We need dedicated staff responsible for planning. We also need more IT resources available for classroom support and decisions on what should be centralized or decentralized. 80 UCSB participation in the UC authentication project including the determination of what protocols and site licenses are required. Before adjourning the meeting, Bob asked for the issues each attendee wanted the committee to address. They are summarized below.
Technology provides all kinds of opportunities.
Planning and funding is a problem on campus - who funds what and at what level. We need to look beyond the immediate - be proactive rather than just replacing without a plan We need to have these needs projected into a budget College of Creative Studies has a small budget. A student is the support staff. The MSO who has her plate full is also providing technical support Creation of the ITB can move us toward a centralized organization that may enable legacy systems to be decreased. Where the cat should be jumping is hindered by legacy systems Access and network should be talked about simultaneously Every student must have a computer.