Meeting 21 February - summary

Professor Salmon gave an overview of issues raised at the ISC and CASS TL committees. The main points were that ISC had discussed the top slice for the technology replacement fund and agreement had been reached "in principle", with discussion of detail deferred. There was some discussion of how IT may be used to enhance engagement within the College, for example using vodcasts.

Dr McCausland gave updates on the progress of Phase 2 of Outlook migration, which was taking place on a school-by-school basis within the College. Roll-out to Education was virtually complete, and considerable progress was now being made in SS. The order of subsequent rollout was to be: DHP, Law, LL, BS. There was some discussion as to the cost-benefit analysis conducted in connection with the migration to Outlook, and the impact of "commercialisation". On balance, however, it was felt that the move to Outlook had been a sgnificant step forward and a great success.

Patricia Spence updated the committee on progress with PDP rollour using WebCT's e-portfolio. Ongoing issues in connection with WebCT were also discussed. There was also discussion of the "pre-sessional support" initiative (previously "virtual buddies").

The next meeting has been scheduled for Wednesay May 9 2007, 2 days after ISC.

February meeting announced

The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 21 February 2007 at 09:30 in the Powis Gate Boardroom. An agenda will be circulated shortly. Please use the blog to make suggestions.