Fall 2001 Blackboard Faculty Survey

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Fall 2001BlackboardFaculty Survey

• Blackboard Courseinfo 4.1.0
• ITAC, Bradley University

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Rate your computer skills
1 advanced 2 intermediate 3 novice
Total responses 35
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Rate your expertise in using online technologies
1 advanced 2 intermediate 3 novice
Total responses 35
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Before Blackboard, how had you used the web for
teaching ?
1 didnt use the web for
teaching 2 created a web site for
course materials 3 stored files on a server for
students to download 4 used Cyberprof 5
used Hypernews
Total responses 35
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How often do you use Blackboard ?
1 everyday 2 3 to 4 times per week 3 once
or twice a week 4 just a few times a month
Total responses 35
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How many total hours have you spent using
Blackboard for one class ?
1 1-5 hours 2 6-10 hours 3 11-15 hours 4
16-20 hours 5 21 hours
Total responses 34
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How many of your lessons/lectures have been
completely online ?
1 None 2 1-2 3 3-5 4 6-15 5 an entire
class is online
Total responses 34
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Which Content tools you have used and how often ?
9
Which Communication tools you have used and how
often ?
10
Which Assessment tools you have used and how
often ?
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Why did you choose to use Blackboard ?
1 because it was said to be easy to
learn 2 for distance learning 3 to have
students use the technology 4 to
challenge yourself 5 to do something new 6 to
provide students greater access to
materials 7 to provide students with a
greater variety of ways to communicate
with you and their classmates
Total responses 33
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Would you have tried online teaching without
Blackboard ?
1 yes 2 no
Total responses 34
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Has Blackboard changed student learning?
35 responses

• No - 31
• Improved access to information - 14
• Improved communication faster quizzes - 14
• Increased use of technology - 6
• Improved student collaboration - 6
• Other comments - 3 each
• Students were better prepared in class
• Students were more satisfied
• Frees up more time in class
• Students had no excuse for not getting extra
  materials
• Helped synchronize on and off campus programs

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Has Blackboard changed you expectations of your
students?
35 responses

• No - 54
• Expect them to be responsible for materials and
  quizzes - 20
• Other comments - 3 each
• Expect them to know the technology
• Expect them not to demand re-teaching of the
  material if they miss
• Expect them to be more conscientious in
  communicating with instructor and peers

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What have been your students reactions or
attitudes toward using Blackboard?

• Positive/accepting - 54
• Dont know - 14
• Very few complaints - 9
• Mixed - 6
• Especially liked online grade book - 6
• Other comments - 3 each
• Time consuming and frustrating if too much
  material is available
• Satisfied with discussion board
• Graduate students will need more experience
• Slow to get used to
• Not used much

35 responses
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How has Blackboard provided benefits to your
students ?
1 easier access to materials 2 available
anytime, anywhere 3 provides one-to-one contact
with instructor and other
students 4 Blackboard hasnt provided
benefits
Total responses 33
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What Blackboard features worked well for you?
35 responses

• Course Documents - 31
• Grade Book - 29
• Announcements - 23
• Discussion Board - 14
• Email - 14
• All of the features - 14
• Quizzes - 9
• Groups - 9
• Drop box - 9

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What Blackboard features didnt work well for you?
35 responses

• Grade Book is too constraining - 11
• Adding materials to Course Documents is very
  time consuming - 11
• Chat - 11
• Quizzes - 11
• Drop box needs to have more compatible file types
  - 9

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How did Blackboard affect the amount of
information you could provide students?
35 responses

• Increased - 34
• No impact - 11
• Made it easier to get information to students -
  11
• Faster dissemination of information - 11
• Frees up more time for discussion in class - 11
• Other comments - 3 each
• Reduced paper
• Permitted access to visuals

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How much time are you spending interacting
one-on-one with students in a course using
Blackboard compared to a class you teach that
doesnt use Blackboard ?
1 more time interacting 2 less time
interacting 3 about the same 4 doesnt apply
Total responses 34
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How much time is required in order to learn
Blackboard ?
1 0-3 hours 2 4-6 hours 3 7-9 hours 4 10
hours
Total responses 33
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How much time did it take for you to feel
comfortable using Blackboard ?
1 0-2 weeks 2 3-5 weeks 3 6 weeks
Total responses 32
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What is your reaction or attitude toward using
Blackboard?
35 responses

