I pretty much agree with Doug, except for the first question comments.  If you look at the number of respondents who rated the technology resources as Perfectly or Pretty Well, it appears that 38 out 49 (78%) are happy with the technology………..just a comment.

 

 

I'm pretty impressed with the return rate on this!  I'd say we got a good sample here.

 

First Question:  The faculty rating of 2.3 is right smack-dab in the middle.  I'd say it indicates that we are neither completely disgruntled nor gleeful about technology.  Certainly room for improvement.

 

Second Question: It is clear that Insight and Synergy are either unfamiliar to, or disliked by faculty, while Smartboard and web resources are popular tools.  (Even though we didn't list Smart Classrooms, it was mentioned several times in comment sections; mostly negatively)

 

Third Question: Blackboard is obviously a technology tool that we should have listed.

 

Fourth Question: PicTel looks like the most unpopular piece of technology (along with Smart Classrooms.)  Smartboard and Synergy seem to get mixed reviews.

 

Fifth Question:  I was impressed by the quantity and quality of the comments.  There were lots of negatives about PicTel and Smart Classrooms. 

 

Sixth Question: There is a real willingness and interest in training.  The problem is always time and money.

 

P.S. Did faculty have any input or opportunity to evaluate the Polycom System?  What is the new Distance Learning Center that the students are going to be asked to sign over?  How was this plan developed?

 

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Subject: Technology Resource Assessment Results

AISLC Committee members:

Please scan these results and send me your conclusions.  Especially scan the results of Q#5.  I'd like for us to put together a final draft to send to the president and cabinet ASAP.  Please get me your conclusions by Monday noon so that I can draft a draft of the final draft.

 

Bob

 

The results:

Total number of responses was: 5 Admin, 37 Faculty, 7 Staff for a total of 49 responses

 

First question:  How well do technology resources, including the TSJC web site, PicTel and Smart Classrooms serve your educational objectives?  The scale is: 1=Perfectly, 2=PrettyWell, 3=OK, 4=NotVeryWell, 5=Poorly

Faculty Response: 5 Perfectly, 26 PrettyWell, 10 OK, 3 NotVeryWell, 0 Poorly: Average=2.30

Admin response: 0 Perfectly, 2 PrettyWell, 1 OK, 2 NotVeryWell, 0 Poorly: Average=3.00

Staff Response: 2 Perfectly, 3 PrettyWell, 1 OK, 0 NotVeryWell, 0 Poorly: Average=1.83

 

Second Q: Which technology resources have you used effectively in your classes?

	Faculty	Admin	Staff
Insight	0	0	0
Links	19	0	1
PicTel	9	1	4
SmartBoard	16	0	1
Synergy	5	0	0
TSJCWeb	17	4	4

 

Third Q: 3. If you use other technology resources not named in 2 above, please list or describe them in the text area provided at right.

Q3	Faculty	Admin	Staff
Blank	19	5	7
BlackBoard	8	0	0
VideoEquip&CDs	4	0	0
SpecialtyComputer	5	0	0
PwrPt, W:drive,	2	0	0
Overhead	1	0	0

Certainly many would have written Overhead, Chalkboard, CD, DVD, VCR, TV, and so on had we offered these as choices, so the small number of these responses should not be construed as indicative that faculty are NOT using them.

 

Fourth Q: Which technology resources have you found difficult to use effectively in your classes?

Q4	Faculty	Admin	Staff
Insight	0	0	0
Links	3	0	0
PicTel	12	4	0
SmartBoard	8	0	0
Synergy	8	0	0
TSJCWeb	2	0	1

 

Fifth Q: See below:

 

Sixth Q:Would you use technology resources if you were trained to use them?

Q6	Faculty	Admin	Staff
Yes	25	4	6
Maybe	11	1	0
No	1	0	1

 

 

Fifth Q: Please comment on the overall effectiveness of technology resources at TSJC in terms of how well they serve your educational objectives in the classroom? Please type your response in the text area provided at right.

The raw responses are all below (unfortunately the database MEMO type field chopped these off at 256 characters - my error).  There a lot of positive comments indicating that tech services is doing a great job, but there are a lot of places improvements of many different kinds can be made.  There also seem to be quite a few commenting on self-ignorance, i.e., not aware of possibilities, thus indicating training.

 

