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BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
20 Capital Region Distance Learning teachers responded to the survey.
182
First Time DLTeachers
Veteran DL Teachers
Numbers of first time and veteran DL Teachers
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Section A
TechnicalTechnical
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Agree / Strongly Agree
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
1. I was able to clearly see all of my students at remote site(s).
85%
15%
Technical
Uncertain
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
65%
35%
2. I was able to clearly hear students and teacher aides at remote site(s).
Agree / Strongly Agree
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
Technical
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
10%
90%
3. Students at remote sites were able to hear me.
Agree / Strongly Agree
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
Technical
Uncertain
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
10%
90%
Uncertain
Agree Disagree Uncertain
**Student response*From remote site
perspective13%
15%
72%
Agree / Strongly Agree
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
3. Students at remote sites were able to hear me.
Technical
* Re: Hearing teachers, aides and students.
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
4. The Materials displayed over the network were clearly seen by students.
Agree / Strongly Agree
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
5%
95%
Technical
Uncertain
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
5. I felt comfortable using room equipment.
Agree / Strongly Agree
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
95%
5%
Technical
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
10%5%
85%
6. The room design was adequate for my teaching purposes.
Technical
Agree / Strongly Agree
Disagree / Strongly DisagreeUncertain
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
7. I was satisfied with the technical support I received in dealing with network difficulties.
Agree / Strongly Agree5%
95%
Uncertain
Technical
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
8. Technically, the distance learning system performed well this year.
Agree / Strongly Agree
Uncertain15%
10%
75%
Technical
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Section A
LearningLearningEnvironmentEnvironment
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
1. I could interact with individual students as often as I wanted.
Agree / Strongly Agree
Uncertain15%
15%
70%
Learning Environment
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
2. My interaction and rapport with students at remote sites was comparable to students at my home site.
Agree / Strongly Agree
Uncertain
30%
15%
55%
Learning Environment
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
3. The distance learning system provides an effective way to teach classes.
20%
80%
Agree / Strongly Agree
Uncertain
Learning Environment
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Section A
OverallOverallProgramProgram
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
16%
5%
79%
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
1. The system for transferring assignments between sites was adequate.
Agree / Strongly Agree
Uncertain
Teacher Response
Overall Program
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
5%
79%
16%
1. The system for transferring assignments between sites was adequate.
Uncertain
Agree Disagree Uncertain
**Student response*from remote site
perspective12%
8%
80%
Agree / Strongly Agree
Teacher Response
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
* From CRB DL student survey.
Overall Program
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
2. We had little trouble making up missed classes when necessary.
Agree / Strongly Agree
Uncertain
26%
16%
58%
Teacher Response
Overall Program
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
13%
65%
22%
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
2. We had little trouble making up missed classes when necessary.
Uncertain
Agree / Strongly Agree
Teacher Response
Agree Disagree Uncertain n/a
**Student response*from remote site
perspective20%
17%
15%
48%
N/A
Overall Program
* From CRB DL Student Survey
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
3. The overall coordination of the project was effective.
Agree / Strongly Agree
Uncertain5%
16%
79%
Overall Program
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
Agree / Strongly Agree 11%
89%
Uncertain
4. I would teach another course on the distance learning network.
Overall Program
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
Agree / Strongly Agree 11%
89%
Uncertain
5. I would recommend taking courses on the distance learning network to students at my school.
Overall Program
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
Agree / Strongly Agree 11%
89%
Uncertain
6. I would recommend teaching courses on the network to colleagues.
Overall Program
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
Agree / Strongly Agree 17%
83%
Uncertain
7. Overall, I am satisfied with the experience I have hadteaching via DL this year.
Overall Program
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
Agree / Strongly Agree
100%
Uncertain
* First Year Instructors *1. The training I received prior to teaching on the distance learning
system prepared me well for teaching in the DL environment.
Overall Program
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Disagree / Strongly Disagree
Agree / Strongly Agree
Uncertain
Agree / Strongly Agree
* First Year Instructors *2. Teaching via distance learning has lived up to my expectations.
50%50%
Overall Program
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Section B
TeacherTeacherCommentsComments
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
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Ability to teach courses with low enrollment. Increase breath of offerings in a school. Elmo provides great tool for note display.
