Staff Survey Spring 2007

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1 Survey Development and Delivery Process
2 Survey Questions
3 Survey Data Overview [Question Number]
4 CTL Survey 2007 Comments
5 Changes Made as a Result of Survey Data

Survey Development and Delivery Process

Survey Questions

For demographic purposes, please indicate if you are Adjunct or Full-time Faculty.
At which MCC campus site do you spend most of your time?
What kinds of faculty development opportunities (anywhere on campus) have you participated in during the past year? (Check all that apply)
What would make faculty development opportunities at the CTL more attractive to you? (Check all that apply)
What are the THREE most important incentives to you for participation in faculty development?
Identify the TWO biggest factors that keep you from participating more in faculty development opportunities offered through the CTL.
Please select your "agreement" rating for each statement below.

CTL staff are accessible
CTL staff effectively help me to understand new technology
CTL equipment is easy to use
The CTL is technologically innovative
The CTL staff have helped me to learn more about effective pedagogy
The CTL staff have helped me to learn more about computer applications related to teaching
The CTL staff have helped me to learn more about effective learning strategies for students
I feel comfortable asking for help from the CTL staff

8. Please select your "agreement rating" for each statement below. Begin each statement with the phrase...I USE THE CTL...

At the beginning of the semester.
In the middle of the semester.
At the end of the semester.
To prepare for conference and/or seminar presentations.
To help me develop college and/or district grant proposals.
To help me develop new pedagogical skills.
To help me develop technology-based supplements for my classes. *To interact with colleagues from other departments.

9. Please provide any general comments or information you would like the CTL to have concerning the work that we do to support MCC faculty.

Survey Data Overview [Question Number]

[1] Exactly half of the respondents were adjunct faculty (99) and half were full-time (99).
[2] Southern/Dobson was the most selected site (85%) with Red Mountain second (11%).
[3] Workshops were the most selected faculty development opportunities (62%) with conferences/seminars second (30%) and peer consultation/mentoring third (23%).
[4] Repeat offerings at different times would make faculty development opportunities in the CTL more attractive to 59% of respondents while online workshops (37%) and individualized instruction (30%) were also indicated as important.
[5]The three most important incentives for participation in faculty development were: Increase in knowledge and insight (89%), improved skills (81%) and time to interact with colleagues (43%)
[6] The two biggest factors keeping faculty from participating more in faculty development offered through the CTL were scheduling of activities (74%) and being too busy (54%).
[7] Most participants agreed that CTL staff are accessible, help them to learn new technology, help them to learn more about computer applications related to teaching, CTL equipment is easy to use, and that they feel comfortable asking for help from CTL Staff. Most participants had no opinion on whether or not CTL staff helped them learn more effective pedagogy or effective learning strategies for students.
[8] Respondents use the CTL at all times of the semester (beginning, middle, end), to help them develop new pedagogical skills and technology-based supplements for their classes. Most respondents had no opinion on their use of the CTL for conference presentations, development of grant proposals, and interaction with colleagues.