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LSA SG/LSA ISS Fall 2010 Student Survey
1. Welcome to the Student Government/ LSA ISS Classroom and Technology Survey!
LSA Student Government's Student Advisory Board to LSA Instructional Support Services (SABISS) is interested in hearing what students have to say about the technology and furniture in LSA and on the UM Campus.
This survey shouldn't take more than 15-20 minutes to complete.
As an incentive to encourage participation, we will hold a raffle for 3 First Prizes of 500 additional pages of ITS Sites Printing and 25 Second Prizes of 250 additional pages of ITS Sites Printing.
We really hope you are willing to share your thoughts and experiences, so we can all work to make LSA technologies and learning spaces better!!
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2. Background Information
1. What year are you?
mlj First Year
mlj Sophomore
mlj Junior
mlj Senior
mlj Other (please specify)
2. What is your major/concentration or field closest to your area of interest?
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3. Tell Us About Your Classrooms
In previous surveys, LSA Students have expressed how much they hate the Nat Sci Auditorium in the Kraus Natural Science Building. Because of your input, LSA is planning to renovate Nat Sci in Spring/Summer 2011. We want to know what additional projects the College should be working on.
1. Is there a classroom that you really hate? What should we fix about it?
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2. Is there a classroom or building you really like that you think should be replicated in other classrooms/buildings?
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3. What should the classroom of the future look like? What should students be able to do in great classrooms?
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4. Which of the following should be the College’s top priorities when considering upgrades and improvements in classrooms? (Check all that apply)
fec More comfortable furniture
fec More functional furniture (bigger writing surface, room for laptop, power at the seat)
fec Less institutional-looking furniture
fec Better technology installed in the classroom (multiple data projectors, LCD screens, SmartBoards, speakers, computers, etc.)
fec Better lighting
fec More attractive paint
fec Carpeting
fec More power plugs
fec Better wireless
fec Spaces to meet with other students and work together on projects
fec Other (please specify)
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LSA SG/LSA ISS Fall 2010 Student Survey 5. Currently, there is no policy that clocks should be installed in classrooms. Should there be clocks in all classrooms?
mlj Yes
mlj No
Please specify a reason for your choice:
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4. Tell us about your classes and classrooms:
1. What kinds of technology do your instructors use in your classes? (Check all that apply)
fec Faculty PowerPoint/Keynote presentations
fec Lecture capture or recordings of lectures/class online
fec CTools
fec Word processing (Word, etc.)
fec Student PowerPoint/Keynote presentations
fec Spreadsheet software (Excel, etc.)
fec Online Databases
fec Special software for the field (Matlab, Matcad, SPSS, SASS, STATA, etc.)
fec Google Docs
fec Other Google Tools (maps, etc.)
fec i>Clicker
fec Lecture Tools or some type of real time electronic feedback in-class (chat/online Q &A)
fec Podcasts
fec Audio/video recording of performance or presentation
fec Blogs /Wikis
fec Websites outside of CTools
fec Online/Virtual Office hours (text chat, Skype, etc.)
fec DVDs / VHS tapes
fec Online Video clips or streamed videos (YouTube or other digital video clips)
fec Mobile Device/web enabled cell phone
fec Have students create videos in addition to /or instead of a paper or assignment
fec Have students creating web sites
fec Social networking (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
fec Gaming
fec Online assignments/interactive homework
fec Online exams/quizzes
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LSA SG/LSA ISS Fall 2010 Student Survey fec Videoconferencing/Skype or other desktop conferencing
fec Electronic Portfolios (MPortfolio, ePortfolio, etc.)
fec Other (please specify)
2. How well would you rate your instructors' use of technology in your classes?
mlj poor
mlj fair
mlj average
mlj good
mlj excellent/outstanding
mlj They don't use any
3. Tell us an example of someone teaching well with technology.
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4. Tell us about a time when technology wasn’t used to its fullest extent to support student learning.
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5. Can you think of examples of cool technologies at other colleges or universities outside of U of M?
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6. What technologies and/or techniques do you wish your faculty would incorporate into your classes to make the classes more engaging?
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7. What could the university do to be more tech friendly for students who are studying abroad, who are away on internships, or who are off-campus for the spring/summer?
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5. Tell us about yourself
1. What technologies do you use on regular basis:(choose all that apply)
for academic courses at U of M? for personal use?
