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Minutes of May 16, 2006
12:30
Faculty House
Joint meeting of this year's and next year's
ISC members
Attending: Keri
Kornelson, John Whittaker, Cecilia Knight, Mark Schneider, Kara Lycke,
Jon Chenette
Minutes of May
10, 2006 meeting approved.
Mark distributed
and discussed a draft outline of the annual ISC report he is writing.
Mark also summarized work done and decisions made by the ISC over the
past year:
- the fast-track
process
- ISC's move toward
paying expenses rather than stipends
- Funding priorities
should be set by Executive Council or the faculty as a whole
- ISC is spending
more time on facilities planning
- ISC has a role
in establishing working groups with ISC representatives dealing with
facilities issues
- Strategic Plan
has resulted in increased demands for workshop funding
Unfinished Business
- Copyright policy:
There was vigorous discussion of the advisability of disallowing BlackBoard
posting of uncleared items as an option for which the College provides
Academic Support Assistants' labor. Jon is drafting a note to the
faculty about this change, which he will have reviewed by the College
lawyer, President Osgood, Gail Bonath, and Jim Swartz before sending.
Some people feel this closes down an important pedagogical option
and that the College should take a stand in support of such postings
falling under fair use. Others believe we have an under-utilized electronic
reserve system that can be made to function effectively to accomplish
similar pedagogical goals within safer legal terrain.
- Instructional
support website to be prototyped over the summer
- Institutional
repository
- Continue pattern
of favoring expenses over stipends?
Chair election
Kara is on leave in the fall.
John moved to name Cecilia as chair of the committee. Keri seconded.
No further nominations.
Unanimously approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Terri Phipps
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