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ERC Instructional Technology Questionnaire
Please complete this questionnaire by 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 23. Two terms may require explanation in advance: 1. MEDIA EQUIPPED CLASSROOMS are ones typically outfitted with a digital projector and screen, one computer, a document camera, a CD/DVD/VHS player and network access; and 2. SMART CLASSROOMS have all of the same attributes, plus a computer for each student.
 
 
 
1. Your Name
   
 
 
* Academic Department
   
 
3. 
* Please identify the academic division of the college in which your department is located.
Natural Sciences Social Sciences Arts and Humanities Library
 
 
* 4. Please identify your level of proficiency in using technology in the classroom. Select the choice that best describes you.
 
Tech Savvy (comfortable with equipment and have in-depth knowledge of one or more software packages used instructionally)
 
Some Tech Expertise (comfortable with some equipment and have considerable knowledge of at least one software package used in class)
 
Limited Tech Knowledge (although I'm not an expert, I can reliably use one or two pieces of equipment and/or I have some knowledge of at least one software package used in class)
 
Little or No Tech Knowledge (at best, I muddle through using technology in the classroom, but I'm interested in developing greater proficiency)
 
Little or No Tech Knowledge, and I Don't Anticipate Needing to Learn About It (my discipline or my teaching style are unlikely to benefit from technology in the foreseeable future)
 
5. HARDWARE--CURRENT PRACTICES
Please select the response for each of the hardware items listed that best represents your usage.
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Daily
Single Computer (primarily for instructor to use media equipped features)
Computers for Instructor and Students (one per student or per team of students)
Data/Video Projector and Screen
CD/DVD/VHS Player and Speakers
Document Camera (allows projection of book pages and other opaque documents)
Multimedia Lectern (central control console for all fixed equipment)
Plug-in Panel (provides interface between fixed equipment, portable equipment and the network)
 
6. SOFTWARE--CURRENT PRACTICES
Please select the response for each type of software listed that best represents your usage.
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Daily
General Purpose Instructional Software (Blackboard, PT3 and others that help with planning & organization, presentation and student-faculty communication)
Specialized Software (software designed to serve the special needs of particular areas of study: statistics; graphics and design; graphing; etc.)
Presentation Software (most notably PowerPoint but others as well)
 
 
 
Which teaching software titles are you most interested in having available for use in a media equipped classroom?
   
Which teaching software titles are you most interested in having on all of the computers of a smart classroom?
   
 
 
8. GENERAL QUESTIONS
Which of the following items do you consider to be most important as Whittier College moves forward in supporting the use of instructional technology in the classroom? Number your responses 1 through 7, with 1 indicating the most important and 7 the least important, on a relative basis. EACH NUMBER CAN ONLY BE USED ONE TIME.
Media Equipped Classrooms (selected A-V components and network access)
Smart Classrooms (computer stations for all)
Instruction and support in learning about and applying teaching SOFTWARE in class
Instruction and support in learning about and using teaching HARDWARE in class
Instruction and support in learning about and using ONLINE RESOURCES in class
Technical support (setting up, troubleshooting and repairing) in using computers and related equipment in class
Set aside funds for hardware and software upgrades, even at the expense of developing a greater number of technology equipped facilities on campus
 
 
9. 
Training & Support Hardware Online Resources Software
Which of the following do you think is most important and therefore should be the area to which the greatest share of resources is applied?
 
 
10. 
Always Sometimes Never
If you teach classes in which the smart classroom configuration is or could be used, would it be pedagogically sound to have those students work in teams, two students per computer station?
 
 
11. 
None 1 2 3 4 5 6
Of the classes you teach in a single year, how many could reasonably use everyday access to media equipment (projector, DV D/VHS player, audio)?
Of the classes you teach in a single year, how many could reasonably use everyday access to online resources and media equipment (network connection, plus A-V equipment)?
Of the classes you teach in a single year, how many could reasonably use everyday access to a smart classroom (network, A-V equipment and computers for all)?
 
 
12. 
None 1-10 11-30 31-50 51-70 17-90 91-100
What percentage of the time you spend teaching do you need access to audio-visual equipment and/or online resources (media equipped configuration only)?
What percentage of the time you spend teaching do your students need individual access to a computer (smart classroom configuration only)?
 
 
13. HARDWARE and SOFTWARE-- VISION FOR FIVE YEARS IN THE FUTURE

Please select the response that represents your anticipated use and reliance upon each of the instructional technology items listed below, in the classroom, five years into the future.
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Daily Don't Know
Single Computer (primarily for instructor use)
Computers for Instructor and Students (one per student or per team of students)
Data/Video Projector and Screen
CD/DVD/VHS Player and Speakers
Document Camera (allows projection of book pages and other opaque documents)
Multimedia Lectern (central control console for all fixed equipment)
Plug-in Panel (provides interface between fixed equipment, portable equipment and the network)
Specialized Software (e.g. statistics, graphics and design, graphing, etc.)
General Instructional Software (software that combines planning/organization, presentation and communications functions)
Presentation Software (e.g. PowerPoint)
 
 
14. BONUS QUESTION-- ACTUALLY A GENUINE REQUEST
Yes Sorry, I Can't
If you have experience using instructional technology in the classroom, will you share your experience and acquired wisdom with other faculty members through presentations, workshops and other types of sharing sessions?
 
 
 
Please add perspective to any of your responses or address any instructional technology concerns not addressed in this questionnaire.
   
 
Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions regarding this survey.
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