• Positive/liked it - 94
• Mixed - 6
• Would like to explore more ways to use it - 17
• Need more time to work on it - 6
• Wish I were in a mediated classroom in order to
  use Blackboard more in class - 6

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Has Blackboard met your expectations?
35 responses

• Yes - 74
• Mixed - 9
• Easy to use - 11
• Other comments - 3 each
• Not as responsive to variation
• Scanned documents are not an efficient use of
  time
• Thought it would be easier to upload groups of
  materials
• Provides immediate feedback
• Makes materials very accessible
• Not pleased with grade book
• Features of Discussion board and drop box are
  limited

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What obstacles have you encountered?
35 responses

• Time constraints - 23
• Slow response time - 9
• Difficult to access from home - 6
• Students dont look at announcements often - 6
• Other comments - 3 each
• Problem with file types
• Need more mediated classrooms
• Doesnt link within the site
• Need easier way of working with multiple sections
  of a course
• Problem storing quizzes
• Student dependency on reminders
• Instructors tendency to over use Blackboard
• No obstacles

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Have the benefits received justified the time
invested to learn and use Blackboard?
35 responses

• Yes - 94
• No, or not yet - 6
• It increases aptness with technology as well as
  organizing data - 14
• Provides immediate communication and feedback
  with students - 9
• Other comments - 3 each
• Less copying and paper use
• Easy to learn
• Students no longer call about their grades

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What are the primary advantages to teaching using
Blackboard?
23 responses

• Better access to materials and each other - 78
• More organization - 13
• More communication with students - 13
• Less hassle with grades - 13
• Archive of class - 9
• No duplicating expenses - 9
• Secured access - 9

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What are the primary disadvantages to teaching
using Blackboard?
19 responses

• Time required to learn and use - 26
• None - 21
• More effort, need more secretarial staff time -
  11
• Other comments - 5 each
• This is skills training, not education
• Limited tools
• Worried about network or server being down
• Less face to face contact, mentoring, role
  modeling, general classroom exchange
• Not sure about its assessment value

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How can support services be improved?
22 responses

• Training and support has been great - 45
• Other comments - 5 each
• Provide release time
• Provide production assistance
• More mediated classrooms
• Add a tutorial for students

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What are your requirements to succeed in using
Blackboard?
26 responses

• Time to learn and time to produce - 35
• Patience - 12
• No additional needs - 12
• Continue one-on-one training - 12
• Better technology - 8
• Other comments - 4 each
• Priority
• More refined training program
• Acrobat writer
• Better network speed
• Self-initiative

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What support do your students need?
27 responses

• Training seminar or presentation - 26
• Students seemed fine without support - 15
• Having a support person to call - 7
• Knowledge of how to use computers and software -
  7
• A course or packaged materials for training
  purposes - 7
• Add Blackboard to EHS 120 or freshman orientation
  so students are exposed when they first come to
  Bradley - 7

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What will you need to continue or expand your use
of technology?
24 responses

• More sophisticated applications - 17
• Ability to produce streaming video and stand
  alone materials for self-paced study - 17
• Time, release time - 13
• More computer classrooms - 8
• Continued excellent support - 8
• Other comments - 4 each
• Personal laptops
• Ability to upload groups of files for multiple
  courses
• Better, faster computer

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Additional comments?
16 responses

• The support has been great - 44
• Really proud we adopted Blackboard - 13
• Other comments - 6 each
• I like Blackboard very much, even though it was
  not my first choice
• I want one-on-one interactions with students. I
  dont want Blackboard to reduce this.

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Do you intend to continue to use Blackboard ?
1 yes 2 no
Total responses 34
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Would you be interested in participating in any
future Blackboard Focus or Advisory Groups ?
1 yes 2 no
Total responses 24
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Thank You