Author's Note: This survey was developed by the workshop creators. Participants replied online, and were required to answer all questions. The author's only role in this was to gather responses from the survey.
We appreciate your taking our on-line workshop on "Building On-Line Courses", and would like to ask a few minutes of your time to complete the survey below to help us improve future versions.
Estimated completion time: 10 minutes
1. Basic Information.
Email address:
Position:
Affiliation:
Area represented : BusinessCommunity CollegeGovernmentEducationEngineeringLibraryMedicineNursingRetiredSelf-EmployedTrade AssociationTrainingOther If other, please specify:
Date when you took the workshop: August 1997November 1997March 1998
Approximate date that you started to work on the workshop: JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
2. Please rate the following items:
1(very low, very poor, not at all)
2
3
4
5(very high, excellent, very much)
I would recommend this workshop to a friend
The online materials were easy to understand and follow
The conference was easy to use
I can now use the software at the level I need
I feel confident I can design an online workshop
It was simple to get started, log on, and sendmaterials to the Web server
The on-line facilitators' support was fast and efficient
The time frame suggested for the different parts was good
3. Estimate the number of hours you spent on the following parts of the workshop:
0
<5
5-10
10-15
>15
Part 1: Learning to Use the Workshop Conferencing System
Part 2: The Basics of Creating a Web Page
Part 3: Learning Microsoft FrontPage
Part 4: Building a Syllabus and Assignments Page
Part 5: Creating Course Materials
Part 6: Conferencing and Chat Systems
Part 7: Managing Your Course
4. The last part of the workshop I completed was: Part 1: Learning to Use the Workshop Conferencing SystemPart 2: The Basics of Creating a Web PagePart 3: Learning Microsoft FrontPagePart 4: Building a Syllabus and Assignments PagePart 5: Creating Course MaterialsPart 6: Conferencing and Chat SystemsPart 7: Managing Your Course
5. I have used the knowledge I gained from the workshop at my own institution.
Yes No
6. I completed all the assignments that I needed for what I wanted to do.
7. If credit or certification were offered, would you be more likely to complete the workshop?
8. There were basic equipment requirements for this workshop. For the following questions, the primary computer is the computer that you used most of the time to work on the workshop.
What is the Operating System of the primary computer? Windows 95Windows NT 4.0Mac OS 7.5.3 or higher
Where is this computer located? HomeWorkOther (specify below)
If Other, where?
What is the connection speed of the primary computer? 14.4 modem28.8 modem33.6 modem56.6 modemISDN lineT1T3 or higherdon't know
How much memory does the primary computer have: 8 MB12 MB16 MB32 MB48 MB64 MB128 MB>128 MBdon't know
9. Using the following scale, please rate your knowledge of the following when you first started the workshop:
1 - no knowledge2 - have heard of it, but never used3 - occasional use4 - routinely use
Program
1
Notepad (PC) or SimpleText (Mac)
Word Processor
Graphics / Paint Programs
FTP
RealAudio/RealVideo
Allaire Forums
Microsoft FrontPage
HTML
Microsoft NetMeeting
10. Open-Ended Questions.
What were your initial expectations for the workshop, and did you feel that those expectations were met?
What would you improve about the workshp?
I had difficulty with the content in these parts of the workshop:
I had difficulty with the mechanics (e.g., logging on, sending materials to the Web server) of these parts of the workshop :
What was the best feature of the workshop? Why?
What was the worst feature of the workshop? Why?
What other topics would you have liked to learn?
Other comments that do not address the issues above are welcome!
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