Minutes from the C.A.T.E. Meeting

March 7, 2003

 

Agenda:

 

  • Introductions:
  • Quick review of the CATE Bylaws
  • New Chair of the Hardware/Software Committee
  • Status of other committees
  • Guest speaker –Ted Fay
  • CAP report
  • Concerns

 

Attendance:  Mark Connell, Gail Wood, Dave Berger, Mark Prus, Chris Poole, Dick Wheeler

Guests        :  Ted Fay, Dan DePerno, Brad Snyder

 

 

With the low turnout of CATE members this became an informal but useful session of the CATE Council.  The meeting began with a review of the current CATE Bylaws and an ensuing dialog on what, if any, changes should be made.  Most importantly, the goals and purposes of the Council were discussed at length.  It was decided to leave the Bylaws as is.

 

At the behest of the director, the discussion moved to how CATE could start fulfilling the goals stated in the Bylaws.  One member put it succinctly by stating that CATE needs new members with the willingness and drive to man the sub-committees that have been charged to reach out to the College community.  It was decided that members of the proposed Technology Liaison Committee would be asked to join and those current members of CATE who no longer wish to participate will have the opportunity to gracefully resign.

 

All previous efforts by the Council to become proactive on campus have met with little success.  Campus wide forums and open panel-discussions were mentioned as possible CATE sponsored activities.  CATE should also be mentioned in the New Faculty Orientation.

 

It was suggested that CATE could get involved in the NCATE process by sponsoring some multi-media workshops for those faculty confronted with technology challenges.

 

The search for a new Hardware-Software committee chair was announced but no one at the meeting volunteered.  The search will continue.

 

There wasn’t time for the CAP report but here is a quick update. Three new course proposals will be resubmitted and it is expected that CAP 206 =Programming with Pascal  and CAP 240 –Intermediate Computer Applications will be approved for Spring 2004.  The third course CAP 340 –Electronic Portfolio apparently conflicts with EDU 314 and some negotiations are required.  The Multimedia Studio has been upgraded with internal CD and DVD burners and some internal Zip drives.

 

Concerns were expressed about the dominant role of technology in education and how some faculty feel that technology should only enhance the learning, not drive it.  An interesting topic that will be discussed in future meetings

 

The next meeting of CATE is scheduled for April 25 at Studio West.  Ted Fay has invited us to be his department’s guests.