Summary of Technology Survey
Conducted by the College Teaching Learning and
Technology Roundtable (CTLTR)
In November 1997 the College Teaching Learning
and Technology Roundtable distributed a technology survey to all
College faculty in order to survey the current use of technology
in teaching. A total of 65 faculty returned the survey forms,
and a summary of their responses is presented here. The following
list shows the distribution of Departments who responded to the
survey (and the number of responses from these Departments):
| Anthropology |
2 |
| Art and Art History |
3 |
| Biology |
2 |
| Biomedical Engineering |
1 |
| Brain and Cognitive Science |
1 |
| Chemical Engineering |
1 |
| Chemistry |
3 |
| Clinical and Social Psychology |
7 |
| Computer Science |
3 |
| Economics |
1 |
| Electrical Engineering |
1 |
| English |
3 |
| Mathematics |
5 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
6 |
| Modern Languages and Cultures |
1 |
| Music |
2 |
| Naval Science |
4 |
| Optics |
2 |
| Physics and Astronomy |
7 |
| Political Science |
5 |
| Religion and Classics |
2 |
| Unknown |
3 |
1. General comments:
- How would you rate the importance of technology to you
as an instructor?
| Unimportant |
2% |
| Somewhat |
32% |
| Important |
29% |
| Very |
22% |
| Crucial |
15% |
- How would you rate the resources and support available
for instructional technology at the University?
| No Comment |
8% |
| Hopeless |
5% |
| Poor |
26% |
| Adequate |
43% |
| Good |
15% |
| Excellent |
3% |
- Do you have web-based course material on-line?
| Yes |
25% |
| No |
71% |
| No Comment |
5% |
- Have you developed instructional technology to enhance
the classroom experience?
| Yes |
40% |
| No |
55% |
| No Comment |
5% |
- Where do you turn for help with, and resources for, instructional
technology?
| AMES |
34% |
| Library |
14% |
| Multimedia |
20% |
| Peers |
51% |
| UCC |
23% |
| Students |
14% |
| Conferences |
3% |
- Are students adequately prepared to use the technology
that you are incorporating into your course work?
| Yes |
66% |
| No |
15% |
| No Comment |
18% |
- Does student access (or lack of access) to technology
affects your decision to use it in the classroom?
| Yes |
34% |
| No |
52% |
| No Comment |
14% |
- Would your use of instructional technology increase if
you knew that each student had a desktop computer in their residence
hall room?
| Yes |
46% |
| No |
42% |
| No Comment |
12% |
- Would your use of instructional technology increase if
you knew that each student had a portable computer?
| Yes |
9% |
| No |
62% |
| No Comment |
29% |
- Have you evaluated the effects of educational technology
in your courses?
| Yes |
20% |
| No |
62% |
| No Comment |
18% |
2. Current use of technology:
All numbers are percentages of the total response. The numbers
listed below "As is" show the fraction of faculty who
are satisfied with their current use of a specific tool. The numbers
listed under "Training", "Hardware", and "Software"
show the fraction of faculty who are currently using these tools,
but felt that their use of these tools could be improved by more
training, more hardware, and more software.
