Survey Overview

Surveys are offered before the class begins, at mid-term, and at the end of the class. Currently, the mid-term and final surveys are designed for formative evaluation.

The Introduction Form is a generic tool provided by UNI. It is filled out by students at the time of registration, and outside the formal discipline of a class setting. Based on information from the initial survey, I will direct students to useful tutorials. Tutorials on essential elements of online learning have been developed for those without the necessary entry skills and prior knowledge to succeed.

There are two learner feedback surveys built into the course. The mid-course survey prompts learner input about course design, work load, and instructor responsiveness. The post course survey asks learners to rate the course. Sample questions from each survey are included below.

Mid-Course Survey Questions

1. What have you liked best about this class? Describe what has been most useful to you as a classroom teacher.
2. What would you recommend for changes in format/activities you have experienced so far?
3. What has been your greatest frustration in taking this online learning course? What could be done to eliminate that frustration??
4. What topics or information would you like included in mini-lectures/discussions during the last half of the course? Complete the following sentence: I would like to learn or discuss…

Post-Course Survey Questions

1. What did you like best about this online workshop?
2. What did you like least about your online learning experience? What workshop activity was the least helpful to you? Why?
3. What was your greatest frustration in taking this distance education workshop? What could be done to eliminate this frustration?
4. What was the most relevant or useful information/skill that you acquired during this workshop? What workshop activity was the most helpful to you? Why?
5. What content should be added or deleted from the workshop outline?
6. What would you recommend for changes in format/activities when the workshop is offered again? (Online reading assignments, listserv participation, discussion boards, listserv guest speakers, required texts, e-mail with other participants, online readings, e-mail from the instructor, design of course Web pages, etc.)
7. What did you gain from being a participant in the workshop listserv/discussion?
8. What kind of a participant would you describe yourself on the class listserv/discussion?
9. How can the peer feedback process be improved?
10. How might the checklist/rubric evaluation process be improved?
11. How did you organize or keep track of information?
12. If you were writing the workshop description for a brochure or were recommending this workshop to a peer, what would be the most important information to share with future participants?
13. What technical assistance or background would have been helpful as you were taking this workshop? How did you solve technical problems? What technical problems did you encounter for which an online tech consultant might have been helpful?