Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC)
LTDC Executive Committee Meeting Minutes from November 17, 1999 (conference call)
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Conference Call
Present: Kathy Christoph, UW-Madison; Bob Kaleta, UW-Milwaukee;
Pat Fellows, UW Colleges; Margy Ingram, UW-Stout; April Reed, UW-Green Bay;
Hal Schlais, UW System, Glenda Morgan, UW System
- Flashlight and other evaluation initiatives
- Curricular Redesign Grant Update
- Online Course
- Winter Conference
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Utility Providers Coordination/Collaboration
Kathy Christoph expressed a desire to have a meeting between all the providers in the WWBLS Utility. Hal Schlais agreed to convene a meeting.
Kathy Christoph reported on the Flashlight program based on her conversations with Stephen Ehrmann and the Madison campus experience with the program. The cost of the program depends on what components are used. Currently there are three components: the student inventory, the faculty inventory, and consulting services. The faculty inventory is still under development. Cost of these services also depends on the number of FTE students on each campus and the number of days of consulting and training required.
It was decided (if possible) to devote two sessions at the upcoming February conference to evaluation issues in general and Flashlight in particular. One session could cover background issues relating to evaluation, and a second could cover Flashlight in particular. UW-Madison personnel who are familiar with Flashlight would be a good source of expertise for these panels and Glenda Morgan agreed to try to fit these sessions into the conference program and to speak further with Kathy Christoph and people on the Madison campus about possible participants.
Hal Schlais and Glenda Morgan agreed to forward the statistics on the number of FTE students on each UW campus to Kathy Christoph so that she can get a more detailed cost estimate from the TLT Group.
Hal Schlais and Glenda Morgan confirmed that following the November 18, 1999,Curricular Redesign Grants committee meeting, all the recipients had been notified. In addition, Hal Schlais reported that, following discussions with Ed Meachen and David Ward, it was decided that an additional $30,000 be granted to the MBA Consortium so that they could fulfill their commitments to faculty. The following grants had been awarded:
| Project | Campus and PI | Amount |
| TA Collaborative Web Project | Milwaukee Bob Kaleta | $4,200 |
| Hybrid Course Project | Milwaukee, UW Colleges at Rock County, Sheboygan, Washington County and WaukeshaBob Kaleta | $19,660 |
| A Model for Asynchronous Web-Based Support of Synchronous Distance Education Courses | Stout, Stevens Point, La CrosseJoe Hagaman | $32,414 |
| A Geographically Dispersed Learning Technology Development Center | CollegesDick Cleek | $71,562 |
| Collaborative Distance Learning for Oral Proficiency | Madison, Stevens PointGilles Bousquet | $27,821.52 |
| MBA Consortium Grant (renewal) | Eau Claire Tom Dock | $30, 000 |
| Establishment of UW System GIS Training Centers | Stevens Point, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee, River FallsBen Ofori-Amoah | $20,000 |
| Total | $205,657.52 |
Glenda Morgan agreed to forward copies of the notification letters to the LTDC representative for each campus involved in each grant. Hal Schlais and Glenda Morgan agreed to update the Curricular Redesign Grant RFP and forward this to members of the Executive Committee for comment.
The Executive Committee also discussed a new grant idea currently being pursued at Michigan Technological University, where small awards are made for projects investigating the impact of technology on teaching. It was agreed that Hal Schlais and Glenda Morgan would look into the matter further and investigate what findings the program at MTU had uncovered.
Kathy Christoph reported that she had had a meeting with Bill Winfield, Hal Schlais, and Glenda Morgan and agreed to follow up with Bill Winfield and the three LTDC members who had agreed to act as a "sounding board" for the course. The three LTDC members are Patricia Ploetz (UW-Stevens Point), Nick Dvoracek (UW-Oshkosh), and Nicholle Stone (UW-Stout). Hal Schlais and Glenda Morgan agreed to follow up with Bill Winfield and the LTDC members involved to find out what progress was being made.
Glenda Morgan reported that arrangements were underway for the LTDC winter conference. It will be held on February 17-18, 2000. It had been hoped that Stevens Point would be able to host the conference but their conference facilities were booked for those dates. The committee expressed a desire for the conference to be held at a campus rather than at a hotel. If this was not possible, then it was hoped that a campus visit could be organized for a nearby campus.
6. LTDC Membership
The issue of the make-up of the LTDC was raised as was the possibility of the inclusion of Learning Innovations. It was decided that further thought and discussion of these issues was required and that the issue would be raised at a later meeting.