ClassTech Faculty Usage Survey

If you need accommodations in completing this instrument, call 515-4357 or email classtech@ncsu.edu .

Spring 2007 LITRE ClassTech Faculty User Survey

Thanks for your participation in this important survey. Please answer the questions below and feel free to add comments as appropriate. According to our records, you are teaching in a ClassTech classroom. These rooms are equipped with basic electronic instructional technology, such as:

Ceiling-mounted data projector
Built-in computer
Laptop inputs (video, data and power connections)
Document camera (aka Elmo or visual presenter)
DVD/VCR player
Wireless microphone, available in larger rooms
Lectern-mounted technology control panel

1. For the purposes of this survey, we would like you to think about a particular course you are currently teaching in one of the ClassTech rooms. Please indicate the Classroom (e.g. HA 100).
2. Did you or your scheduling officer request a classroom with instructional technology for your course? Yes No 3. How often did you or students in your class use the equipment in the ClassTech room? How important are these technologies to teaching your course?
	Frequency	Importance
Computer provided in the lectern
Document Camera
Laptop inputs
DVD player
VCR
Overhead transparency projector
Wireless microphone (leave blank if one was not available in your classroom)

3b. Do you have any comments concerning the importance of these technologies to teaching your course?

4. The way I teach my class would be affected significantly if VHS players (VCRs) were removed from ClassTech rooms.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

5. Past survey data shows that along with the projector, the in-room computers are the most heavily utilized resource in ClassTech rooms. However, computers are also the most resource intensive equipment to support over the long term. We realize the importance of meeting the needs of faculty in classrooms. We are trying to determine what essential functionality is needed in a computing device and what options might exist to deliver that functionality in the classroom. How important are these applications / functions in a classroom computing device?
	Essential (4)	Important (3)	Somewhat Important (2)	Not Important (1)
Web browsing
Presentation software (PowerPoint)
Word processing
Spreadsheet
E-mail
Remote desktop (to connect to office or other computer)
Ability to capture data from classroom experiment
Convenience of not having to bring a computer
Access to network file space
Ability to install software
Look and feel of Unity lab environment
Streaming Media
Virtual Computing Lab (VCL)
Conferencing with other locations
Other applications not included above
If you use other applications not included above, please list them, followed by a numerical rating of importance (4 - 1). Example: AutoCad 4, SAS 2
6 . When using the in-room computer, where are files stored that you use during your class? (Please check all that apply.) Unity file space (aka K: drive, AFS file space, WolfCall, etc.) Departmental / college file space (e.g. U: drive) USB device (e.g. flash drive, thumb drive, pen drive, iPod) Remote desktop CD / DVD Web site (WebCT, Wolfware locker, personal site, other sites) E-mail attachment I rarely or never use the in-room computer because I use my laptop or other portable computing device I never access any electronic files in class Other : 7. Do you have access to a laptop to bring to your class sessions? Yes , one I own or that is assigned to me Yes, one that is shared or checked out as needed No

8. How often did you seek assistance from any of these sources for help in the ClassTech room this semester? Please rate your overall satisfaction with the help your received.
Sources of help	Frequency	Satisfaction Level
ClassTech or NCSU HelpDesk staff
A student in the class
A departmental staff member or colleague
Someone other than those listed above

9 . Currently our goal is to be available to respond to classroom technology problem reports within
10 minutes of receiving a call. What do you feel is an appropriate response time?
5 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
At next class break
Other, enter your response here:

10. Are you interested in using clickers for your course?
Very interested
Somewhat interested
Not sure
Not at all interested

11. Are you interested in capturing and distributing classroom content?
Very interested
Somewhat interested
Not Sure
Not at all interested

11b.What would you like to capture?
Audio
Audio/Video
Not Interested in capturing classroom content

12. Do you have any suggestions for ways to improve the support provided for this ClassTech room?

13. Do you have any comments concerning the difficulty or ease of using ClassTech rooms.

14. Please provide any other comments you have about ClassTech rooms, their support,
or classroom technology in general.

If you have questions about this survey, please call 515-HELP (4357), or send e-mail to classtech@ncsu.edu

Last updated 26-Apr-2007 ,tjb