End of Quarter Info-Tech Evaluation (Geog 207 Wi'99)

(http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/207/99/endeval.html)

Your answers to these questions will not be graded and not reviewed until after your grades are submitted, and will be treated strictly confidentially. The results will be used to assess the use of educational communications technologies, not your class work or computer proficiency. 1) How much has the use of educational communications technologies helped you to achieve these objectives:

( 1 = hardly or not at all; 2 = moderately; 3 = extensively)
  1. ____ Provide a larger and more complete picture of Economic Geography which otherwise would have been lost in this short 10-week quarter.
  2. ____ Add diversity to the presentation of class content (in addition to the use of lectures, in-class discussions and hard-copy readings).
  3. ____ Facilitate and improve outside-class communication between instructor and students.
  4. ____ Reduce necessity for lengthy Q & A periods dealing with logistic matters thereby saving valuable class time.
  5. ____ Provide a small group or workshop atmosphere in this class of 50 students and encourage your participation where otherwise you may not participate.
  6. ____ Accommodate special needs and interests (i.e. create multiple and multi-level learning environments).
  7. ____ Integrate the teaching of a broader range of library- and internet related resource skills into the presentation of subject areas.
  8. ____ Provide opportunity to experiment with hypertextual or multi-media presentation of projects.
  9. ____ Encourage you to accept partial responsibility for your own education through active, electronically enhanced learning experiences.
  10. ____ Help you understand that learning is a continuous process and that you can access this class (and hopefully many other classes in the future) before and after you are officially "enrolled".
  11. ____ Promote collaboration and acquisition of useful teamwork skills.
  12. ____ Contribute -- e.g. through your group project -- not just to your own education but to that of your peers and to larger segments of society.
  13. ____ Enable you to organize your daily (home-job-campus) logistics more efficiently in time & space.
  14. ____ Enable you to expand and practice your computer communication skills.
  15. ____ Facilitate "boundary-spanning" communication and activities on campus and between class and community (for your research, volunteering & internships). 
2) Present Access to Computers: (mark all that apply) 

	____ I use a computer  at home,  dorm or  Greek House 
	____ I have ready access (from work or home) to the University 
						 by modem since when?_________
	____ I bought my first modem during this quarter
	____ I presently use computers almost only on campus 
				(mainly where on campus? ____________________)

3) During this quarter, I have expanded my familiarity with:
  Pine (E-mail software) not really___  moderately____  extensively____
  UNIX (System&Commands) not really___  moderately____  extensively____
  Library Data Bases     not really___	moderately____  extensively____
  WWW (Internet)	 not at all___  moderately____  extensively____

4) During this quarter, have you used  electronic Library/ bibliographic 
reference systems/ data bases (via UWIN or otherwise) more than you would
have with a typical alternative class? Yes____  NO____. 
Please rank the three data bases you most frequently used:

  1._____________________ 2._____________________ 3._____________________


5) Mark those expressions (at the top of the next page) which, at 
this point, best describe your feelings about the use of electronic 
technology (incl. Internet, electronic library data bases and own Web
pages) in this class:

	expected				frustrating, upsetting
	creates uncertainty			impersonal
	intrusive				entertaining / exciting
	no big deal / makes little difference	open to new experiences		
	enthusiastic				time saving	
	inconvenient, time consuming		(potentially) addictive
	participatory/ engaging			breaking the ice			
	motivating, challenging			a bit overwhelming			
	old hat	/ what else is new?  		useful skill
	too new / premature use			distracting
	waste of time				expensive 				
	inappropriate				can't get enough of it

6) The Collaboratory was, on the whole, a good space to work in:	

      Odegaard			_____Yes	_____No
      Geography			_____Yes        _____No

Favorable features:

Unfavorable features:

7) The technology- and resource- (library-) related assistance was:

  Inadequate___    	Adequate___   		Excellent___ 

  Comments:



8) Other classes: Have you used the WWW ("the Web") in other classes 
during this Quarter?   
	For Class Materials & Resources: 	 Yes___  No____ 	
 	For Communication or Own Project Pages   Yes___  No____

9) How many credits are you (now, after drops) taking during this 
Quarter? ______

10) On the average, how much time, per day, do you spend on commuting 
between home, school, jobs and internships/volunteer activities:______

11) How many hours per week are you  involved in volunteer work or
internships?_____

12) How many hours per week are you working for compensation on or 
off-campus?____

13) Which pages, components, attributes or characteristics of the Geog207
Web Page System did you like "most" or "least":

a) "most":  ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
 
b) "least": ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Comments:




14) I would very much appreciate your suggestions for changes in the 
use of educational communication technologies in Geography 207:
(Please use space on the margins or an extra page)

Thank you very much! || Your Name (optional): ______________________