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Campus Council for Information Technology

Note from the Chair

The charge to the Council is to provide advice and recommendations to the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor and to the Vice Provost for Information and Educational Technology (IET) on educational and information technology and its use at UC Davis in support of instruction, research, administration, and public service. 

In the current environment of highly constrained budgeting where decisions will have significant consequences, recommendations from CCFIT will have enhanced impact. It is more important than ever that we receive broad input from the campus community. I hope you will participate in the forums that we will sponsor this year. Also please do not hesitate to contact us at the feedback email address below, or you can email me directly (jekiskis@ucdavis.edu ). I look forward to hearing from you.

Joe Kiskis
Chair, CCFIT (2009-10) and Professor of Physics

Joe Kiskis

Campus Council for Information Technology

CCFIT Steering Committee comments on Budget Advisory Subcommittee Report [10/21/09]

The Administrative Process Redesign Initiative (APRI) will be informed by reports from the Budget Advisory Subcommittees . The administrative review subcommittee report contains a section on the Office of Information and Educational Technology (IET). Based on knowledge of the campus information technology landscape and IET, the CCFIT Steering Committee has offered its thoughts on the IET section of thesubcommittee report.

Open Forums Announcement

On November 17th, the Campus Council for Information Technology will sponsor an open forum with the community to discuss the focused pilot and upcoming upgrade for SmartSite, the campus system for managing coursework and collaborating online.  Professor Joe Kiskis, chair of CCFIT, will host the session. All members of the community, including faculty, are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion. Feedback collected during the open forum will help inform the 'go/no go' decision to be made in December about the proposal to host the upgraded SmartSite in partnership with rSmart, a leading commercial affiliate of the Sakai community.

The open forum is scheduled as follows:

Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Time: 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Location: Plant and Environmental Sciences Building, room 3001

(see campus map at http://www.cevs.ucdavis.edu/map/map_detail.cfm?assetInfo=101 )

The following topics will be covered:

  • The focused eight-week pilot program to evaluate changes for SmartSite, which are conditionally scheduled to be implemented beginning 5 p.m., December 17, 2009 and released by December 20, in time for Winter Quarter, 2010;
  • A demo of the new features and tools included in the upgrade to version 2.6;
  • An overview of the partnership with rSmart, a leading commercial affiliate of Sakai, to host SmartSite;
  • Options for getting involved in the pilot and staying informed (e.g., hands-on ‘discovery sessions' available on most Wednesdays through Dec. 9; FAQ at smartsite.ucdavis.edu; etc.); and
  • A Q&A with the SmartSite team and representatives from the CCFIT Educational Technologies Subcommittee that provides guidance and oversight for SmartSite.

CCFIT sponsors open forums as a way to engage and collect substantive input from interested members of the community about current issues and initiatives related to campus information and educational technologies.

Seating is limited. To secure a seat, please RSVP at trainers@smartsite.ucdavis.edu by Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Monday, November 16, 2009


3:10 - 4:30 pm
2203 Social Sciences and Humanities Building

Agenda:

3:10-3:15

Welcome and approval of minutes — Joe Kiskis, Chair

3:15-3:30

Overview of project to strengthen campus computing passwords — Matt Bishop (CCFIT sponsor); Bob Ono, IT Security Officer

3:30-3:50

Discussion of project to explore next generation email and communication applications for faculty and staff — Dave Shelby (CCFIT sponsor); Morna Mellor, Director, IET-Data Center and Client Services

  • Gmail pilot with a small number of faculty and staff [see overview handout]
  • Exploration of privacy, legal and security considerations [see charge letter]
  • Discussion of CCFIT’s role

3:50-4:15

UC Davis administrative computing review process (PPM 200-45) — Pete Siegel, Vice Provost-IET, and Dave Shelby, Assistant Vice Provost-IET

  • Proposed updates to PPM 200-45: Policy | Procedures
  • Discussion: Establishing a prioritization process | CCFIT's role

See also http://admincomputing.ucdavis.edu

4:15-4:30

Quick items

 

Feedback

Comments about the CCFIT report and activities can be sent directly to council-support@ucdavis.edu