Instructional Uses of Web-Based Survey Software

Recent technological advances have led to changes in how instruction is delivered. Such technology can create opportunities to enhance instruction and make instructors more efficient in performing instructional tasks, especially if the technology is easy to use and requires no training. One such tec...

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Main Authors: Concetta A. DePaolo, Ph.D., Arthur Lloyd Sherwood, Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Educators Online 2006-07-01
Series:Journal of Educators Online
Online Access:https://www.thejeo.com/archive/archive/2006_31/depaolofinalpdf
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Summary:Recent technological advances have led to changes in how instruction is delivered. Such technology can create opportunities to enhance instruction and make instructors more efficient in performing instructional tasks, especially if the technology is easy to use and requires no training. One such technology, web-based survey software, is extremely accessible for anyone with basic computer skills. Web-based survey software can be used for a variety of instructional purposes to streamline instructor tasks, as well as enhance instruction and communication with students. Following a brief overview of the technology, we discuss how Web Forms from nTreePoint can be used to conduct instructional surveys, collect course feedback, conduct peer evaluations of group work, collect completed assignments, schedule meeting times among multiple people, and aid in pedagogical research. We also discuss our experiences with these tasks within traditional on-campus courses and how they were enhanced or expedited by the use of web-based survey software.
ISSN:1547-500X
1547-500X