K20 Advisory Committee Meeting - April 19th, 2004
Internet2 Spring 2004 Members Meeting
Arlington, VA
PARTICIPANTS
Kim Breuninger – Chester City IU
Heather Brunning – Internet2
Hud Croasdale – Virginia Tech
Steve Corbato – Internet2
Tom Egan - Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education
Eddie Elfers – Wayne State
Louis Fox – Internet2 K20 Initiative
Alan Feldman – TERC/NEIRTEC
Bill Giddings – Missouri Research Network
Doug Heacock – KanRen
Pam Holley-Wilcox – University of Nebraska
Jennifer MacDougall – MAGPI
Charlie McMickle – NJEDge.net
Leann Parker – University of California
Sheri Prupis – NJEDge.net
Linda Roos - OARnet
Susan Scott – IHETS
Sandy Spraftka – North Dakota State University
Art Recesso – LPSL/University of Georgia
Richard Rose – USM – UMATS
Art St George – University of New Mexico
Rob Vietzke – University of Connecticut
James Werle – Internet2 K20 Initiative
John Wenrich – Virginia Tech
Carol Willis – Texas Education Network
State Updates:
one-page summaries and Power Point Slides
- Ohio: PowerPoint (12 KB)
- Oklahoma: PowerPoint (67 KB)
- Maryland: Word • PowerPoint (517 KB)
- Minnesota: PowerPoint (465 KB)
- Missouri: Word • PowerPoint (209 KB)
- Pennsylvania: PowerPoint (212 KB)
- Virginia: PDF • PowerPoint (622 KB)
*K20 Communications Strategy: What is the value of K20? (Sherilyn Evans and Tom Egan, All)*
Sherilyn Evans and Tom Egan led a discussion on the value of I2 connectivity in the K20 community, and how we communicate that message to stakeholders – policy makers, funders, K20 constituents.
- Compelling arguments - competitive advantage (students from other countries are gaining ground against US students)
- Digital divide issue (funding Internet2 helps equally distribute access to digital learning resources)
*Guest Speaker: Heather Boyles, Internet2: International Programs & K20*
- ACTION ITEM: Heather Boyles and Jennifer MacDougal will continue to work at identifying the appropriate counterparts overseas. myK20 can be used to help create a global network of people interested in using advanced networks as a collaborative learning vehicle.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Art Recesso, University of Georgia
Art discussed a collaborative teacher training project involving Georgia Public Broadcasting, Internet2, and the Learning & Performance Support Laboratory at the University of Georgia. (PowerPoint 3,634 KB)
K20 State Working Group Report:
The group presented a white paper for discussion
Lunch with Helen Soule
Senior Advisor for Technology,Office of Postsecondary Education, United States Department of Education
- Department of Education is willing to consider thinking about providing "Internet2 to every school desktop" similar to the "broadband to every home" initiative.
- perhaps focus a student performance problem and run several pilot projects to show how Internet2 connectivity can be used.
Project Feature: Lewis and Clark Live from the Trail to the Classroom
Bob Dixon gave anoverview of the project then introduced Lewis live from the banks of the St. Louis River. Presentation PowerPoint (2,813 KB)
Guest Speakers – Mary Trauner, Internet2
Discussion: ViDe Video Conferencing Cookbook, v4. — Presentation PowerPoint(378 KB)
K20 Middleware Update: Kate Wittenberg, Columbia University
- ACTION ITEM: Contact Kate Wittenberg if you are interested in learning more about a K-12 middleware pilot project. kw49@columbia.edu