I meet students I otherwise would not and they receive classes they might otherwise not.
Students from 3 schools became friends. Course offered to schools that wouldn't otherwise have them. It's fun.
Allows small schools to pool resources to offer the quality caliber of instruction available to large schools.
Offers opportunities for other districts to offer higher level courses.
I always enjoy teaching through dl. Students are always excited to learn in this new and exciting environment.
Sharing of academic expertise.
1. What are the strengths of distance Learning?
Comments
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CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
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Inconsistency in academic policies.
It's hard to discipline from afar. The students were out of control in [another school]. It's hard to hear if more than one student is speaking.
Active participants may be less. Camera default when using Elmo should still show teacher and not students. Audio was a problem at times this year.
Some technical transmission of tests - much more effective when an aggressive aide or teacher is available at the receiving site ex. Mrs. Finch Berne Knox Westerlo - She was excellent.
Sometimes the logistics/technology are/is challenging. School schedules don't match.
Transferring assignments-we are at the mercy of the fax machines and competent aides in the other classrooms.
This year the sound was a real problem.
2. What are the weaknesses of Distance Learning?
Comments
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
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Keep class sizes at all sites to a total of 15.
Academic policies be consistent across districts.
I would suggest aides in remote sites be trained in how to discipline students who are late for class and who choose to be a nuisance by tapping on microphones or whispering. There is only so much I can do from the home site.
Be sure TA has e-mail so assignments could be sent electronically.
Stronger discipline from aides!
I think it is as effective as it can be realistically.
Computers in room 24-7 to e-mail work, etc. Limit remote site number to 9 students. Too hard to see back row of kids.
Multiple cameras White Board..total problem viewed at once. microphone allowing teacher to roam and write.
3. What changes would you suggest for distance learning classes?
Comments
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
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A Lack of timely transfer of course material.
I love teaching it and the splendid outcomes change yearly.
Disrespect from [one school’s] students- Something I have never experienced before.
A student from Cohoes went to the Sharon Springs prom (How cute is that?) with a student they met in class.
Students from the 3 schools went to each others games. It was a much more cohesive group than last year.
4. Are there any outcomes from teaching this course that you had not expected?
Comments
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
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I renewed terms and concepts before the units as opposed to using them for pre-test review. It was more effective.
I attempt to get BKW and Duanesburg students to interact through weekends and before school classes.
Blackboard.com
Not really-we shared 3 field trips and I visited the remote site more often.
(Small) group students across rooms. Student presentations, etc.
Use of graphing calculator on Elmo and computer. (Neither are really"new" to me.)
Group/presentation work, but limited by time and constraints of curriculum.
Primary sources field trips visits to distant site helped greatly.
Power Point. A lot more verbal interaction.
Comments
5. Did you use any new instructional methods to effectively teach in the DL classroom?
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
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Phone, on occasion.
We faxed notes at times.
Have used e-mail for years.
Blackboard.com worked quite well
I used US Mail to send materials for a whole unit at a time. No need for aides to make copies.
Email… I sent [the TA] exams and some instructions and questions about the students.
Visited sites, telephone, fax,email.
Comments
6. Did you use any other forms of communication with the students in addition to daily …...distance learning classroom instruction (such as e-mail or telephone)?
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
Comments
7A. Did you visit your remote sites?
Yes
No
71%
29%
There were 14 responses to this question.
BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support . .
CRB Distance Learning Project Teacher Survey 2002 – 2003 School Year
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Visited sites as much as possible Some far away and not able to fit it in as many as I would have liked.
Six times, 1 each semester & 2 surprise trips.
Two or three times. Very important for teacher to do this early on in the course. Interaction with remote site students will be better.
Yes - also for open house but schedule permitted only one visit.
Yes every week. Very helpful getting to know students monitor this regular visiting need to be encouraged.
Yes, I visited about 3 or 4 times per class. I enjoy teaching those students face-to-face, but it requires re-arranging my schedule at BKW.
Yes--3 times a month. Advantages were better rapport, able to take care of business that can't be done over the network, set up binders and grading. Disadvantage was that Sharon Springs is a long way from Scotia.
Comments
7B. What were the advantages / disadvantages to visiting your remote school(s)?