Mediated Classroom Questionnaire - Fall 2004, The DART Project

The DART Project - Digitally Accessible Resources for Teaching

Please note the DART Project ended (6/29/07)

Mediated Classroom Questionnaire - Fall 2004

This survey is intended to help the DART Project identify information which will assist the team in consultations and presentations. Please note that the following mediated classroom (which include video projectors, internet connections, PCs [with the option of using a laptop] and VCR or DVD players) questions pertain to the Fall semester of 2004.

Mediated Classroom Assignment:

1. Did you ask to be assigned to a mediated classroom this semester?

Yes (If yes, skip to 3)
No

2. If no, why not?

Do not need one
Tried before and could not get one
New instructor, did not know I had to request one
Other

3. If yes, were you successful in getting the requested mediated classrooms?

All
Some, but not all classes
None
Not at first, but some eventually
Not at first, but all eventually

Mediated Classroom Usage:

4. What kinds of classes have you taught, or want to teach, using mediated classroom resources?

All classes, at all levels
Introductory survey classes only
Upper division classes only
Other

If you have previously taught in a mediated classroom, please answer the following questions:

5. How often do/did you use computers or digital media in the classroom? (For multiple course, write the type of class after each checked answer)

Every class session
Almost every class
2/3 of the class meetings
1/2 of the class meetings
1/4 of the class meetings
Infrequently or less than 20% of the time
Rarely or less than 10% of the time
Never

6. What percentage of time, during class sessions, do you use computers and/or digital media?

Most of the time (over 80%)
75%
50%
25%
Only a few minutes
Varies greatly

7. What kind of media do you use during a class session(s)? (Indicate as many as apply, giving a percentage of total media use after each checked answer)

PowerPoint
Websites
Online Databases (search engines)
Digital Media (CDs, DVDs, streaming files)
Other

8. Which of the following pedagogical styles do you use? (Check as many as apply.)

Content presentation, presented almost entirely by instructor
Content presentation, aimed at evoking informal student discussion
Student presentations
Other
If you chose Other, please explain.

DART Training:

9. Select any of the following that reflect desired help you need for either getting access to or using mediated classrooms.

Not all class assignments requested in mediated classroom were fulfilled. More classrooms needed.
Need help learning necessary technology software to make use of classroom:

PowerPoint
Image Editor (such as Photoshop or Paintshop Pro)
Web Authoring (such as Dreamweaver)

Need more digital teaching resources (check all that apply):

Have identified commercial collections, but need funds to acquire them.
Need help replacing old formats with digital resources (old slides, maps, etc.)
Need assistance scanning, photographing, recording, etc. existing out-of-copyright media.
Need assistance obtaining copyright permissions.

Need information on useful class-use websites and/or how to find them.
New to doing this, not sure what I want.
Worried about copyright, need help understanding what is OK to use
Other

10. Which of the following possible DART training would make using digital media in the classroom more successful. (Please number choices from 1 = most valuable to 8 = least valuable.)

PowerPoint workshop
Effective database search demonstration
Introduction to mediated classroom technology use
Mediated classroom teaching strategies (pedagogical)
Scanning media
Simple image editing
Using streaming media (video and/or audio)
Other

On behalf of the DART team, thank you for completing this survey. When you have completed the form, click the Submit button.

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