QUESTIONNAIRE
  THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR LIFE
 

Please start from Section A below and go through the rest of the Sections. Don't forget to click on the Submit button in Section F when you are finished!

 

Section A: Backgroud Information


A1:  What is your nationality?  

 

A2:  From which city or region are you?  (Please state your city/region)

 

A3:  What is your gender?  

 

A4:  How old are you?  

 

A5:  What lessons do you teach?  (Please state your teaching lessons)


 

Section B: Current usage of ICT and e-services


B1:  ICT Skills and Experiences, and Capacity
 
 1.  Please rate yourself on your PC skills (literacy and competency)
  
 
 2.  What is your level of experience in using the internet?
  
 
 3.  Do you have a broadband connection?
  
 
 4.  What is the speed of your broadband connection?
  

 

B2:  Usage of internet or web services
 

  Please indicate, with a tick against the appropriate rows, for which purposes and how often do you use the internet
  per week?
 
 1.  Searching for Learning material
  
 
 2.  Searching for information
  
 
 3.  Using as a communication tool
  
 
 4.  Other
  
 
 5.  Don't use Internet at all
  

 

B3:  Usage of www educational tools
 
 1.  Through which channel do you use www educational tools?
  
 
 2.  Do you know some www educational tools?
  
 
 3.  Have you previously used www educational tools?
  
 
 4.  While using www educational tools, do you feel that the pages have been uploaded on a speed which you think is
  
 
 5.  How often do you access www educational tools per week?
  
 
 6.  How much time have you spend using www educational tools?
  
 
 7.  For how long have you been using www educational tools?
  

 

 

Section C: Relevance of www educational tools


C1:  Most important services
 

Which of the following topics are the most important to you in terms of www educational tools information (several choices are possible). Please indicate, with a tick against the appropriate rows, in relation to your own views and situation

whether the services are and whether the services are
• Known and used
• Known but not used
• Unknown

• very important
• quite important
• not important
  Most important topics
 
 1.  Introduction to the World Wide Web (WWW)
 
 2.  WWW and educational uses for teachers
 
 3.  Strategies for searching information online
 
 4.  Introduction to the concept of learning objects
 
 5.  Practical demonstration of learning objects and their classroom use
 
 6.  Introduction to learning repositories
 
 7.  Review & demonstration of popular learning repositories with school resources
 
 8.  Intro to metadata, educational metadata, and metadata-based searching
 
 9.  Authoritative educational metadata schemas (DC-ed & IEEE LOM)
 
10.  Intro to the COSMOS and Organic.Edunet tools for describing resources with metadata
 
11.  Social metadata  and Web 2.0 tools (folksonomies & social tagging)
 
12.  Popular social tools (e.g. Flikr) and scenarios for their use in the classroom
 
13.  Intro to preparing, uploading and sharing learning resources (use of lemil, xplora, discoveryspace, curriculumonline, nemed)
 
14.  Pedagogical strategies and best practices for using digital teaching & learning resources in the classroom
 
15.  Hands-on session working on resources related to organic agriculture & agroecology (use of Organic.Edunet)
 
16.  Hands-on session working on resources related to science (use of COSMOS, xlpora)
 
17.  Intro to setting up a learning repository and connecting to the outside world
 
18.  Setting up a repository in the school's server
 
19.  Connecting repository with the Learning Resource Exchange (LRE)
 
20.  Supporting teachers in uploading/sharing resources
 
31.  Searching school's resources through the LRE portal

 

 

Section D: Training Needs


D1:  Additional training
 

 Please indicate, with a tick against the appropriate rows, your routine duties and tasks, expanding the list below by using
  the empty boxes. Indicate if you need additional training.
Routine tasks and duties   Do this Need more
training
   1. Using the PC / Internet
   2. Using www educational tools
   3. Using search engines
   4. Using information services (for example, downloading information)
   5. Using communication services (for example, eMail, discussion forums
    and chat, newsgroups, newsletters)

 

 

Section E: Knowledge Transfer


E1:  Training Methods
 

  Please indicate (with a tick) your preferred method(s) of learning new skills and knowledge.
  Training methods   Preference
 
 1.  One to one
 
 2.  Small group discussions
 
 3.  Internal group training, workshops
 
 4.  Tutor-directed study
 
 5.  Presentations 
 
 6.  Learner-directed study
 
 7.  Distance learning or e-learning
 
 8.  Other

 

E2:  Training Times
 

  Please prioritise using a scale of 1 to 4, your preferred training times for formal training sessions.
  (1=most favoured, 4=least favourite)
  Training times   Priority
 
 1.  Weekends
 
 2.  Evenings
 
 3.  During the working day
 
 4.  Other

 

E3:  Training Duration
 

  Please prioritise using a scale of 1 to 3, your preferred training duration for formal training sessions.
  (1=most favoured, 4=least favourite)
  Training duration   Priority
 
 1.  Half days
 
 2.  Full days
 
 3.  Other

 

E4:  Training Barriers
 

  What are the main barriers to you receiving training?
  Barrier    Indicate
 
 1.  Staff rotation demands – freeing up staff difficult
 
 2.  Demands on time outside working hours
 
 3.  Lack of financial support at work
 
 4.  No perceived need for training
 
 5.  Other

 

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