Tech Services Dept has been helpful in providing the necessary services as requested when needed.
I have utilized only the Web site.  It is effective but limited.  I believe that it could be expanded to include a Work Study job site.  This would be labor intensive at first, but would save time for Financial Aid, Supervisors, and for students in the lo
I feel that more of our instructors must be trained to use the techology resources on this campus in their courses.  In some classes, students are bored out of their minds.
PicTel courses need to utilize document cameras, zooms and switching from powerpoints to instructor view, etc.
Activities need to be varied and interactive so that people on the distant end can actively participate.
Smart classrooms are unweildy and archaic
I don`t use them enough in my classes to be able to make constructive comments!!
The smart classroom was never completed.
Do not have a smart board.
The IT brueaucracy makes it difficult/cumbersome to be inovative....there is much too much red tape and too many delays and approvials needed just to try out something to see how it works.
I have used it in advising student, job placement presentations, and AmeriCorps Orientations.  I always received help from Tech. Dept. and Pic-Tel Dept.
Highly use Smart Board, but unaware of various other resources available.
The major class I teach is an intro class, the students are just becoming familiar with college.  I do not feel the students are comfortable with a lot of technology yet.  We do work on accessing info from the internet and I use the Smart Classroom.
Most music classes use either recordings, video, DVD, and live performers,  (Music History, and Music Appreciation), or are performance classes themselves:  Band, Choir, Private lessons, where it is the activity at hand and skill being taught and learned
I use Blackboard consistently and find that students have become very comfortable with accessing notes for classes, accessing their grades, as well as taking quizzes occasional exams.   This has served well in the past to prepare nursing students for the
The tech resources at TSJC work very well for the things I do in astronomy.
The Power Point slides for math that can be accessed through the current web site have been very helpful to students.  So have the links to the Accuplacer practice tests.
I think TSJC has some very effective technology resources however I have not had the opportunity to get training on any of them.  I`m in the classroom 8 hrs per day and have not had the opportunity to learn much less use some of the technology that is av
They have all worked well. I feel the only improvement needs to be keeping our TSJC website current, but I know that`s a lot of work.
I have no idea what "Insight System" is.  I would like to use the internt baised testing format more but it is so time consuming at this point to try to set up.  It would save a lot of time for me in the class room and I could put in other applications t
The facilities at the boyd building serve my teaching needs well. a smartboard or insight system connected to the Mac computers would be the only thing I would like to have added to the lab.
I am basically happy with the recources in my classroom for the most part, I would like to have availability to pictures that I have on my computor as I need them. I also would like a vcr that I control(that actually works). I do not like the system that
I`m not even certain what is meant by Insight System and Smart Classroom (Synergy; therefore, I`d say I certainly can use more training on what is available.  I feel many of our faculty could also use such training. I`m not making the most of the resource
Don`t know what Insight System is?  Is this not available at the Valley Campus?  What is smart Classroom (Synergy)?
Pictel is the greatest problem in that when you use the computer to show powerpoints or web pages it is very very very difficult to read.
The lack of appropriate bandwidth for connecting to external www sites has handicapped my online classes (38 credit hours/year)and www research based curriculum (all other classes). We had more effective bandwidth 8 years ago for these classes. Yes, our
Last semester I taught a PicTel class and consistently had trouble with the sound system in Hohne and a few times in Alamosa. I believe that problem is fixed now. I do think that if we have the funds, all clasrooms should have easy video access. 
The only problem I`ve experienced is using pictel for showing powerpoint slides or web pages.  The pages are not readable even with large print.
I indicated that PicTel was difficult to use effectively because I teach math.  Teaching math via PicTel is ineffective because the distance site cannot see the blackboard well enough and the document camera is awkward to use (at least for me it is).
Camera control with Pictel is sometimes difficult to get ging early in the class, and being able to project the Trinidad or the Alamosa class onto one of the movie screens is difficult, taking time and attention from class.  Especially when the computer`s
Effectiveness is limited by the lack of technology resources (computers, projectors, internet access) in all classrooms.  In addition, it is limited by the lack of design in the classroom.  That is, I can`t use the chalk board while showing a Powerpoint p
The Smart Classrooms are practically useless. I remember that the faculty advised against investing in this system. Pictel, as it currently functions, really short-changes the people at the remote location. Images and graphics are not clear. The instructo
I am totally satisfied, and realize that I may not use as many modalities in our department as someone else.
In Diesel Mechanics this type of training is not applicable in most cases.  There are some instances where web information can be accessed from equipment suppliers or Diesel engine companies.  I would probably use this type of technology if it applied
I do not have access to most of the technology resources.   "
Marginal, there needs to be a technology committee with substantial faculty input and clout. TSJC`s main mission is teaching, after all.
So far so good. The smart board in the autoCAD lab is a very helpful tool. TSJC has better surveying equipment than any other school in Colorado. This includes CSU, CSU south, and all other 4 year type schools, in my opinion, pretty darn impressive.
Personally I believe TSJC is behind the power curve in technology.  Chalk boards? Why?  Wireless in the classrooms?  Day late and a dollar short. DVD/VCRs in the classrooms?  Novel idea for sure, some one should think about that. 
The availabbility and functionality of the resources hinders their benefit in the classroom.
Lack of availablity to test classes on computers.`
Poor quality of classroom resources make them a distractor rather than an enhancer.
The technology resources now available at TSJC help achieve my educational objectives, but are in need of improvement.   I utilize several web-based resources, but access is always slow.  The Synergy system is not user friendly.  I find that it is faster,
In Massage Therapy we use very little technology. Just videos and DVD`s. It would be most useful to have web access over here in our small library room however, as there are many times for projects etc. it would be utilised.
With the new Poly-Com system coming in and the Pic-Tel system going out the Valley Campus will have one less system installed then we currently use. This will limit the number of areas that we can effetely use for Poly-Com classes therefore cutting our ro
PCTEL HAS IMPROVED GREATLY OVER THE YEARS.  THE COMPUTERS HAVE INCREASED IN SPEED AND ARE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT.
Very effective