End of Quarter Info - Tech Questionnaire (Geog 207)

(Winter 1996)

Your answers to these questions will not be graded and will be treated confidentially. The results will be used to assess the use of educational communications technologies, not your class work or computer proficiency.


1) Your Monday Lab Status: _____Remote (Never came to Monday Lab in person) _____Mainly Remote (came once or twice) _____Partially Remote (came about half the time) _____"Non-Remote" (participated in most Lab sessions)
2) Present Access to Computers: ____ 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 only on campus (mainly where on campus? ____________________)
3) During this quarter, I have used computers to ____ do homework / word processing ____ send E-mail messages ____ do homework / use spreadsheets ____ to write in HTML for my own home page ____ do Internet work ____ other uses:
4) I am familiar with: Pine (E-mail software) moderately ____ extensively ____ UNIX (System&Commands) not at all ___ moderately ____ extensively ____ UWIN not at all ___ moderately ____ extensively ____ WWW (Internet) not at all ___ moderately ____ extensively ____
5) Rank the UWIN services which you have used most extensively during this quarter: 1. ________________ 3. ________________ 5. ________________ 2. ________________ 4. ________________ 6. ________________
6) During this quarter, have you used electronic Library/ bibliographic reference systems/ data bases (via UWIN or otherwise)? YES ___ NO ___ If yes, please rank the three you most frequently used: 1._____________________ 2._____________________ 3._____________________
7) Mark all situations in which you have used electronic mail during this quarter: ____ I scheduled meetings for our group project; ____ I discussed with classmates an issue raised in class; ____ I discussed class issues with off-campus people; ____ I used E-mail for job or business-related matters; ____ I have kept in touch with friends or family; ____ I have used e-mail to arrange my social life; ____ other uses, please specify: ______________________________
8) From the following list, mark all the situations in which you have used the Internet ____ to read a bulletin board ____ to participate in online discussion groups ____ to transfer files ____ to download files or graphic images ____ to browse the World Wide Web (WWW) ____ to search for specific class/project related topics via search engines (like Alta Vista) ____ to create and use my own 'home page' ____ other (please specify)_______________________
9) Mark those expressions which, at this point, best describe your feelings about the use of electronic technology in this class: a) encircle the term if you want it to refer to both E-mail and the World Wide Web (WWW) b) underline the term if you want it to refer to E-mail only c) cross out the term if you want it to refer to the World Wide Web only 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
10) I used the Collaboratory in the Odegaard Library outside of class times: (please encircle) often (more than 3 times a week) ___ sometimes (1-2 times a week) ___ occasionally (1-2 times a month) ___ never ___
11) The Collaboratory was, on the whole, a good space to work in: _____Yes _____No Favorable features: Unfavorable features:
12) Other classes: Have you used E-mail and/or the Internet in other classes during this Quarter? If yes, these other classes together counted for ____ credits
13) How many credits are you (now, after drops) taking during this Quarter? ______
14) On the average, how much time, per day, do you spend on commuting between home, school, jobs and internships/volunteer activities:______
15) How many hours per week are you involved in volunteer work, internships, parenting, athletics and other unpaid activities?_____
16) How many hours per week are you working for compensation on or off-campus?____
17) Which components or attributes of the Geog207 Web Page System did you like "most" or "least": a) "most":______________________________________ b) "least":__________________________________
18) We would very much appreciate your suggestions for changes in the use of educational communication technologies in Geography 207:

Thank you!


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