Faculty Advisory Board on Information Technologies (FABIT)

FABIT Meeting Dates & Agendas
2006/2007 Academic Year

Agendas

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

1. Discussion: Creation of a Security Architecture Committee (60 mins)

Steve Schuster, Director of IT Security, OIT

Steve would like to discuss an effort that will focus on building a coordinated direction for security configurations within the centrally maintained services and network infrastructures, and provide an integrated roadmap for security solutions and technologies. Beyond discussion, he will be looking for the participation of interested FABIT members.

2. Final Disposition of FABIT Innovation in Technology Awards (15 mins)

Dick Feldman, FABIT Chair
Clare Van Den Blink, Manager, CIT Faculty Support Services

3. Topics of Interest for Next Year (15 mins)

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

1. Follow-up Item: Discussion of Draft FABIT Resolution Regarding Building Projects Which Include Audio/Visual and Related Technologies (30 minutes)

Tom Every, CIT Assistant Director, Classroom Technologies

2. Selection of Faculty Innovation Grant Recipients: Update from FABIT Sub-committee (30 minutes)

Clare van den Blink, Manager of CIT Faculty Support Services

3. Support for Various Collaboration Tools Including Wikis, Blogs, and RSS Feeds (30 minutes)

Clare van den Blink, Manager of CIT faculty Support Services

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

1. Follow-up Discussion: Security and Copyright Tutorial for Faculty (15 minutes)

Tracy Mitrano, OIT Director of Information Technology Policy

2. Follow-up discussion: Classroom Lecture Capture (30 mins)

A few weeks ago, several FABIT members attended a demonstration of an integrated classroom lecture capture system. We'd like to take a few minutes to discuss the demonstration and the possibility of moving forward with a pilot project in this area.

3. Faculty Innovation Grants: Selection of FABIT Sub-committee (30 minutes)

Clare van den Blink, Manager of CIT faculty Support Services

4. Update: Evolution of the IT Managers Council (ITMC, 30 minutes)

Sunny Donenfeld, OIT Director of Distributed Support

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

1. Proposed University Policy on Web Accessibility (30 min)

Tracy Mitrano, OIT Director of Information Technology Policy
Diane Kubarek, Director, Office of Web Communications

The Office of Information Technologies and the Office of Web Communications are partnering to co-sponsor a new University policy on making Cornell's Web sites accessible to those with disabilities.  Recognizing the impact of this policy on all who own and maintain Web sites, Tracy and Diane are vetting the policy draft with many stakeholder groups throughout Cornell to hear their opinions and reactions.

2. Changes to the Directory Search Process (45 min)

Diane Kubarek, Director, Office of Web Communications
Andrea Beesing, CIT Assistant Director for identity Management

Diane and Andrea would like to discuss how the current People search on cornell.edu can be made more effective.

3. Introduce New  Assistant Director for ETV - Angel Hawthorne (15 mins)

4. Campus impact of Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 (10 mins)

Sunny Donenfeld, OIT Director of Distributed Support

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

1. Classroom and Collaboration Technology Developments (45 minutes)

Tom Every, Assistant Director, CIT Classroom Technologies

Tom Every and his folks were heavily involved in the design and implementation of the technology in the newly renovated Bailey, and are now providing ongoing technology support for the building, including the provision of support for Jim Maas and Psych 101. There are a lot of interesting things to go over.

Tom is also at the formative stage of implementing a newly approved plan to significantly fortify collaborative technology capabilities (research and teaching) between Ithaca and Weill. He is working with the computing manager at Weill - John Ruffing - to upgrade facilities, staff, and practices at both sites, as well as working with the four committees chartered by the Provost to strengthen collaboration in several key topical areas. Tom could benefit from FABIT input at this stage.

2. Evolution of Traveler's of the Electronic Highway - The Intro to Computing at Cornell Targeted Mainly at Undergraduates  (45 minutes)

Sebastian Carello, Assistant Director, CIT Training and Documentation

This program has changed significantly since FABIT first authorized it. Sebastian Carello, who heads our Training and Documentation effort, would like to show FABIT the current program. There is also a tie-in to the last FABIT discussion, as this might be a possible delivery mechanism for some of the "faculty education/orientation" that we've discussed.

