Bush IT Consulting Group Meeting

June 22, 2005
10:00 - 11:30 AM
Location: Faculty Center

MINUTES

Roundtable/Panel Discussion

• Event date is scheduled for July 7, 2:00-4:00 PM
• Prairie Lounge has been reserved for the event (1:00 - 7:00 PM)
• Event announcement has been sent out to project participants; 3 responses received to date
• Follow-up reminder was e-mailed yesterday, June 21

Consultants

• Discussed how consultants can make their areas of expertise known to project participants. Consultants will write a brief description to highlight their area of expertise. Esler will send this information to participants.

Reflection Logs

• Reflection logs are due at the end of next week
• Reflection logs are posted on the web
• Esler will send out an e-mail reminder of the Reflection log due date; also suggested to send out the reminder again one day before it is due.
• Discussed if the Reflection Log should be password (X500) protected on the web. All agreed yes - Vasecka will password protect the Reflection Log site.

Members discussed the Roundtable/panel discussion event scheduled for July 7. The event will be scheduled 2:00 - 4:00 PM in the Prairie Lounge. Discussion included:

• Consensus to use Breeze Live, but have technology in the background.
• Grad students will be located in a different room
• Set up room for the presentation
• Taping breakout sessions. (Some will be taped, others will take notes )
• Breakout sessions will remain in the same room
• Tom Johnson, Pam Solvie, and Molly will each do a 10-minute presentation on 3-4 models. (Brief description of models and issues of use of the models. Visuals will be used (PowerPoint, graphics) for each of the models and the presentation will be archived.
• It was suggested that each consulting group member take one breakout group
• Pederson will contact Student Activities to reserve the Prairie Lounge beginning at 8:00 AM, July 7 - allowing time to set up the equipment for the afternoon event. (the room has been reserved from 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM) Esler will reserve the needed equipment.
• Topics identified for the workshop portion of the session:
     1.  Current course presentation
     2.  Possible changes to address other learning styles
     3.  Technology tools to make this possible

Program Schedule
The program schedule was discussed; Pam Solvie will circulate a draft of the program before it is sent out on Monday and questions for the groups. Members agreed to meet July 7 at 1:30 PM (1/2 hour before event) for final preparation.

Adjourned at 11:12 AM.

Submitted by:
Linda Pederson