Technology-Enhanced Learning Survey Dundalk Institute of Technology March 2014

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1 Technology-Enhanced Learning Survey Dundalk Institute of Technology March 2014 Report for School of Business and Humanities Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

2 Background The Technology Enhanced Learning survey of Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) academic staff was carried out by the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) in February and March 2014 as part of the implementation of DkIT's e-learning Policy. The survey was intended to gather data on the extent to which technology is being used within the Institute to enhance the studentlearning experience. It was also intended to use the survey data to data will assist CELT in identifying Continuing Professional Development requirements for academic staff in the area of Technology Enhanced Learning. The following report briefly outlines the findings for the School of Business and Humanities. 1. Department/Section and Teaching Experience Question 1 Department/Section I am a tutor/lecturer based in the... (n = 58) 19.0% 3.4% 37.9% Department of Business Studies Department of Management and Financial Studies Department of Humanities 19.0% Section of Music 20.7% Figure 1 Lifelong Learning Centre Question 2 Years teaching in DkIT How many years have you been teaching in DkIT? (n = 56) More than 20 years 21.4% 0-5 years 14.3% 6-10 years, years 19.6% years 30.4% Figure 2 School of Business and Humanities Page 1 TEL Survey 2014

3 2. Extent of technology usage Question 3 Delivery modes Participants were asked to indicate the number of modules delivered by them in each of a range of delivery modes during the current academic year (2013/14). Delivery mode Modules Mode 1 Face-to-face only; no online activities 51 Mode 2 All contact hours face-to-face but supplemented by online activities 217 Mode 3 Primarily face-to-face but up to 30% of time replaced by online activities 22 Mode 4 Between 30% and 80% contact time online 9 Mode 5 Primarily online (at least 80%) with some face-to-face 5 Mode 6 Fully online; no face-to-face delivery 1 Total modules 305 Respondents 50 Table 1 Delivery mode - number of modules 9, 3% 5, 2% 1, 0% 22, 7% 217, 71% 51, 17% Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 Mode 6 Figure 3 The following table compares the result for the School with the overall result for the Institute. DkIT (n = 156) BH (n = 50) Mode % 16.7% Mode % 71.1% Mode 3 4.1% 7.2% Mode 4 2.0% 3.0% Mode 5 0.6% 1.6% Mode 6 0.1% 0.3% Table 2 School of Business and Humanities Page 2 TEL Survey 2014

4 Question 4 Usage of Moodle activities/features Participants were provided with a list of activities/features which are available in Moodle and for each activity/feature were asked to indicate they used it or not, or had not been aware that Moodle has this feature. (Note: Percentages shown on Table 3 are based on the number of respondents to each part of the question.) Moodle activity Yes No Not aware Sharing files (Word, PDF etc.) (n = 49) 89.8% 10.2% Sharing video (YouTube, Vimeo) (n = 48) 85.4% 10.4% 4.2% Weblinks (n = 49) 83.7% 12.2% 4.1% Assignment submission (n = 49) 55.1% 44.9% Turnitin assignments (n = 48) 39.6% 58.3% 2.1% Online feedback on assignments (n = 49) 36.7% 61.2% 2.0% Announcements (News Forum) (n = 49) 85.7% 14.3% Discussion forum (n = 50) 46.0% 54.0% Quiz (n = 47) 44.7% 53.2% 2.1% Student groups (n = 47) 25.5% 68.1% 6.4% Wiki (n = 47) 17.0% 70.2% 12.8% Virtual Classroom (BigBlueButton) (n = 47) 6.4% 72.3% 21.3% Workshop (for peer review) (n = 47) 4.3% 76.6% 19.1% Messaging students (n = 50) 9 Surveys/polls (n = 47) 23.4% 68.1% 8.5% Glossary (n = 48) 12.5% 68.8% 18.8% Student activity logs (n = 49) 53.1% 40.8% 6.1% Table 3 The following chart shows the usage of Moodle activities and features within the School. 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Moodle activities/features Not Aware No Yes Figure 4 School of Business and Humanities Page 3 TEL Survey 2014

5 The following chart compares the School s usage of Moodle activities and features with the overall Institute usage Moodle activities/features BH (n = 50) DkIT (n = 157) Figure 5 It is important to note that the 96% (48) of the respondents indicated that they used at least one of the 17 Moodle activities and features in their practice. Question 5 Participants were provided with a list of technology tools and asked to indicate which of these they currently used in their practice. Technology Number % (n = 48) Presentation software (e.g. PowerPoint, Prezi) % Videos and Screencasts (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo) % Podcasts (audio) % Discussion Forums % Blogs % Wikis 3 6.3% Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) 2 4.2% Online Quizzes % Social Bookmarking (e.g. Delicious) 0 0.% Micro-blogging (e.g Twitter) % Social Networking (e.g. Facebook) % e-portfolios (e.g. Mahara) % Screencasting (e.g. Screencastomatic) % Webinars (e.g. Adobe Connect, BigBlueButton) 1 2.1% Plagiarism detection (e.g. Turnitin) % CRS (Classroom Response Systems) 4 8.3% Document sharing (e.g. Google Docs, Dropbox) % None 3 6.3% Table 4 School of Business and Humanities Page 4 TEL Survey 2014

6 The following chart compares the results from the School with the Institute results. Technologies currently used BH (n = 48) DkIT (n = 156) Figure 6 3. Continuing Professional Development in Technology-Enhanced Learning Question 6 Participants were asked to indicate if they have previously attended a module in technology-enhanced learning (TEL) in the Institute or elsewhere. The following chart compares the results from the School with the overall result from the Institute. Attendance at TEL module BH, 56.3% DkIT, 51.6% BH (n = 48) DkIT (n = 153) Figure 7 School of Business and Humanities Page 5 TEL Survey 2014

7 Question 7 Participants were asked to indicate if they had previously attended workshops on TEL in the Institute or elsewhere. The following chart shows the results for the School and the Institute. 8 Attendance at TEL workshops BH, 75.5% DkIT, 62.6% Figure 8 BH (n = 49) DkIT (n = 155) Question 8 Participants were asked to indicate TEL workshops would you be of interest at a future date. The results are shown in the following table. Workshop Number % (n = 47) Introduction to Moodle % Managing your Moodle module % e-assessment with Moodle (Quiz) % Managing assignments in Moodle % Using Turnitin assignments in Moodle % Communication & Collaboration Tools 1 (Discussion Forums, Blogs, Wikis) % Communication & Collaboration Tools 2 (Chat, Webcasting) % e-portfolios with Mahara % Blended Learning Design % Designing an Online Module % Classroom Response Systems % Webinars with BigBlueButton % None 1 2.1% Table 5 Question 9 Participants were asked to indicate which format of training, face-to-face or self-paced, would be of interest and had the option of choosing more than one answer. The results are shown in the following table. Format Number % (n = 46) Face-to-face workshop format % Self-paced (i.e. material to work through independently in own time) % Table 6 School of Business and Humanities Page 6 TEL Survey 2014