Mobile Teaching and Learning

Mobile Computing Task Force - Membership, Mission and Goals

Chair    John Ross    
Center for Teaching Excellence and Learning Technology     Hong Wang, Kenneth Rigler    
Computing and Telecommunication Center     David Schmidt, Mike Nease, Nancy Cunningham, Jack Jackson    
College of Arts and Sciences     Art Morin, Ron Schott, Richard Lisichenko    
College of Business and Leadership     Carl Parker and Gladys Swindler    
College of Education and Technology     Kathy Dale and Ron Fahey    
College of Health and Life Sciences     Sandra Tweed    
Forsyth Library     Heath Bogart    
Classified Staff Membership     Ed Howell    
Student Membership     Derek Osburn, Drew Thomas, Cole Engel, Philip Van Horn    

Mission

The Mobile Computing Task Force will provide oversight over the FHSU Mobile Computing project, establish best practices for teaching, support, and service that involves mobile computing and promote mobile computing on the FHSU campus. 

Goals

1. Review mobile computing programs implemented at other institutions
2. Define best practices for the implementation of Mobile Computing at FHSU
3. Offer recommendations to the FHSU administration regarding policies, practices, and procedures
4. Provide recommendation about approaches to student laptop ownership.
1. FHSU leasing program
2. Purchase of an FHSU-recommended system
3. Adherence to a set of minimum standards for a system
4. Combination of approaches
5. Provide recommendations regarding vendors and vendor programs
6. Define specific hardware recommendations for students and faculty.
7. Define specific operating system recommendations for students and faculty.
8. Define specific application software recommendations.
9. Define operating system and application software configuration recommendations
10. Review issues that involve mobile computing
1. Printing
2. Battery life and charging
3. Wireless connectivity
4. Devices other than laptop computers