|
As is |
Training |
Hardware |
Software |
Total |
| Email |
75% |
3% |
0% |
2% |
80% |
| Newsgroups |
29% |
5% |
0% |
2% |
35% |
| Listservers |
26% |
9% |
0% |
2% |
37% |
- Web-based Course Materials:
|
As is |
Training |
Hardware |
Software |
Total |
| Assignments |
20% |
14% |
0% |
0% |
34% |
| Lecture Notes |
25% |
15% |
0% |
0% |
40% |
| Syllabi |
26% |
15% |
0% |
0% |
42% |
| Readings |
20% |
15% |
0% |
0% |
35% |
| Old Exams |
22% |
15% |
0% |
0% |
37% |
|
As is |
Training |
Hardware |
Software |
Total |
| Word processing (e.g. Word, WordPerfect) |
83% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
85% |
| Spreadsheet software (e.g. Excel, lotus, Quattro Pro) |
54% |
8% |
0% |
2% |
63% |
| Database software (e.g. dBase, Access) |
26% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
26% |
| Desktop publishing (e.g. Pagemaker) |
15% |
8% |
2% |
2% |
26% |
| Presentation software (e.g. Powerpoint, Persuasion) |
32% |
6% |
0% |
2% |
40% |
| Animation software (e.g. Director) |
5% |
3% |
0% |
5% |
12% |
| 3D Modeling software (e.g. Ray Dream Designer, Bryce) |
2% |
3% |
0% |
6% |
11% |
| Courseware authoring tools (e.g. Toolbook, Hypercard) |
5% |
5% |
0% |
5% |
14% |
| Web Authoring software (e.g. PageMill, Netscape Gold) |
18% |
5% |
0% |
8% |
31% |
| Image digitizing/editing software (e.g. Photoshop) |
14% |
5% |
0% |
5% |
23% |
| Drawing/illustration software (e.g. Illustrator, CorelDraw) |
20% |
5% |
0% |
8% |
32% |
| Video digitizing/editing software (e.g. Premiere) |
5% |
3% |
0% |
5% |
12% |
| Sound digitizing/editing software (e.g. Finale) |
5% |
0% |
0% |
5% |
9% |
| Statistical software (e.g. SAS, Minitab, SPSS) |
20% |
3% |
0% |
5% |
28% |
| Mathematical software (e.g. Gauss, Mathematica, Matlab) |
20% |
2% |
0% |
6% |
28% |
| CD-ROM Production |
5% |
3% |
5% |
0% |
12% |
- Display and Projection Tools:
|
As is |
Training |
Hardware |
Software |
Total |
| Overhead |
78% |
0% |
3% |
0% |
82% |
| Slide |
48% |
0% |
3% |
0% |
51% |
| Film |
32% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
34% |
| TV |
26% |
0% |
5% |
0% |
31% |
| Video |
34% |
2% |
14% |
0% |
49% |
| Computer display/projection |
11% |
3% |
14% |
0% |
28% |
3. Future use of technology:
All numbers are percentages of the total response. The numbers
listed under "Training", "Hardware", and "Software"
show the fraction of faculty who might use these tools in the
future, but need training, hardware, or software before being
able to implement these tools.
|
Training |
Hardware |
Software |
Total |
| Email |
2% |
2% |
2% |
5% |
| Newsgroups |
9% |
0% |
2% |
11% |
| Listservers |
9% |
0% |
5% |
14% |
- Web-based Course Materials:
|
Training |
Hardware |
Software |
Total |
| Assignments |
22% |
0% |
14% |
35% |
| Lecture Notes |
20% |
0% |
9% |
29% |
| Syllabi |
22% |
0% |
11% |
32% |
| Readings |
23% |
2% |
8% |
32% |
| Old Exams |
20% |
2% |
5% |
26% |
|
Training |
Hardware |
Software |
Total |
| Word processing (e.g. Word, WordPerfect) |
0% |
0% |
2% |
2% |
| Spreadsheet software (e.g. Excel, lotus, Quattro Pro) |
2% |
0% |
5% |
6% |
| Database software (e.g. dBase, Access) |
0% |
0% |
5% |
5% |
| Desktop publishing (e.g. Pagemaker) |
14% |
0% |
2% |
15% |
| Presentation software (e.g. Powerpoint, Persuasion) |
11% |
0% |
2% |
12% |
| Animation software (e.g. Director) |
9% |
0% |
5% |
14% |
| 3D Modeling software (e.g. Ray Dream Designer, Bryce) |
5% |
0% |
3% |
8% |
| Courseware authoring tools (e.g. Toolbook, Hypercard) |
11% |
0% |
3% |
14% |
| Web Authoring software (e.g. PageMill, Netscape Gold) |
17% |
0% |
2% |
18% |
| Image digitizing/editing software (e.g. Photoshop) |
17% |
0% |
5% |
22% |
| Drawing/illustration software (e.g. Illustrator, CorelDraw) |
17% |
0% |
0% |
17% |
| Video digitizing/editing software (e.g. Premiere) |
12% |
2% |
0% |
14% |
| Sound digitizing/editing software (e.g. Finale) |
5% |
0% |
2% |
6% |
| Statistical software (e.g. SAS, Minitab, SPSS) |
5% |
0% |
2% |
6% |
| Mathematical software (e.g. Gauss, Mathematica, Matlab) |
8% |
2% |
3% |
12% |
| CD-ROM Production |
14% |
2% |
3% |
18% |
- Display and Projection Tools:
|
Training |
Hardware |
Software |
Total |
| Overhead |
3% |
0% |
2% |
5% |
| Slide |
2% |
3% |
0% |
5% |
| Film |
2% |
2% |
0% |
3% |
| TV |
2% |
3% |
0% |
5% |
| Video |
8% |
3% |
0% |
11% |
| Computer display/projection |
25% |
22% |
0% |
46% |
4. Do not know/Do not need:
All numbers are percentages of the total response.