CTools gfedc gfedc iTunes U fec fec
Word processing (Word, etc.) Presentation (PowerPoint, Keynote, etc.) Spreadsheet software (Excel, etc.) Statistical Packages (SPSS, SASS, etc.) Special software for the field (Matlab, Matcad, etc.)
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fec
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Online Databases fec fec
Podcasts gfedc gfedc Social networking (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
fec fec
Blogging gfedc gfedc Gaming fec fec Mobile Apps gfedc gfedc
i>Clicker fec fec Skype or other videoconferencing/audio conferencing
gfedc gfedc
Google Docs fec fec
Google Maps or other Google Tools Streamed television or streamed video Mobile Device/web enabled cell phone Kindle or some other wireless reading device
gfedc gfedc
fec
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gfedc gfedc
fec fec
Digital still camera gfedc gfedc
Video camera fec fec Audio/video recording of performance or presentation
gfedc gfedc
Create my own videos fec fec
Create my own websites gfedc gfedc Download movies/movie sharing
fec fec
Download music/music gfedc gfedc
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DVDs fec fec VHS tapes gfedc gfedc Other (please specify)
2. Do you use any of the following for informal learning activities or informal study at UM? (Check all that apply)
fec Twitter
fec Online video sharing
fec Mobile Apps
fec Facebook
fec Talks and Presentations
fec Living Learning program activities
fec Exhibits
fec Museums
fec Student groups/clubs
fec Library workshops
fec Other (please specify)
3. Do you ever use Open Educational Resources (from UM or from other institutions)?
mlj Yes
mlj No
mlj I've never heard of "Open Educational Resources":
4. Do you ever use any other universities’ educational resources (other schools’ syllabi, study guides, reading lists, course content, book chapters, practice exams)?
mlj No
mlj Yes. I use the following:
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LSA SG/LSA ISS Fall 2010 Student Survey 5. Do you ever use any study resources not affiliated with a college or school (Spark notes, info from consortia, for-profit groups, government resources, etc.)?
mlj No
mlj Yes. I use the following:
6. Do you ever collaborate with other people outside of the University on learning activities/projects/exam prep? (e.g.: Skype with native speakers, email with experts)
mlj No
mlj Yes. I've collaborated by:
7. Have you ever done something in a class that spawned projects or additional work that wasn’t required (e.g.: a creative/just-for-fun YouTube video, additional projects not for credit, internship, research project, etc.)?
mlj No
mlj Yes. I did the following:
8. Do you use Facebook or some other online social network to gather information about what schools you are looking at? Where to get internships? Where to look for jobs?
mlj No
mlj Yes. I've used the following:
9. What computer platform do you prefer?
mlj Mac
mlj PC
mlj Linux
mlj Other (please specify)
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6.
1. What devices do you personally own here on campus? (Check all that apply)
fec Desktop Computer
fec Laptop
fec Netbook
fec Tablet PC
fec iPad
fec iPhone
fec Blackberry
fec Droid
fec iPod Touch or some other web enabled device (non-phone)
fec iPod (audio only ) or some other mp3 player
fec Other (please specify)
2. How often do you bring a laptop/netbook/iPad to class?
mlj Every day
mlj Once or twice a week
mlj Once or twice a month
mlj Once or twice a semester
mlj Never
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3. What prevents you from using a laptop/netbook/iPad in class? (Check all that apply)
fec Too heavy to carry around
fec Worried about it being stolen/damaged/lost
fec Limited or unreliable Internet access
fec Not enough room on table top/not enough room on tablet armchair
fec Not enough electrical outlets to keep battery charged
fec Field of study or type of class activity (e.g.: have to do a lot of drawings or formulae)
fec Professor's teaching style
fec Professor has told people not to bring them
fec Other (please specify)
4. How do you communicate with your instructors/faculty/GSIs? (Check all that apply)
fec Phone
fec Text
fec Email
fec IM/Chat (CTools/G-chat)
fec Skype
fec Online Discussion Board
fec In person
fec Other (please specify)
5. Which of the following do you use?
mlj UM Wireless
mlj MWireless
mlj Neither
mlj I use wireless, but I don’t know which one.
