Spring 2012 Faculty Needs Assessment on Technology
The goal of this year’s needs assessment survey is to allow faculty a
voice in CITR’s upcoming technology programming.
The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
Once completed, the results of the survey will be made available through
the CITR website. Thank you for participating!
GENERAL INFORMATION
1.
Campus Affiliation
138 (92.0%) Macomb
2.
Gender
68 (47.2%) Male
3.
12 (8.0%) Quad Cities
76 (52.8%) Female
Your Age Range
25 (17.1%) 24 to 35
24 (16.4%) 56 to 65
42 (28.8%) 36 to 45
4 (2.7%) 66 to 75
51 (34.9%) 46 to 55
4.
You Are
132 (90.4%) Full-time Faculty
14 (9.6%) Part-time Faculty
5.
6.
Your Faculty Status
33 (22.4%) Instructor
33 (22.4%) Associate Professor
37 (25.2%) Assistant Professor
44 (29.9%) Professor
Your College Affiliation
59 (40.4%) Arts and Sciences
19 (13.0%) Fine Arts and Communication
28 (19.2%) Business and Technology
0 (0.0%) University Libraries
40 (27.4%) Education and Human Services
7.
8.
Years at WIU
44 (29.9%) 1-3
30 (20.4%) 4-6
21 (14.3%) 7-9
52 (35.4%) 10+
Tenure Status
73 (50.0%) Tenured
32 (21.9%) Non-Tenure Track
38 (26.0%) Tenure-Track
9.
In the last three years, have you taught a fully-online course at Western Illinois
University?
49 (33.3%) Yes
10.
3 (2.1%) Prefer Not to Answer
98 (66.7%) No
What operating system(s) do you use on a regular basis? Please check all that apply.
53 (35.3%) Macintosh
73 (48.7%) Windows XP
Other, please specify.
0 (0.0%)
Online Tools
83 (55.3%) Windows 7
11.
Please rate your use of the following tools used to enhance your teaching:
I use and am
I don't know what
comfortable. I do
this is
not need help I don't want to use
I want to use, but I
need help
I use but need
new ideas
Blogs (i.e. e-jounaling, or blogging)
23 (15.8%)
11 (7.5%)
25 (17.1%)
85 (58.2%)
2 (1.4%)
Electronic Portfolios
25 (17.6%)
7 (4.9%)
11 (7.7%)
71 (50.0%)
28 (19.7%)
7 (5.1%)
8 (5.8%)
36 (26.1%)
85 (61.6%)
2 (1.4%)
Online Lectures with Audio
53 (37.6%)
13 (9.2%)
9 (6.4%)
65 (46.1%)
1 (0.7%)
Online Lectures with Streaming Audio/Video
61 (43.0%)
5 (3.5%)
9 (6.3%)
64 (45.1%)
3 (2.1%)
Podcasting
52 (36.6%)
11 (7.7%)
9 (6.3%)
61 (43.0%)
9 (6.3%)
Creating Online Surveys
41 (28.9%)
14 (9.9%)
42 (29.6%)
43 (30.3%)
2 (1.4%)
Social Networking (Facebook, Myspace,
Twitter)
14 (9.7%)
13 (9.0%)
42 (29.2%)
75 (52.1%)
0 (0.0%)
Wikis
32 (22.4%)
17 (11.9%)
17 (11.9%)
59 (41.3%)
18 (12.6%)
Using Web 2.0 Tools (i.e. Google Docs,
Sites)
38 (26.8%)
21 (14.8%)
30 (21.1%)
40 (28.2%)
13 (9.2%)
Creating and Using Online Rubrics
47 (32.9%)
11 (7.7%)
35 (24.5%)
37 (25.9%)
13 (9.1%)
Performing Effective Internet Searches
11 (7.9%)
17 (12.1%)
92 (65.7%)
20 (14.3%)
0 (0.0%)
Conducting Literature Searches Using
Library Databases
12 (8.3%)
23 (16.0%)
83 (57.6%)
26 (18.1%)
0 (0.0%)
Development of Content for Mobile Devices
(PDA's, Cell Phones)
40 (32.0%)
8 (6.4%)
12 (9.6%)
57 (45.6%)
8 (6.4%)
Instant Messaging
Please list any other online tool you utlize not listed here:
8 (100.0%)
The Electronic Classroom
12.
