This is an informal survey that asks you what sorts of teaching styles suit your instruction, and for what purposes. The idea is to ascertain whether your preferred teaching techniques can be accommodated in online networked teaching environments, and with what technologies and authoring platforms this might be possible.

Although you may complete this form anonymously, I would prefer to know who you are so that conversation about these issues may be pursued in greater depth. The purpose of this survey is solely for collegial conversation about teaching.

Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions.

1. Today's date:

2. Your Name (leave blank if you prefer anonymity):

3. Please indicate one or more course(s) that you would consider restructuring for a networked online learning experience.

4. In what manner or style do you most prefer to teach (lecture oriented, constructivist student-centered, guided discovery, etc.? Please use your own language to talk about your preferred styles of teaching.)

5. Does your teaching include the following activities (check all that apply)

Lectures?
Case study analysis?
Small group or paired discussion/learning?
Group assignments?
Role play?
Field work?
In-class problem solving?
In-class problem writing?
Instructor use of non-text media?
Student production of non-text media (e.g., PowerPoint presentations, video/audio production, etc.)?
Student manipulation of materials?
Non traditional student assessment?

Questions 6 through 13 ask you to elaborate on the boxes you checked in Question number 5. You need only to answer those questions for which you checked boxes.

6. How often and for what purpose do you lecture?

7. How often and for what purpose do you use in-class case studies?

8. How often and for what purpose do you use small group discussions?

9. How often and for what purpose do you use in-class role plays?

10. How often and for what purpose do you use in-class problem solving?

11. How often and for what purpose do you produce non-text media (e.g., PowerPoint presentations, video/audio productions, etc.)?

12. How often and for what purpose do your students produce non-text media (e.g., PowerPoint presentations, video/audio productions, etc.)?

13. How often and in what ways do you assess your students non-traditionally (e.g., through the use of rubrics, portfolios, media production, etc?)

14. What, in your face-to-face teaching, do you most fear you could not do in a networked online teaching/learning environment?

15. Have you received any training or professional development (PD) in networked online course design and/or teaching?
A lot
Some
A little
None

16. Please describe this training/PD, how it has influenced your teaching, the teaching strategies you use, and the materials that support your teaching.

17. Having considered the above, would you be interested in further discussion about preparing and teaching an online course?
Yes
Possibly
No

18. Other comments?