There are interesting results from a survey of LEs at the url given below http://tc.unl.edu/cansorge/cms.pdf

Apolgies to those of you who have already seen this.

Barbara

> From: Gilbert <[log in to unmask]>
> To: AAHESGIT Subscribers <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: AAHESGIT-91: Interim Survey Results (Web-Based Course Management
> Systems)
> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:57:01 +1200
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> (3/21/01 AAHESGIT #91. Approx. 3 pages from Charles Ansorge
> of U. Neb. Lincoln <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Here are interim results of the survey regarding Course
> Management Systems (CMSs) that was announced via AAHESGIT
> last Friday afternoon, March 16.
>
> Ansorge observes: "Nearly half of the faculty respondents
> reported that the CMS system installed on their campus was
> influencing their approach to teaching."
>
> Raw data for all of the items as of noon on Wednesday,
> March 21 may be found by accessing the link below (a PDF
> file).
> <http://tc.unl.edu/cansorge/cms.pdf>
>
> This summary was prepared to accompany the Webcast on this
> topic tomorrow, March 22, at 4PM EST.For more info or to register go to:

> <http://www.tltgroup.org/calendar/ansorge3-6-01.htm>
> We're using some different technology for this re-scheduled
> event and we anticipate it will be much smoother. Thanks
> for your patience and understanding about being too close
> to the "bleeding edge" last time.)
> Steve Gilbert =============================================
>
> Summary of Interim Results of Web-Based Course Management
> Survey
> (We make no claim about how well or poorly the first 178
> respondents to this online survey represent all their
> peers. The only announcement of this survey was via the
> AAHESGIT Listserv.)
>
> Raw data for all of the items as of noon on Wednesday,
> March 21 may be found by accessing the link below. This
> PDF document must be viewed with an Acrobat Reader, a free
> application for both PC and Mac platforms that may be
> obtained from the Adobe Web site.
>
> <http://tc.unl.edu/cansorge/cms.pdf>
>
> Respondents to the survey were from institutions of all
> sizes with most (78%) being from public institutions.
> Approximately 40% of those replying listed themselves as
> faculty, while 35% were administrators and 20% were staff.
>
> Approximately 60% of those responding indicated there was
> one CMS installed at their institution with 30% indicating
> a presence of two systems. There were 10% indicating they
> had three or more CMSs.
>
> Over 80% of the respondents reported the availability of
> their CMS to faculty and students as being for more than a
> year.
>
> Here's a breakdown of the PREFERRED CMS:
>
> CMS Number Percentage --------------------
> Blackboard 92 52%
> WebCT 57 32
> Other 22 13
> eCollege 3 2
> Learning Space 1 0
> TopClass 0 0
> JonesKnowledge 0 0
>
> A variety of other systems were listed including IntraKal,
> The Learning Manager, Etudes from Jamboa Publishing,
> Speakeasy, Lotus Notes, Prometheus, and Jenzabar.
>
> There were 86% who were equally split between finding their
> preferred CMS adequate for their needs or excellent.
> Support and training for their preferred CMS seemed better
> than what might be expected with about 50% reporting that
> their training was adequate for their needs and another 33%
> indicating their training was excellent.
>
> Most institutions support their CMS on local servers (90%)
> versus outsourcing their server support.
>
> The reliability of CMSs was quite good with over 90% being
> rated as reliable or very reliable. Only 3 of 175
> respondents indicated their system was unreliable or very
> unreliable.
>
> Students were reported to have positive reactions to the
> CMS with 80% indicating the response as positive and only
> 3% reported it as negative.
>
> Faculty who responded were asked to indicate how many
> courses they had created with their preferred CMS.
> Slightly fewer than half (47%) reported creating 2-3
> courses with 31% indicating they had created four or more
> courses. Over half (56%) of those who created courses
> indicated that the process was either easy or very easy.
>
> Faculty were asked to indicate the type of classes being
> developed for the CMSs. There were 46% who reported the
> courses being of the traditional on-campus variety and the
> same percentage being for classes that were available to
> both on-campus and distance students. Less than 10% were
> for classes taught only to distance learning students.
>
> Perhaps the most interesting question on the survey was the
> following:
>
> Has, or might, the course management system significantly
> improve your approach to teaching?
> (a) I can't teach as well when I rely even in part on the
> system
> (b) Minimal potential for change
> (c) My basic approach to teaching is unlikely to change but
> this helps me do certain things better
> (d) My basic approach to teaching seems to be changing, in
> part because of opportunities created by this kind of
> technology.
>
> Choices Number Percentage -------------------------
> a 0 0%
> b 6 6
> c 34 34
> d 46 46
>
> Nearly half of the faculty respondents reported that the
> CMS system installed on their campus was influencing their
> approach to teaching. That's an important finding from
> this survey.
>
> Lots of good suggestions have been offered to for feature
> improvements other related topics that will be reviewed in
> future days.
>
> Thanks to everyone for replying to the CMS survey.
>
> -- Charles J. Ansorge Voice: (402) 472-1702
> University of Nebraska-Lincoln Fax: (402) 472-4305
> Lincoln, NE 68588-0229
> Internet: [log in to unmask]
> http://tc.unl.edu/Ansorge
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