>From owner-trad-l@LISTSERV.VT.EDU Wed Feb 26 11:47:53 1997 Received: (from mailadm@localhost) by sable.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) id LAA15384 for fox@fox.cs.vt.edu; Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:47:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from listserv.vt.edu (listserv.vt.edu [128.173.4.9]) by sable.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id LAA28748; Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:47:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from listserv.vt.edu (listserv.vt.edu [128.173.4.9]) by listserv.vt.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA58810; Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:47:49 -0500 Received: from LISTSERV.VT.EDU by LISTSERV.VT.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8c) with spool id 571080 for TRAD-L@LISTSERV.VT.EDU; Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:47:49 -0500 Received: from fox.cs.vt.edu (fox.cs.vt.edu [128.173.40.84]) by listserv.vt.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA24226 for ; Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:47:48 -0500 Received: by fox.cs.vt.edu (5.65/DEC-Ultrix/4.3) id AA13007; Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:47:42 -0500 X-Sender: fox@fox.cs.vt.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-Id: Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:47:40 -0500 Reply-To: "Edward A. Fox" Sender: trad-l Discussion List From: "Edward A. Fox" Subject: URGENT !! HELP !!! Toward a Draft Report ... To: TRAD-L@LISTSERV.VT.EDU In-Reply-To: Hi! Many thanks to Ann and Cathy and David and Rachel for their recent help regarding the TRAD-L report. However, a number of others have not replied to David's message copied below. I'm leaving town shortly for 2 weeks. I'll make a short stop Sunday night, and hope that everyone will have sent something by then to David or the whole list. David has agreed to consolidate that so I can pick it up before leaving again early Monday. THIS IS URGENT IF WE ARE TO NOT DISAPPOINT THE PROVOST AND DELAY THE SELF-STUDY SCHEDULE. We look forward to your reply. Many thanks, Ed On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, W. David Conn wrote: > Ed and I met this-afternoon to go over our current status and future plans. > As you may know, Ed will be leaving town next Wednesday and will not return > (except for brief respites) until March 11. It is crucial that he take with > him (on his laptop) as many as possible of our individual contributions, so > that he can work with them while he is away. > > Accordingly, we request that you send whatever you can to Ed, with copies > to me, no later than Tuesday February 25. > > To help us keep track of everything, please attach a checksheet indicating > (1) what you have already provided, (2) what you are now providing; and (3) > gaps that you still intend to fill, with expected dates of completion. > > At this stage we would ask you to send even rough/incomplete text so that > we can begin to assemble the first draft. Two other subcommittees have done > this already, and it has proven very useful in raising organizational > issues, helping to identify gaps, and so on. If you have no text at all for > a particular section, an outline would be better than nothing! > > In other words, please SEND SOMETHING by next Tuesday! We'll work with > whatever you give us! In the meantime, we are working on a web page that > makes it all accessible. > > Below I am listing items ("facts to report") from Ed's 1/21/97 memo, > indicating the individuals to whom -- I believe -- responsibilities were > assigned. Please notify me of errors/additions. Some, but certainly not > all, of the items listed have already been provided. > > > A. > > Reasons students become a full-time, degree seeking > residential campus student at Virginia Tech (Muffo via ANNE) > > IT capabilities of students at entry (potential applicants, new students) > (Muffo via ANNE) > > IT capabilities of students at graduation (Muffo via ANNE) > > Changes in instructional information technologies forecast > for the coming 5 years,10 years, beyond (TERRY) > > Changes in learning forecast as a result of deployment of those > information technologies (TERRY) > > Status and plans for requiring / recommending student IT purchases (SUSAN > or CATHY) > > Current situation and projections regarding the nature of students > who will access a Virginia Tech education by coming to Blacksburg > as a full-time degree-seeking student (ANNE) > > Needs, status and plans for student access to education that is > mediated in some way by IT (TIM to coordinate) > > Needs, status and plans for change of instructional facilities related > to instructional IT (IIT) - and their interactions: > a. Explicit learning environments - buildings (e.g., ACITC), > classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices > b. Virtual learning environments, services - WWW, email, listservs, > electronic publishing, spreadsheets > c. Structures to administer and manage "learning": > courses, credit hours, teaching assignments (TIM to coordinate) > > Taxonomy and statistics of occurrence of positive effects of IT (TIM) > > Taxonomy and statistics of occurrences of negative effects of IT (TIM) > > Taxonomy of shortcomings in IT that lead to these negative effects > along with plans/forecasts for solutions (TIM) > > Focus group insights regarding the sense of community and "belonging" > of students, along with correlations regarding use of IT, disabilities, > and demographics (What does each tool contribute?) (BARBARA) > > Statistics of students with disabilities, plus status and plans for > making adaptive technologies available (BARBARA) > > Statistics of students who are female, from other nations, and/or > are of minority backgrounds - as well as related statistics at > peer institutions, in Commonwealth, in nation - along with > future projections (BARBARA) > > Success stories of the beneficial uses of IT by students: > a. with traditional backgrounds > b. with non-traditional backgrounds (BARBARA) > > > B. > > Practice and plans regarding data collection, surveys, focus groups and > other means to understand student needs and perspectives (McLaughlin, > Muffo via RACHEL???) > > Tabulation of student representation on IT-related bodies on campus (RACHEL) > > Campus-wide, college, and departmental evaluation methods of > IT-enhanced education and the roles / rights of students in their > planning and implementation (RACHEL) > > Focus groups with students regarding their role in planning and > participating in the evolution of IT for enhancing campus life > (Perhaps work only with honors students on this.) (RACHEL) > > > C. > > Statistics and trends regarding on vs. off-campus housing (???CATHY) > > Statistics and trends regarding summer school attendance (SUSAN) > > Focus group comments on distance education during summers for > normally residential students (TIM) > > Statistics and trends regarding students in coop programs (????) > > Focus group comments on distance education during coop sessions (????) > > Status, plans and forecasts regarding BEV and connectivity for > students living off-campus (Cohill via ????) > > Focus group comments on types and values of life-long learning > services, including access to IT. (????) > > > Thanks for your cooperation! David > > > > > *********************************************************** > W. David Conn, Professor & Special Assistant to the Provost > Director of University Self-Study > Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University > Blacksburg, VA 24061-0155, USA E-mail: conn@vt.edu > Tel: (540) 231-2690 Fax: (540) 231-7211 >