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Technology at Telnet College
The Wave of the Future
Presented by the Task Force on Campus Technology
Mission Statement
Telnet College is committed to celebrating the
diversity of our students, staff, and faculty. We
pledge to serve all of our students by providing
an academically challenging and compelling
co-curricular learning experience . Our goal is
to educate students to become engaged citizens
and to embrace life-long inquiry.
Overview
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Current Status
Identification of Primary Issues
Recommended Courses of Action
Current Status
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Tuition & Fees - $19,000; Room & Board - $6,000
Residence hall amenities include cable television and
modem pool internet access; no College-provided
internet access off-campus
Several computer labs available on campus;
one central, 24 hour lab (Keyboard Hall)
No on-line services currently available;
college web-page does exist
Judicial process, providing due process to accused
students, is in place with the Dean of Students serving as
the judicial officer
Issue:
Accessibility, the Digital Divide,
& Techno-Savvy Parents
Recommended Courses of Action:
 Providing computer use workshops during orientation
 Creating more labs (particularly in residence halls) and
extending lab hours
 Phone Help Line staffed by central computer lab staff
 Provide modem pool for off-campus students
 Making all services available on both web and paper
 Creating an “Especially for Parents” information
section on the College web site
Issue:
Technology Planning
(service satisfaction, connection, bandwidth)
Recommended Courses of Action:
 Assessment of students and faculty as well as a
cost/benefit analysis (see handout)
 Research peer institutions
 Investigate cable modems in residence halls
 Consider prohibiting music file sharing
web page access; institute a bandwidth usage or
technology fee
Issue:
Harassment, Plagiarism, Privacy
Recommended Courses of Action:
 Policy Creation*
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Code of Conduct
Acceptable Use of College Computing Facilities
Acceptable Use of Resident Computer Network
Programming
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Supported by student development theory:
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Sanford (challenge and support)
Maslow (safety needed to learn)
Tinto (safe, supportive environment needed to retain students)
In person & in chat rooms
Orientation
*Sample policies can be found at: www.columbia.edu/acis/policy;
www.wellesley.edu/acceptuse.html; www.dartmouth.edu/comp/itpolicy/
Issue:
Building Community
Recommended Courses of Action:
 Reinventing Programming:
The need to meet students where they are at
 Redefine programming models to include
web-based ways of interacting, for example:
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Instant messenger, chat rooms, networked games
and programs in addition to traditional face-to-face
interaction
Issue:
Offering Web Services
Recommended Courses of Action:
 Investigate the creation of Web Services Portal via
collaboration with Computer Science Faculty & Students
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supported by student development theory:
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Providing links:
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Astin (involving students in a meaningful project)
Kolb (allowing students to learn first-hand)
health/counseling, financial aid, student activities, tutoring, writing
center, academic advising, housing (assignments & contracts),
international education, career services, multicultural student services
Admissions & Registration could be completed online,
electronic payment option available
Feasibility Study of Distance Education
Issue:
Internet-based Addictions
Recommended Courses of Action:
 Provide training to staff to recognize
warning signs of addictive behaviors
 Distinguishing between internet use addiction
vs. content addiction (ex. gambling, shopping)
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Advertise counseling workshops & use
reduction tips on-line
Compiled by the
Task Force on Campus Technology
Dr. Irma B. Mullins, Director of Information Technology/Associate Professor of
Computer Science
Carrie Halsell, Director of Housing
Dr. Franklin Dell, Dean of Students
Molly MacIntosh, President of Associated Students of Telnet College
John Hewlett, At-Large Student Representative
Dr. DeMarcus Packard, Director of Multicultural Student Services/Assistant
Professor of Ethnic Studies
Dr. Kyoko Tanabe, Professor of Business Administration/Chair of Distance
Education Task Force
Dr. Michael Gateway, Addictive Behaviors Specialist, College Counseling
Dave Wolf, Media Technician
(In cooperation with Amy Akana, Michele Jones, Tricia Seifert, & Renee Stowell)
(Go Beavs!)