Gay Perez
Jason Petters	Jimmy Ledbetter	Peggy Domingue	Lois Crowe
	Allison Medlin		Nicki Jenkins

• Each subcommitee met to start planning projects for the year.
• An overall calendar was developed with general dates set for events.