Please rate your use of the following hardware used to enhance your teaching:
I use and am
I don't know what
comfortable. I do
this is
not need help I don't want to use
I want to use, but I
need help
I use but need
new ideas
Classroom Response Systems (i.e. Clickers)
40 (27.2%)
4 (2.7%)
19 (12.9%)
78 (53.1%)
6 (4.1%)
Document Camera (i.e. Elmo)
15 (10.3%)
7 (4.8%)
84 (57.9%)
34 (23.4%)
5 (3.4%)
Electronic Whiteboards (Smartboards)
48 (33.3%)
10 (6.9%)
35 (24.3%)
44 (30.6%)
7 (4.9%)
CODEC (Distance Education Technology)
29 (21.6%)
7 (5.2%)
26 (19.4%)
60 (44.8%)
12 (9.0%)
Please list any other electronic classroom tool you utilize not listed here:
8 (100.0%)
Course Management Tools
13.
Please rate the following to indicate your level of use of the following learning
management tools to enhance your teaching:
I use and am
I don't know what
comfortable. I do
this is
not need help I don't want to use
I want to use, but I
need help
I use but need
new ideas
Western Online Grade book
20 (13.8%)
15 (10.3%)
83 (57.2%)
27 (18.6%)
0 (0.0%)
Submitting Assignments Electronically (i.e.
Digital Dropbox)
36 (25.2%)
11 (7.7%)
70 (49.0%)
25 (17.5%)
1 (0.7%)
Sharing/Distributing Electronic Documents
31 (21.8%)
13 (9.2%)
73 (51.4%)
24 (16.9%)
1 (0.7%)
Discussion Boards
25 (17.2%)
20 (13.8%)
68 (46.9%)
32 (22.1%)
0 (0.0%)
Course Calendar
26 (18.6%)
12 (8.6%)
72 (51.4%)
27 (19.3%)
3 (2.1%)
Submitting Assignments for Plagiarism
Checking (i.e. Turnitin)
66 (45.5%)
11 (7.6%)
35 (24.1%)
33 (22.8%)
0 (0.0%)
Using Groups in Western Online
39 (28.3%)
12 (8.7%)
38 (27.5%)
41 (29.7%)
8 (5.8%)
Please list any other course management tool you utilize not listed here:
0 (0.0%)
Research Tools
14.
15.
Please rate the following to indicate your level of use of the following tools to enhance
your research:
I use and am
I don't know what
comfortable. I do
this is
not need help I don't want to use
I want to use, but I
need help
I use but need
new ideas
Statistical Analysis Software (i.e. SPSS,
SAS)
32 (21.6%)
22 (14.9%)
46 (31.1%)
37 (25.0%)
11 (7.4%)
Qualitative Software (i.e. Nvivo/Nudist)
45 (30.6%)
8 (5.4%)
9 (6.1%)
53 (36.1%)
32 (21.8%)
Surveying Software (i.e. Snap, Survey
Monkey)
46 (31.3%)
16 (10.9%)
32 (21.8%)
44 (29.9%)
9 (6.1%)
What additional research tools would you like to see offered at Western Illinois
University?
29 (100.0%)
Desktop Applications
16.
17.
Please rate the following to indicate your level of use of the following tools to enhance
your teaching:
I use and am
I don't know what
comfortable. I do
this is
not need help I don't want to use
I want to use, but I
need help
I use but need
new ideas
Creating/Maintaining a Classroom Web Site
(i.e. Dreamweaver)
48 (33.8%)
13 (9.2%)
29 (20.4%)
46 (32.4%)
6 (4.2%)
Using Spreadsheets (i.e. Microsoft Excel)
19 (12.9%)
23 (15.6%)
88 (59.9%)
17 (11.6%)
0 (0.0%)
Using Databases (i.e. Microsoft Access)
32 (22.5%)
14 (9.9%)
43 (30.3%)
47 (33.1%)
6 (4.2%)
Creating PDF's (i.e. Adobe Acrobat)
19 (13.0%)
23 (15.8%)
88 (60.3%)
16 (11.0%)
0 (0.0%)
Performing Image Editing (i.e. Adobe
Photoshop)
44 (30.8%)
15 (10.5%)
49 (34.3%)
31 (21.7%)
4 (2.8%)
Using Authoring or Multimedia Software (i.e.
