Sholom Gold (sholom@isinj.com)
Mon, 21 Dec 1998 15:38:57 -0500
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 15:38:57 -0500 From: Sholom Gold <sholom@isinj.com> Subject: [ifets] Attitude Survey here.
Hello Ifetsites-
This is the first time I have posted to ifets, though I have had some
interesting side discussions. I am a doctoral student doing research on
DL. I created a course to train teachers how to teach online. For more
info, please
see the Wellspring at <http://wellspring.isinj.com>. The link is closer
to the bottom because the demand is so high. As part of my research I
constructed several surveys to assess the users. I am including part of
one of the surveys here for public comment. Please cc me at
<sholom@isinj.com> when you reply. Thank you in advance for your input.
Sincerely,
Sholom Gold, EdM.
Teachers College, Columbia University
Survey---
Teacher and Student Prerequisite Characteristics:
1. How important are the following teacher and student characteristics
in an asynchronous online course?
Please indicate from Zero (low) to Five (high).
0-Not at All 1-A Little 2-Somewhat 3-Not Sure 4- Important 5-Crucial
a. Teacher=92s Previous face-to-face Classroom Experience
b. Teacher=92s Knowledge of Pedagogy and Curriculum Development
c. Teacher=92s Previous Knowledge of the Subject Matter Content
d. Teacher=92s Knowledge of User Interface and Design
e. Teacher=92s Knowledge of Group Facilitation
f. Teacher=92s Ability to Use the Technology
g. Teacher=92s Written Communication Ability
h. Teacher=92s Access to Computers
i. Student=92s Written Communication Ability
j. Student=92s Ability to study independently
k. Student=92s Ability to work together
l. Student=92s Ability to Use the Technology
m. Student=92s Access to Computers
Online Course Components:
2. How important are the following components in an asynchronous online
course?
Please indicate from Zero (low) to Five (high).
0-Not at All 1-A Little 2-Somewhat 3-Not Sure 4-Important 5-Very
Important
a. Modular structure
b. Course Home Page
c. Human Instructor
d. Teacher Feedback and Communication
e. Other Student Feedback and Communication
f. Automatic Feedback (e.g. multiple choice exams)
g. Lectures
h. Essays
i. FAQ
j. Glossary
k. Teachers Background Information
l. Class Profile Lists
m. Web Readings and other resources
n. Off-Web Readings and other resources
o. Web-based Activities
p. Off-Web Activities
q. Collaboration with online students
r. Discussion Board (asynchronous)
s. Email and Listservs/Mailing Lists
t. Realtime Chat
u. Outside Experts and Learning Communities
v. Multimedia (e.g. Audio, Video, Shockwave, etc.)
w. Help Desk and Technical Backup Person
THREE DIMENSIONS OF THE STUDY
These next series of questions will gather information across three
dimensions. They are:
A. Technology Attitudes- How technologic centric are the teachers?
B. Social Attitudes towards Online Education -How rooted in f2f methods
are the teachers?
C. Communication and Collaboration - How important is the Teachers role
(versus the technology, students, etc.) in the knowledge of techniques
and actual fostering of communication and collaboration among the
students?
1. In regards to an asynchronous online course, please indicate the
extent you agree or disagree with the following statements about
Technology:
0-Strongly Disagree 1-Disagree 2-Not Sure 3-Agree 4-Strongly Agree
a. "Technology integrated into education is better than traditional
education only."
b. "The goal of online education should be to re-invent existing
educational practices."
c. In order for face-to-face teachers to teach online they need more:
1-Technology training
2-Training in online Pedagogical and Collaboration techniques
3- Indifferent
d. Technology=92s role is to make teaching and learning:
1-Convenient
2-Better
3-Indifferent
e. The recent trend of delivering education through the Internet is a:
1-Bad and Destructive one.
2-Good and Positive one.
3-Indifferent
2. In regards to an asynchronous online course, please indicate the
extent you agree or disagree with the following statements about Social
Attitudes:
0-Strongly Disagree 1-Disagree 2-Not Sure 3-Agree 4-Strongly Agree
a. "Face-to-face courses are better quality than online courses."
b. "Teaching and learning online is more convenient than satisfying."
c. "Students perform better in online courses."
d. "You can never make any good friends in an online class.=94
e. =93In face-to-face courses, learning is deeper and teaching is more
satisfying than in online classes.=94
3. In regards to an asynchronous online course, please evaluate the
following statements about Communication and Collaboration:
a. The perfect size of an online class is:
0-less than 10 students
1-10 to 30 students
2-30 to 50 students
3-50 to 70 students
4-70 or more students
b. For an online course, what percentage grade would you assign to the
following areas:
Tests
1-Less than 25%
2-25 to 50%
3-50 to 75%
4-75% or more
Discussion
1-Less than 25%
2-25 to 50%
3-50 to 75%
4-75% or more
Projects
1-Less than 25%
2-25 to 50%
3-50 to 75%
4-75% or more
c. My approach to organizing my teaching is to have students:
1- form Learning Teams.
2-work individually or in groups
3-Indifferent
d. An important teaching role is to:
1-guide students to pursue goals.
2-present content clearly and coherently
3-Other
e. In regards to assessment, I tend to accept:
1-common outcomes.
2-diversity of coutcomes.
3-be indifferent.
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