6. In how many classes this semester do you have to pay additional fees (lab fees, publisher fees, etc.)?
mlj 0 mlj 1 mlj 2 mlj 3 mlj 4 mlj 5 mlj 6 or more
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7. How do you get your books for classes? (Check all that apply)
fec I buy books
fec I rent textbooks
fec I have digital readings and texts available in CTools for free
fec I have digital materials available from a publisher’s website for free
fec I have to buy an eTextbook or pay a fee for other digital resources at a publisher’s website
fec Other (please specify)
8. If you have digital readings and texts available in CTools for free, do you still print them out?
mlj Yes
mlj No
mlj It depends on the text
9. If you can’t get a book/materials in CTools for free, should instructors and faculty be encouraged to have a cheaper fee-based eTextbook available from a publisher instead of an expensive hard copy version of a textbook?
mlj Yes
mlj No
mlj It depends on the text
10. Do your instructors currently post lectures/ lecture materials online (either in CTools or some other online location)?
mlj Yes, recordings of lectures along with copies of PowerPoint presentations and any other materials
mlj Yes, but only copies of PowerPoint presentations and any other materials
mlj No
11. Should faculty and instructors be encouraged to post their lectures/ lecture materials online (in CTools or other online location)?
mlj Yes, recordings of lectures along with copies of PowerPoint presentations and any other materials
mlj Yes, but only copies of PowerPoint presentations and any other materials
mlj No
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LSA SG/LSA ISS Fall 2010 Student Survey 12. If recordings of class lectures were online, would you honestly still attend most class sessions?
mlj Yes
mlj No
mlj Maybe
mlj I don't know
13. What goes on in class that currently draws you to attend?
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14. Would you be in favor of participating in any of the following activities in an online environment(rather than having to physically travel to a location)? (Check all that apply):
fec Study Groups
fec Videos for language classes, film classes and other classes
fec Satellite Television
fec Lab activities
fec Data sets
fec Course Reserves
fec Tutorials with GSIs
fec Faculty Office Hours
fec Review Sessions
fec Other (please specify)
15. Within the last year how often have you used UM’s Virtual Desktop/Virtual SITES to access licensed software that you need to use but don’t otherwise have access to?
mlj Every day
mlj Once or twice a week
mlj Several times a month
mlj Once or twice a semester
mlj A couple of times a year
mlj Never
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16. If you have used UM’s Virtual Desktop/Virtual SITES, from where did you access it?
mlj From the Ann Arbor Area
mlj From somewhere in the US away from Ann Arbor
mlj Internationally
mlj None of the above
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7. Study Groups
1. How do you connect with people with similar interests related to your studies? (Check all that apply)
fec Classes
fec Dorms
fec Friends of Friends
fec Living situation
fec Assigned by faculty
fec Virtual Spaces
fec Facebook
fec Student organization
fec Other (please specify)
2. Do you ever form informal study groups?
mlj Yes, fairly regularly on my own.
mlj Yes, but rarely.
mlj Only when forced by an instructor.
mlj No, never.
3. Which of the following do you wish U of M had more of? (Check all that apply)
fec Quiet study space
fec Small workrooms/study rooms for just one or two people
fec Workrooms/study rooms for groups
fec Classrooms where students could meet and work on projects
fec High tech workstations for media and computer-based projects
fec Comfortable hang out space
fec Other (please specify)
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4. What makes a good study space? (Check all the apply)
fec Food
fec Coffee/Beverages
fec Tables
fec Comfortable furniture
fec Whiteboards
fec Coffee
fec Installed Computers
fec No installed computers, but places to plug laptops and personal devices
fec Lots of technology that I wouldn’t have myself
fec Place to play music
fec Combine work with personal/Multi-task
fec Other (please specify)
5. Would you use study spaces with the features listed in the previous question if the University had more of them?
mlj Yes
mlj No
mlj Maybe
6. How frequently would you use a good study spaces that had all the features above?
mlj Every day
mlj Once or twice a week
mlj Once or twice a month
mlj Once or twice a semester
mlj Never
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7. What virtual spaces/online tools do you use for virtual group study?
fec Email
fec Chat/IM
fec CTools
fec Google groups -- virtual meeting space
fec Base Camp
fec Web conferencing
fec Don’t ever use virtual spaces for group study
fec Other (please specify)
8. How frequently do you use those virtual spaces?
mlj Every day
mlj Once or twice a week
mlj Once or twice a month
mlj Once or twice a semester
mlj Never
9. What barriers prevent you from using virtual meeting spaces?
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8.