|
Don't know |
Don't need |
| Email |
0% |
5% |
| Newsgroups |
11% |
25% |
| Listservers |
14% |
22% |
- Web-based Course Materials:
|
Don't know |
Don't need |
| Assignments |
8% |
14% |
| Lecture Notes |
8% |
12% |
| Syllabi |
6% |
11% |
| Readings |
6% |
15% |
| Old Exams |
6% |
18% |
|
Don't know |
Don't need |
| Word processing (e.g. Word, WordPerfect) |
0% |
2% |
| Spreadsheet software (e.g. Excel, lotus, Quattro Pro) |
3% |
17% |
| Database software (e.g. dBase, Access) |
9% |
28% |
| Desktop publishing (e.g. Pagemaker) |
11% |
31% |
| Presentation software (e.g. Powerpoint, Persuasion) |
12% |
14% |
| Animation software (e.g. Director) |
15% |
37% |
| 3D Modeling software (e.g. Ray Dream Designer, Bryce) |
18% |
35% |
| Courseware authoring tools (e.g. Toolbook, Hypercard) |
22% |
31% |
| Web Authoring software (e.g. PageMill, Netscape Gold) |
14% |
20% |
| Image digitizing/editing software (e.g. Photoshop) |
12% |
23% |
| Drawing/illustration software (e.g. Illustrator, CorelDraw) |
9% |
17% |
| Video digitizing/editing software (e.g. Premiere) |
14% |
35% |
| Sound digitizing/editing software (e.g. Finale) |
12% |
48% |
| Statistical software (e.g. SAS, Minitab, SPSS) |
6% |
35% |
| Mathematical software (e.g. Gauss, Mathematica, Matlab) |
11% |
31% |
| CD-ROM Production |
15% |
32% |
- Display and Projection Tools:
|
Don't know |
Don't need |
| Overhead |
0% |
9% |
| Slide |
0% |
35% |
| Film |
2% |
49% |
| TV |
0% |
51% |
| Video |
2% |
29% |
| Computer display/projection |
3% |
12% |
5. ResTV.
The survey also included a number of questions related to ResTV,
which is currently being installed on campus, which will provide
student access to a number of educational channels, and also allows
U of R to broadcast materials on a number of channels. A summary
of the results of this part of the survey is given here.
- If cable TV with educational channels were available,
providing cable access to all residence halls and classrooms,
would you use this as part of your instruction?
| Yes |
17% |
| No |
51% |
| Do no know |
17% |
Some details of those who answered YES to the above question:
Art and Art History
Clinical and Social Psychology
Mechanical Engineering
Modern Languages and Cultures
Music
Naval Science
Political Science
Religion and Classics
| A&E |
36% |
| Bravo |
9% |
| C-SPAN1 |
27% |
| C-SPAN2 |
27% |
| CNBC |
27% |
| CNN |
55% |
| Deutsche Welle |
18% |
| Discovery Channel |
36% |
| Int'l Channel Network |
9% |
| Learning Channel |
36% |
| MSNBC |
27% |
| NASA |
18% |
| Weather Channel |
9% |
- Would you view programs during class time?
- Would you assign programs for viewing outside the classroom?
- Would you have your classes taped for later viewing?
- Would you be interested in broadcasting class specific
materials?
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