Thursday , December 21st, 2006

Policy and Security Tutorial and Discussion of Copyright Issues

Tracy Mitrano, Director of Information Technology Policy
Pat McClary, University Counsel
 
FABIT will review an existing security tutorial for employees, and have a preliminary discussion of a possible obligatory security tutorial for faculty.

FABIT will also have an open discussion of ways to inform faculty of copyright issues as they affect the dissemination of teaching/learning materials.

Related urls:

Staff Tutorial:
https://cuweblogin2.cit.cornell.edu/cuwl-cgi/policyPub.cgi?type=staff

Copyright:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/copyrightandeducation.html

Finally, FABIT will discuss a recent exemption to the Digital Millennium Act - issued by the U.S. Copyright Office - which may make it easier to use film clips in the context of classes. http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/11/2006112801t.htm

Wednesday , November 29th, 2006

1. Update: Several Instructional Technology Initiatives (30 minutes)

Joan Getman, OIT Senior Strategist for Learning Technologies

Joan would like to review  several initiatives and issues related to them, report back on some initial conversations she's had with faculty on the use of course-related technologies, and provide some follow-up on a Request-for-proposals targeted at vendors of various polling technologies.

2. Update: University Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Planning (30 minutes)

Sunny Donenfeld, OIT Director of Distributed Support

3. Policy and Security Tutorial and Discussion of Copyright Issues (45 minutes)

Tracy Mitrano, Director of Information Technology Policy

FABIT will review an existing security tutorial for employees, and have a preliminary discussion of a possible obligatory security tutorial for faculty.

In addition, FABIT will have an open discussion of ways to inform faculty of copyright issues as they affect the dissemination of teaching/learning materials.

Related urls:

Staff Tutorial:
https://cuweblogin2.cit.cornell.edu/cuwl-cgi/policyPub.cgi?type=staff

Copyright:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/media/files/copyrightandeducation.html

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

1.  Discussion: Expanding the use of Video at Cornell (45 min)

Tracy Vosburgh, Director Multi-Media Development and Production, University Communications
Glen Palmer, Acting Manager, Education Television Services (ETV)
Jim Lombardi, Director, Academic Technology Support and User Services

As a follow-up to a previous FABIT discussion, we'd like to share some current thinking about how CIT and University Communications can facilitate the use of video at Cornell. Please review the attached 2 page proposal as prep for our chat.

2. Identity Management Initiatives (30 minutes)

Andrea Beesing, Assistant Director, CIT Identity Management

Andrea will focus on the issue of password complexity, and a project to issue net-ids to all alumni.

3. Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (30 minutes)

Nelson Roth, University Counsel's Office
Steve Schuster, Director of IT Security

This discussion will describe changes to civil procedure and outline the responsibilities that organizations have with respect to electronic data preservation and discovery in the event of a pending or actual lawsuit.  Cornell's response to these rules will also be outlined.

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

1. Welcome and Introductions (10 minutes)

2. BlackBoard Course Management System Update (45 mins)

Clare van den Blink, Manager, CIT Faculty Support Services
Tony Cosgrave, Cornell University Library
Joan Getman, OIT Senior Strategist for Learning Technologies

Focus on recent application upgrade, integration with Library services, performance and service enhancements, policy/practice issues, broader course management system issues.

3.  Request for FABIT Policy Review/Input: University Policy 5:10 - Information Security of Institutional Data (45min.)

Tracy Mitrano, Director of Information Technology Policy

View an early working draft at: http://www.cit.cornell.edu/oit/policy/drafts/InstData.html

Addendum to agenda from Jim Lombardi:
It would be useful if you could spend a few moments before the meeting thinking about topics/issues that you would like to see addressed during this year. We will have a quick conversation about possible future agenda items at the first meeting.