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LTDC Communications Committee
December 10, 2007 – 10:00 a.m.
Teleconference

Members present: Jim Jorstad, Karen Ryan, Penny Ralston-Berg, and Pat Fellows. Carol Turner had a meeting conflict.

The question we addressed during the meeting was: “How do we explain to the world what the LTDC does?” We also talked about how to share our success stories more effectively.

• On the campuses they don’t know who we are, so how can we address this issue?
o Communications with Provosts as to what we are doing
o Emails to instructors, administrators, IT staff
o Utilize our D2L Portals
o Have a link or even a small banner or widget on the campus website at various times during the year re. the LTDC
o Newsletters – possibly created in HTML and emailed to instructors and others as mentioned above
o Print information
o Bi-Yearly communication of what the LTDC is doing

• How can we be more visible with UW System groups?
o Create a closer tie with OPID on our campuses and as a whole group
o Be more visible at the UW System Joint Meetings (ITMS, EMTC, CUWL, CWCW, etc.)
 Possible poster session at a reception after dinner at Green Lake?

• How can the LTDC members share what is happening on their respective campuses in more depth and detail?
o Passport to Technology – UW LaCrosse conference for faculty in January
o An online conference for UW System instructors, instructional designers, support staff
o Follow UW Madison’s Academic Technology model of WLW sessions one Friday a month
 Offer our own two weeks later at the same time….
 Have some of our instructors participate in Madison’s program (a UW Colleges faculty member has done this)

Action Steps for February meeting:
• Jim – work on how to better keep Provosts informed
• Penny – Create a Wiki for the Communications Committee
• Pat – Talk to UW System Joint Conference chair to begin plans for stronger LTDC presence
• Karen – Create a Template for LTDC’s and OPID to use on campus to promote the campus LTDC’s.
• Pat and Carol (?) – talk about how the LTDC can partner with Carol’s department to provide more visibility of what instructors across the state are doing that is innovative.

Next meeting: 2nd week of February, 2008