Teacher Survey

Computer-based Distance Education

This survey is a research project designed to identify faculty's new role in computer-based distance education beyond that of content provider. The research also investigates training and support programs for faculty and students by higher education institutions.

Please answer the following questions:

1. At what university or college do you teach?

2. What department is offering this computer-based class?

What is the level of the computer-based courses that you are teaching?
Associate level
Undergraduate level
Graduate level
Other (please specify):

3. Which of the following tools and applications do you use in your computer-based class?
E-mail
World Wide Web(WWW)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Gopher
Chat
Bulletin Board (e.g., Usenet news, ...)
Listserv
Other (please specify).

4. Training questions:

Have you had training in connecting by modem to the Internet and/or campus resources?
Yes No

Have you had training in how to use computer applications and resources (e-mail, WWW, library,...)?
Yes No

Have you had training in pedagogical methodology for computer-based distance education?
Yes No

If you use the WEB for delivering course contents, have you had training in course design for the WEB?
Yes No

If you use the WEB for delivering course contents, have you had training in tools for presentation of your materials on the WEB? (HTML, Editors, Multimedia,...)
Yes No

Do your students in the computer-based classes have any on-campus training or orientation sessions in connection, communication, and access to computer resources?
Yes No

Do you think that students should be evaluated for adequate computer and communication skills before participation in computer-based classes?
Yes No

How do you rate your university's training programs for faculty who teach computer-based distance education?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Not acceptable
Don't know
Not available

How do you rate your university's training programs for students who participate in the computer-based distance education?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Not acceptable
Don't know
Not available

5. Faculty's roles and support questions:

Do you answer students technical questions about computer and communication during your office hours?
Yes No

Do you answer students technical questions about computer and communication on off-hours such as evenings and weekends?
Yes No

Could you please compare the number of technology related questions with the number of questions related to subject matter?
Approximately the same
Technology less than subject matter
Technology more than subject matter
I don't know

Weekly, how much time do you spend learning and preparing yourself in order to help students with technology related problems?
Less than 4 hours
4 to 8 hours
8 to 12 hours
12 to 16 hours
More than 16 hours

Weekly, how much time do you spend answering students' questions on the technology related problems which normally you do not have in face-to-face teaching?
Less than 4 hours
4 to 8 hours
8 to 12 hours
12 to 16 hours
More than 16 hours

Does your university have technical support programs for you and your students in computer-based distance education?
Yes No

Does your university provide off-hours (evenings and weekends) technical support?
Yes No

Is off-hours technical support easily accessable to you and your students?
Yes No

How do you rate your university's support programs for faculty who teach computer-based distance education?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Not acceptable
Don't know
Not available

How do you rate your university's support programs for students who participate in the computer-based distance education?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Not acceptable
Don't know
Not available

How do you think faculty should be rewarded for teaching computer-based distance education? (select all applicable)
Extra compensation
Recognition in promotion and tenure
Reduced load
Assistance in teaching
Other (please specify):

6. What do you think are the main problems in your computer-based distance education classes?

Please rate the problems as follows:

Highly problematic = 5
Problematic = 4
Somewhat problematic = 3
No problem = 2
Don't know = 1

	5	4	3	2	1
Students/teacher communication
Personal interaction in the group
Student's access to resources
Teacher computer competency
Students computer competency
Support services in the university
Training programs
Connection cost
Computer cost
Other (specify)

7. What do you see as major advantages of your computer-based distance edcuation classes?

Please rate the advantages as follows:

Very important = 5
Important= 4
Somewhat important = 3
Not important = 2
Don't know = 1

	5	4	3	2	1
New opportunity for adult education
Empowerment of students
Faculty roles as facilitator
Cost efficiency
Flexibility of time and place for students
Variety of teaching/learning resources
Other (specify)

8. Additional comments:

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