FTC May 8, 2012
Meeting opened by Michael Connolly with an iPad promotional film (gag) – iOS features can do everything:
iPad Activations (Barry Schaudt)
"At the last FTC meeting, there
was a question about how many students have iPads. We don't have this number. However, we know how many iPads were activated. There are 1424 iPads that have been activated by students,
out of 2433 total." (Schaudt)
BCCR Computer Specifications (Schaudt)
See
attached at the end of these minutes. Note:
These specifications will change when new computers are released this
summer.
BCCR 3 – will start in August, 4 year cycle (no one is on a staggered 6 year wait any longer)
High-end desktop on the Mac is now an iMac.
Evan Kantrowicz comment from the specifications committee – new monitors coming this time
On monitor sizing: Alec Peck – iMac 27 monitor issue – 30 inch monitor too big. 27 inch probably too much, more than needed. Faculty should be thoughtful in making this choice.
Tablet Project update (Rita Owens) – 28 faculty (25 ipads and 3 ACES 3E – Windows). Rec. to ATAB to extend this pilot to January. iPad limitations are becoming clearer, if the object was to determine their usefulness as a replacement for laptops. 2400 iPads appear to be on campus (one half students) – no clear idea yet about maintenance/service problems (see Barry Schaudt data above).
eTeaching Day – Wednesday next – Eric Mazur, physicist, plenary speaker. Same format as other years. Spread the word one more time since people can still register.
"Rogue applications" aka "Micro-sourcing" (Kit Baum) aka BYOS (Bring Your Own Software) aka DYI. Faculty are using non-BC cloud applications – e.g. Lore. Don't ask, don't tell? Faculty should follow data security policies (FERPA, etc.) for protecting student information and intellectual property. "Yore" may involve taking student information which puts one "a little bit out there". Michael – suggests developing a "Primer" for users. Faculty need to exercise care and due diligence.
"Rogue Applications" II - Barry Schaudt. "Drop Box" questions; Google docs?
Rita – Explanation of "Drop Box" policies – hosted data.
Apple in process of restricting users with various restrictions. Barry suggest D-Box widely used; Law School sends out a warning; guidelines need to be developed for DropBox use – FERPA restrictions especially. iCloud is also being used for data.
"Rogue Applications" III - Michael Connolly - TCs support a data server (EOS) that can be set up for a department. Will not stream but can include all other media. Webdav desktop setup. The TC sets permissions, etc. More accessible BC-based alternative to MyFiles (actually, MyFiles as WebDav). Consult your TC.
"Rogue Applications" IV - Rita Owens concludes from faculty comment this evening that she needs to take back (to Michael Bourque) the message that MyFiles does not cut it and people are finding myriad workarounds (going "Rogue"). Also, BC Share is also only minimally useful. Both suggest these systems should be able to these things easily and seamlessly or faculty will look elsewhere.
Other options:
á iAnnotate – i95 app – highly recommended.
á Model Driven Development – If curious, try Mendix. Model can have software written directly. MDD tries to answer the major problem of the day – inherent conservatism of all software developers/users to preserve investment in existing systems.
Raffle Winners: by department: iPad 1. Communications (Bill) 2. Law (Michael) 3. Management (Bill). There is yet another raffle at eTeaching Day.
BCCR3 HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS May 2012
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APPLE |
DELL |
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STANDARD DESKTOP |
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21.5" iMac (all-in-one system) á 2.5GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 á 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB á 500GB Serial ATA Drive á AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512MB GDDR5 á Mouse & Keyboard |
Optiplex 790 Desktop with Dell Ultrasharp 23"
Monitor á 2.3 GHz CORE i5-2500 á 4GB
1333MHz DDR3 2x2GB á 500GB SATA Hard Drive á 16x DVD+/-RW á Mouse & Keyboard |
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HIGH-END DESKTOP |
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27" iMac (all-in-one system) á 3.4GHz
Quad-Core Intel Core i7 á 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB á 1TB Serial ATA Drive á AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1GB GDDR5 á Mouse & Keyboard |
Optiplex 990 Mini Tower with Dell Ultrasharp 23"
Monitor á 3.4 GHz CORE i7-2600 á 8GB 1333MHz DDR3, 2x4GB á Dual 512MB AMD RADEON HD 6350 Graphics á 500GB SATA Hard Drive á 16x DVD +/-RW SATA á Mouse and Keyboard |
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STANDARD LAPTOP |
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15" MacBook Pro á 2.2GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7 á 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM — 2x2GB á 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm á SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) á MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display á Apple Mini Display Port to VGA adapter |
Latitude E6420 á 2.60GHz Intel Core i5-2540M á 4GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS á 500GB Hard Drive, 7200 rpm á 8x DVD+/-RW á 14" Anti Glare LED-backlit á 6cell (60WH) Primary Lithium Ion Battery |
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HIGH-END LAPTOP |
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15" MacBook Pro á 2.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7 á 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM — 2x4GB á 750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm á SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) á MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display á Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide á Apple Mini Display Port to VGA adapter |
Latitude E6420 á 2.4GHz Intel Core i7-2760QM á 8GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS á 500GB Hard Drive, 7200 rpm á 8x DVD+/-RW á 14" Anti Glare LED-backlit á 6cell (60WH) Primary Lithium Ion Battery |
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LIGHTWEIGHT LAPTOP |
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13" Mac Air á 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 á 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM á 256GB flash storage á Keyboard (English) & User's Guide á Apple Mini Display Port to VGA adapter á Ethernet Adapter |
Latitude E6320 á 2.60GHz Intel Core i5-2540M á 4GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS á 500GB Hard Drive, 7200 rpm á 8x DVD á 13.3" Anti Glare LED á 6cell (60WH) Primary Lithium Ion Battery |