Noyce Evaluation Conference:

Collecting useful and accessible data

October 26, 2006

All Noyce PI’s and project members were invited to participate in this virtual conference. During this meeting, we presented information we have obtained and synthesized into a new database, and the surveys that administrators and scholars will complete.

The goal of this conference was to make sure that the data we collect is meaningful for all of us and also straightforward for you to provide.  Your knowledge of your site and insights into the data will continue to be central to making our evaluation successful.

Recordings of the conference can be accessed at any time.  Technical details for using Breeze are available below.  The recordings do not include images of the presentation and surveys for technical reasons, but a copy of these is also available.

Recordings:

Click here to view the presentation and instruments from the conference

We are working hard to incorporate your feedback into these surveys and questions, and encourage you to send further thoughts.

You are welcome to communicate with us after the conference by sending an e-mail to Frances Lawrenz (lawrenz@umn.edu).

Technical Requirements:

The software used to broadcast this meeting is Breeze 5.1 and enables you to facilitate a web conference delivered over the web through a supported web browser and the Flash Player.

You need:

·                  An Internet connection (Broadband or higher connection speed; we recommend using a landline rather than wireless)

·                  Sound card (this is usually preinstalled on computers) to hear audio

·                  Speakers (internal or external, but we recommend external speakers or a headphone) to hear audio

·                  One of the following combinations of operating systems and web browsers:

    • Windows (98se, 2000, XP) – use Internet Explorer (5.0, 5.5, 6.0); Netscape Navigator (7.1); AOL (9); Mozilla Firefox (1.0.3)
    • Macintosh (OS X 10.2, 10.3, 10.4) – use Safari (1.1, 1.2, 2.0); Mozilla Firefox (1.0.3)
    • Linux – use Mozilla (1.2)
    • Solaris – use Mozilla (1.4)

·                  One of the following browser plug-ins: Macromedia Flash player 6.0.65 or higher, or Macromedia Flash player 7 or higher for Linux and Solaris [click here to download this plug-in]

·                  Macromedia Breeze Meeting Add-in for Windows [click here for Windows] or Macromedia Breeze Meeting Add-in for Macintosh [click here for Macintosh]

·                  If you would like to talk to us during the conference, you need a microphone to broadcast audio. This might be part of your computer internally but otherwise you will need a headset with microphone or an external microphone

·                  If you would like us to see you during the conference, you need a web camera to broadcast video