The impact of learning technology staff development - Boston College

This survey looks at how you, as a tutor, have been advised and supported in making more use of technology in developing your teaching practice. It also asks about the impact this has, or has not had on how you teach and the learning resources you produce.
Although many of the questions would be relevant to staff development generally, please note that the survey covers staff development in the use of technology specifically. By technology, we mean anything electronic, such as computers, the internet, video cameras, interactive whiteboards, office programs, virtual learning environments (e.g. Moodle) etc.
In completing the survey please be as frank and accurate as you can. It may help to think about recent specific teaching activities and the role technology has played in these. Please also think carefully about the nature of any impact this has had on the learners’ experience.

Thank you.

Important note: This survey is being carried out as part of a Masters Degree project by Ben Williams, RSC Advisor. Your responses will be used primarily for this project. They may, however, also be used by the East midlands Regional Support Centre to improve our services. All responses to the survey will remain anonymous throughout and you can request to have your responses removed from the survey, prior to publication of the final report, by contacting ben.williams@rsc-em.ac.uk
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  1. For how many years have you been a tutor/teacher in Further Education or elsewhere?
    0-1
    2-4
    5-10
    11-19
    20+


  1. Which subject(s) do you teach?


  1. Which of the following types of staff training have you been involved in/received in the past 2 years?
    Short (1 or 2 day) workshops or training events outside you college
    Whole-day workshops in the college
    Half-day workshops in the college
    Curriculum team training sessions
    Out-of-hours training sessions in the college
    Accessing online training courses from the college network (e.g. shared drives or VLE such as Moodle)
    Accessing online training from other websites, not provided by the college
    Help from a colleague with using technology
    Group training from a college specialist such as an “ILT champion” or tutor with skills in using technology
    On-to-one training from a college specialist such as an “ILT champion” or tutor with skills in using technology
    Learning Technology Training programmes such as the Ferl Practitioner programme or eCPD
    General IT skills training such as Clait


  1. Which of the following areas have you received training in?
    Designing effective online courses (for use on a VLE like Moodle or similar)
    Designing “blended” learning course which combine online and face-to-face learning experiences in an effective way
    Producing interactive e-learning materials
    Using an interactive whiteboard
    Using digital cameras, video cameras or sound recorders
    Using office programs such as Word, PowerPoint or Excel
    Using a virtual learning environment e.g. Moodle
    How technology can be used to achieve objectives such as inclusion or personalisation
    Other (please specify below)


  1. Any other learning technology training received?


  1. In the last year, approximately how many of your 30 hours allocated CPD time has been spent on learning technology related training?
    0
    1-5
    6-10
    11-19
    20+


  1. How is effective practice in the use of technology shared within you organisation?
    It isn’t
    Online via the VLE, Intranet or similar
    In curriculum team meetings
    Through sessions at staff development days
    Through ILT mentors or champions
    Informally among colleagues


  1. Is there any opportunity for peer support with the use of technology, either within your team or across the college?
    No, there is little or no opportunity for teaching colleagues to provide each other with support
    Yes, there is generally enough spare time for tutors to help each other in developing skills in using technology, but this happens informally
    Yes, formal time is allocated for tutors to help each other in developing skills in using technology


  1. Thinking about how things have changed over the last few years, how much difference do you think technology has made to your teaching practice?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    None  A lot


  1. Thinking about how things have changed over the last few years, how much difference do you think technology has made to the quality and effectiveness of the learning resources you produce?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    None  A lot


  1. How much has specific training in the use of technology helped you become a more effective tutor?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Not at all  A lot


  1. How much impact do you think the learning technology training you have received has had on your learners’ experience?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    None  A lot


  1. Which of the following has had the greatest impact on your ability to use technology in your teaching practice?
    Learning how to use it myself – by trial and error, using manuals or online guides
    Learning from colleagues
    My initial or in-service teacher training
    Learning for non-educational reasons
    Staff training workshops within the college
    Staff training workshops outside the college
    Certified training programmes


  1. How would you describe the attitude to staff training and support in developing tutors' skills in the use of learning technology in your college?


  1. Thinking about how training in the use of technology in education might be improved – in an ideal world, what would work best for you?





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