1. What tools do you use for:
Information retrieval
Collaboration with peers
Discussion with experts
2. What equipment/services should the University or College provide (free access, checkout, etc.)? (Leave blank if you don’t want the equipment/service)
University to provide I can get it online/in the cloud I already have personally Software you need for your field of study Cameras (video cameras or still cameras) for personal projects Digital Recorders for fieldwork
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Space to work on projects fec fec fec
Meeting spaces gfedc gfedc gfedc Video conferencing center for meetings or interview
fec fec fec
Blogging software gfedc gfedc gfedc
Project management software Clickers for use off campus with clubs or conferences
fec fec fec gfedc gfedc gfedc
Projectors fec fec fec iPads gfedc gfedc gfedc video sharing websites fec fec fec
portfolio tools gfedc gfedc gfedc
Way to track and market my skills and talents Guidance in identifying how much I am learning How learning ties to careers and future career possibilities
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International resources gfedc gfedc gfedc
Storage for documents, video, projects Tutorials for how to use new technologies
fec fec fec gfedc gfedc gfedc
Video editing tools fec fec fec
Ways to connect to alumni and/or network Online journal lists that other people are reading
gfedc gfedc gfedc fec fec fec
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LSA SG/LSA ISS Fall 2010 Student Survey Mobile apps to find friends gfedc gfedc gfedc
Mobile apps to find GSIs or fec fec fec tutors or people to ask questions UM profiles to find other gfedc gfedc gfedc people (students, faculty, staff) with similar interests Streamed videos and fec fec fec national/international television resources off campus
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9. Tell Us About Printing
1. Have you ever exceeded your printing impressions allocation?
mlj Yes, once or twice
mlj Yes, regularly
mlj Not so far
2. Do you feel the 400 page printing allocation impedes your academic abilities or ability to participate in the University community? (Check all that apply)
fec Yes, I no longer print lecture slides.
fec Yes, I no longer print articles.
fec Yes, I no longer print at all.
fec No, I think the 400 pages per semester is sufficient.
3. What is your preference for allocating printing?:
mlj A set amount of printing per semester (no roll over)
mlj A total number of impressions per year (no semester cut off)
mlj Pay per impression at a cheaper price
mlj Other (please specify)
4. Are you aware that you can print double-sided on University printers?
mlj Yes, I am aware and I already print double-sided when I can
mlj Yes, I am aware but I still tend to print single-sided
mlj No, I was not aware
5. Do you know how to print double-sided on?: (Check all that apply)
fec PC
fec Mac
fec MPrint
fec None of the above
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6. Duplex printing is not designated by default at most ITS print locations. Would you be interested in all printers duplexing by default? (**note, when printing you are charged per impression, thus duplex printing charges for each side of a printed page**)
mlj Yes
mlj No
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10.
1. Would you like the College to adopt a policy of encouraging instructors to accept assignments and papers online or printed double-sided?
fec Accept assignments and papers online (don’t print at all)
fec Accept assignments and papers printed double-sided
fec Accept both of the above.
fec No, none of the above.
fec Other (please specify)
2. If free workshops were offered for LSA students, what kind of technology skills would you most like to learn? (check all that apply)
fec Microsoft Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, etc.)
fec Video, photography, and audio production and postproduction (cameras, iMovie, MovieMaker, FinalCut, animation, Audacity,
Garageband, etc.)
fec Creative tools (Photoshop, web design, graphics, Flash, blogging, etc.)
fec Analytical tools (SPSS, databases, etc.)
fec Google Tools (Google Maps, GoogleScholar, Library Collections, Effective Searches, etc.)
fec Troubleshooting (Internet issues, technology compatibility)
fec Legal rules about file sharing/music sharing at the University
fec Issues of copyright
fec Public speaking/Interviewing skills/presentation skills
fec Other (please specify)
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11. Survey Help
1. Where did you find out about this survey?
fec LSA Student Government Email
fec LSA Student Government Representative
fec One of my professors
fec CTools
fec My friends
fec My employer
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12. Thank You!
Thanks for participating in our survey!
We will be sharing your comments and thoughts with LSA Instructional Support Services and with the LSA Dean's Office. With this information, we will all work together to improve the LSA classroom experience for everyone!
1. Would you be interested in participating in discussions or focus groups in the Winter Semester regarding any of the topics mentioned in this survey? If yes, please submit your preferred email address:
2. As a thank you for your participation, we will hold a raffle for 3 1st Prizes of 500 additional pages of ITS Sites Printing and 25 2nd Prizes of 200 additional pages of ITS Sites Printing. If you are interested in participating in the raffle, please enter your UMich email address here:
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