2015 Assessment of Staff Technology and Training Resources

2015 Assessment of Staff Technology and Training Services
Online Consent

2015 Assessment of Staff Technology and Training Services
College of Education and Human Services - Western Illinois University

You are invited to participate in a quality assurance and improvement survey, designed to aid the College of Education and Human Services in planning for the provision of adequate instructional technology resources, design assistance, and training provided to COEHS staff on both the Macomb and Quad Cities Campuses.

Please take a few moments to provide honest reflections of your experiences with technology during the time spent in our College. This study is conducted by Katrina Daytner, Interim Associate Dean for Administration, College of Education and Human Services and Dawn Sweet, Instructional Development Services Manager, College of Education and Human Services from Western Illinois University.

This study will take approximately 4 to 5 minutes of your time. You will be asked to complete an online survey about your work area within the college and provide your opinions regarding the availability and quality of technology related facilities, support, training and related assistance. Additionally, you will respond to questions related to frequency of technology use in your required job duties, areas you are seeking assistance with and your preferred methods for receiving technology training and services from the College. You will be asked your opinion of your overall feeling of preparedness to perform your job duties, and will have the option to provide further recommendations for improving the state of technology and related services within the College of Education and Human Services.

Your decision to participate or decline participation in this study is completely voluntary and you have the right to terminate your participation at any time without penalty. You may skip any questions you do not wish to answer. If you do not wish to complete this survey just close your browser.

Your participation in this research will be completely confidential and data will be averaged and reported in aggregate. Possible outlets of dissemination may be WIU Annual Reporting, Administrator Meetings, COEHS Deans and Department Chairpersons, Faculty and Instructional Development Services staff. Although your participation in this research may not benefit you personally, it will help us collect data to understand the technology and instructional needs that exist within our campus community, and assist us in creating linkages to create a community of sharing. There are no risks to individuals participating in this survey beyond those that exist in daily life.

If you have questions about this project, you may contact Katrina Daytner 309.298.1690 (KM-Daytner@wiu.edu) or Dawn Sweet 309.298.2993 (DR-Sweet@wiu.edu).

This project has been reviewed and approved by the WIU Institutional Review Board. Questions concerning your rights as a participant in this research may be directed to the Compliance Specialist, at (309) 298-1191 or IRB@wiu.edu.

Please print a copy of this consent form for your records, if you so desire.

To print your copy of this consent form, go to: http://www.wiu.edu/coehs/technology/printconsent15staff.php
I have read and understand the above consent form, I certify that I am 18 years old or older and, by clicking, I agree below to enter the survey, I indicate my willingness to voluntarily take part in the study. *

I agree

1. I work in the department of:
2. I am located at the:
3. To what extent does your direct supervisor support your use of technology to complete your essential job duties?

My supervisor does not support my use of technology. My supervisor indirectly supports my use of technology. My supervisor directly supports my use of technology.
4. To what extent does funding impact your use of technology?

There is no funding for technology. There is limited funding for technology. There is adequate funding for technology. There is excess funding for technology.

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Desktop presentations (PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, etc.)
Graphics projects (PhotoShop, Illustrator, Gimp, etc.)
Multimedia (Lectora, Flash, etc.)
Video projects (Video authoring, podcasting, iMovie, MovieMaker, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, etc.)
Audio Projects (Podcasting, GarageBand, Audacity, Profcast, etc.)
Simulations/Virtual Worlds
Web 2.0 Office applications (Office 365, Google Docs, Zoho Office, Buzzword, etc.)
Collaborative writing (Wikis, Blogs, etc.)
Web design tools (Dreamweaver, Coding, Weebly, Wix)
Instructional games and simulations
Augmented reality
Social web applications (Photo sharing, social networking, social bookmarking, data mashups, curating)
Digitizing (images, sound, video)
Desktop videoconferencing (Skype, Adobe Connect, GoToMeeting and etc.)
Computers
Laptops
iPads/Tablets and apps
Cellphones and Smartphones
Clickers (student response systems)
Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Database Management
Email
Social networks
Assistive technology
Interactive whiteboards (SmartBoard, Promethean, and etc.)

	I am not teaching with technology.	Strongly Agree	Somewhat Agree	Somewhat Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Western as a whole provides staff development and professional development to assist staff in learning technology and how to use it in their daily job duties.
The college (COEHS) provides staff development and professional development to assist staff in learning technology and how to use it in their daily job duties.

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Interactive Multimedia Lab (IMM Lab) Horrabin Hall 104 Macomb Campus
Technology Resource Checkout (TRC) Horrabin Hall 104 Macomb Campus

2015 Assessment of Staff Technology and Training Services