Adobe Flash, Director)
50 (35.5%)
5 (3.5%)
24 (17.0%)
47 (33.3%)
15 (10.6%)
Capturing Audio
52 (36.1%)
17 (11.8%)
26 (18.1%)
40 (27.8%)
9 (6.3%)
Capturing Video
52 (36.9%)
18 (12.8%)
28 (19.9%)
36 (25.5%)
7 (5.0%)
Building Presentations (i.e. Microsoft
PowerPoint)
12 (8.2%)
23 (15.8%)
99 (67.8%)
11 (7.5%)
1 (0.7%)
Advanced Input/Output (Scanners, Digital
Cameras)
31 (21.5%)
21 (14.6%)
70 (48.6%)
22 (15.3%)
0 (0.0%)
Macintosh Operating System Techniques
24 (17.4%)
15 (10.9%)
39 (28.3%)
57 (41.3%)
3 (2.2%)
Windows Operating System Techniques
13 (9.2%)
16 (11.3%)
68 (48.2%)
42 (29.8%)
2 (1.4%)
Please list any additional software you have purchased on your own or through your
department for the teaching and/or administration of your course. Examples could
include gradebook software or discipline specific research tools.
15 (100.0%)
General Satisfaction of Technology Support
18.
19.
Please rate the following based on how you believe your technology needs have been
met:
Poor / Low
Average
Good
Very Good / High
Support for developing online course
content
17 (13.1%)
47 (36.2%)
47 (36.2%)
19 (14.6%)
Support for developing traditional (face-toface) course content
21 (15.7%)
56 (41.8%)
46 (34.3%)
11 (8.2%)
Training Needs
12 (8.5%)
55 (39.0%)
55 (39.0%)
19 (13.5%)
Technical Support
15 (10.9%)
37 (26.8%)
55 (39.9%)
31 (22.5%)
Did you receive a computer as a result of the computer replacement program?
31 (21.8%) Yes
20.
111 (78.2%) No
Please rate your satisfaction on the following items:
How satisfied are you with the computer
currently supplied by your department
21.
Not Satisfied
Somewhat
Satisfied
Satisfied/Neutral
Very Satisfied
Extremely
Satisfied
28 (18.9%)
33 (22.3%)
33 (22.3%)
32 (21.6%)
22 (14.9%)
What do you believe could be done to improve technology support at WIU?
56 (100.0%)
Learning Management System
22.
In order to help planning for the new learning managment system Desire2Learn, please
select the features you feel you would utilize the most in your online or hybrid classes.
You may select up to ten (10).
71 (52.6%) Course Calendar
12 (8.9%) Learning Goals
94 (69.6%) Assignment Dropbox
71 (52.6%) Discussion Boards
8 (5.9%) Electronic Journaling
15 (11.1%) Blogging
15 (11.1%) Wikis (Collaborative document sharing and building)
1 (0.7%) Glossary
107 (79.3%) Gradebook
37 (27.4%) Course Statistics and Tracking
71 (52.6%) Online Assessments
11 (8.1%) Chat
38 (28.1%) Internal Email
79 (58.5%) Announcements
13 (9.6%) Content Search Tool
67 (49.6%) Syllabus Tool
15 (11.1%) Integrated Live Conferencing
45 (33.3%) Selective Release (Release of content based on date or
member criteria)
15 (11.1%) Electronic Portfolio
26 (19.3%) Mobile Phone Integration and Access
48 (35.6%) Learning/Content Modules
2 (1.5%) SCORM Compliance
24 (17.8%) Create and Utilize Groups
5 (3.7%) Track and Handle Regrade Requests
40 (29.6%) Allow Teaching Assistant (TA) Access
22 (16.3%) Customization of Navigation, Font, Colors and Layout
72 (53.3%) Plagarism Checking
7 (5.2%) External Database Integration
39 (28.9%) Method of Distributing Audio/Video
11 (8.1%) Integration with Publisher Content
30 (22.2%) Easy Transition to a New System