The following are the Action Items from the Academic Computing Committee meeting on September 10, 2007:
 
*Announcements*
Kelton noted that CHSS is continuing its pilot project on teaching and learning in virtual worlds using Second Life. Contact Kelton if you would like a presentation on this project.
 
O'Brien announced that on October 23 at 1PM, there will be a Faculty Forum on "No Faculty Left Behind: You CAN Teach Online!" Register online at:
http://fm.montclair.edu/fmi/xsl/tti/browserecord.xsl?-lay=schedule&-recid=2008&-find=-find
 
O'Brien also reported that the BlackBoard Northeast Connect Users Group is hosting a conference on November 16th in New York City at the CUNY Graduate Center, 5th Avenue at 34th Street. The keynote speaker is Marc Prensky from Microsoft. For more inforamtion on registration, see the Web site at: http://www.northeastconnect.org .
 
*OIT Report*
Chapel noted that although Minto Gill was unable to attend today's meeting, he will come to a future ACC meeting to talk about where the major bandwidth usage is on campus.
 
*Ad Hoc Committee Reports: Campus-Wide User Satisfaction Survey Subcommittee*
Kelton (Chair) reported that in August he sent to the ACC listserv the User Satisfaction Survey data that he requested about CHSS. Kasner asked the ACC administrative representatives to notify their Deans to request the User Satisfaction Survey data for their own schools from the Office of Institutional Research. Chapel noted that the complete "Technology Service & Support Satisfaction Surveys" report is available online at: 
http://www.montclair.edu/InstResearch/surveys.htm 
 
*Ad Hoc Committee Reports: Learning Management Subcommittee (LMS)*
O'Brien reported for Kahn that C. Lemasianou can no longer be the LMS Chair. Kahn is willing to co-chair the LMS with a faculty member. Kahn will put out a call for a co-chair and plan for the next meeting of the LMS.
 
*Ad Hoc Committee Reports: Responsible Computing Policy Subcommittee*
Wolfson (Chair) noted that the MSU Policy on Responsible Use of Computing was released in July before the ACC Subcommittee could comment. After discussion, Kasner requested a report from the ACC Subcommittee on their concerns about the policy as it exists. Also, Kasner will send a note to Saundra Collins saying tha thte ACC is concerned about the manner that the MSU Policy on Responsible Use of Computing was put forward. The complete text of the policy is on the OIT site at: http://oit.montclair.edu/aboutoit/guidelines.html 
 
*Ad Hoc Committee Reports: MSU EDUCause Representation Subcommittee*
Kelton (Chair) announced that there are vacancies to fill for MSU in EDUCause for 3 Participating Representatives and 5 Subscribing Representatives. 
 
After discussion and review of Youn's suggestion that we might have members-at-large EDUCause representatives instead of assigned representatives, Kelton moved that 
 
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MSU will add to their EDUCause Representatives:
 
a) one Participating Representative each from: ResNet, Language Learning Technology, and Institutional Research; and
 
b) one Subscribing Representative from each of the five (5) MSU academic units. 
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Wolfson seconded the motion, and it passed by acclamation. Kelton will contact the administrators and Deans to request the names of their appointees for these 8 representatives. 
 
*Ad Hoc Committee Reports: Digital Repository SubCommittee*
Mallery reported that the MSU Digital Repository Subcommittee met on May 19th, and she submitted the summary of the meeting to the ACC listserv. Mallery will call another meeting in late September and present the Subcommittee's report on Digital Repositories at the October 8th ACC meeting.
 
*Next Meeting*
The next meeting of the ACC is scheduled for Monday, October 8th, in the Library's Special Collections Room, from 3PM-5PM. In response to ACC members' requests, Kasner will try to schedule the December 10th ACC meeting in the President's Conference Room in University Hall, or he will try to schedule at least one meeting there before the end of the academic year.