COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC COMPUTING
DR. GEORGE E. KLINZING, CHAIR
MEETING SUMMARY –
The meeting was called to order at
Janus Demonstration - Nick
Laudato
Janus is a desktop display screen
that may be connected to a standard portable computer and projector for
classroom use. It was developed in response to a wheelchair-bound teacher
whose class was moved to a room in which a white board was ineffective.
It is a touch-sensitive device in which a stylus may be used as a mouse or a
pen to annotate what is displayed on the screen. Whatever is displayed on
the desktop screen is projected onto the large screen. If used with the SmartBoard and the SmartNotebook
software package, a PowerPoint presentation may be annotated and saved in the SmartNotebook or HTML format. However, if the display
is used simply as a white board, any annotations are lost and cannot be
retrieved to refer to later.
The
Classroom Technology Advisory Committee is promoting this technology as an aid
to wheelchair-bound teachers. Though given first priority, its use is not
limited to the wheelchair-bound. It will also prove useful in classrooms
in which a SmartBoard cannot be used as well as large
lecture halls with huge projection screens.
Minutes/Announcements
No
changes were requested to the minutes of the
Subcommittees
Systems Failure
Cohn reported that over 30 people campus-wide have been interviewed and
information is being compiled detailing how and what is affected by network
outages in the University units. The subcommittee anticipates submitting
its report before the next meeting.
Security
The subcommittee is working in consultation with Bob James, the CSSD Security
Officer, to ensure that its objectives and recommendations align with the
University's overall security issues.
Bandwidth
The subcommittee is exploring the possibility of performing a cost analysis on
its recommendations reported at the March 8 meeting.
High Performance Network Applications Initiative Program
Greg
Dick, Dennis Galletta, and Ron Hoelzeman
of the Council and Martin Weiss agreed to serve on the review panel for the 11
proposals submitted. The Council anticipates funding up to six worthy
proposals at no more than $25,000 each.
The
meeting was adjourned at