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SURVEYING COLLEGE STUDENTS:“TECHNOLOGY FOR COLLEGE WRITING COURSES”
Scott Stankey
ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGECoon Rapids & Cambridge, Minnesota
Origins of My ProjectCI 5330: Teaching Digital Writing / Fall 2008“Do my students already know what I’m
currently learning in this class?”Using SurveyMonkey, I created a 10-
question informal survey.I chose 3 colleagues (potentially 8 sections)
who sent the survey link to their students via email.
Students were encouraged, but not required, to respond.
The Writing Courses I Teach English 1121: College Writing and Critical
Reading (4 cr) Required course for everyone. “Provides extended practice in critical reading,
writing, and thinking.” Includes an “argumentative research paper.”
English 0950: Elements of College Writing (4 cr) Required only if students do not place into
1121. “Offers intensive work with writing, revising,
and editing essays.”
Question #1: What kinds of "equipment" do you currently own and use? Please read the choices carefully and check all that apply. (86 responses)
Response % #Desktop computer (PC) with "high-speed" internet at home
60.5% 52
Desktop computer (Mac) with "high-speed" internet at home
12.8% 11
Desktop computer (PC) with "dial-up" internet at home
4.7% 4
Desktop computer (Mac) with "dial-up" internet at home
1.2% 1
Question #1: What kinds of "equipment" do you currently own and use? Please read the choices carefully and check all that apply. (86 responses)
Response % #Laptop computer (PC) with "wireless" internet
50.0% 43
Laptop computer (Mac) with "wireless" internet
18.6% 16
Laptop computer (PC) without wireless internet
7.0% 6
Laptop computer (Mac) without wireless internet
0.0% 0
Question #1: What kinds of "equipment" do you currently own and use? Please read the choices carefully and check all that apply. (86 responses)
Response % #MP3 player, such as an iPod or Zune
59.3% 51
Cell phone with both still image and video image capabilities
58.1% 50
Cell phone with still image capability
23.3% 20
Cell phone 23.3% 20
Question #1: What kinds of "equipment" do you currently own and use? Please read the choices carefully and check all that apply. (86 responses)
“Other” (2 responses):
• Multiple Servers for learning and commercial purposes
• PDA
Question #2: Do you currently belong to at least one "social networking" site such as MySpace or FaceBook?
86 answered question
0 skipped question
Yes85%
No15%
Question #3: Have you ever prepared a presentation – either for a class or for another purpose – using a presentation software such as PowerPoint (PC), KeyNote (Mac), or SlideRocket (web)?
85 answered question
1 skipped question
Yes85%
No15%
Question #4: Have you ever engaged in collaborative writing – for a class you've taken or for other purposes – using a "wiki" or Google Docs or Google Presentations?
86 answered question
0 skipped question
Other (1):
“Weekly assignments to contribute to a class website/blog”
Yes31%
No58%
I Don't Know9%
Other1%
Question #5: Do you currently write and maintain a "blog" – either on a social networking site or on a site like Blogger?
86 answered question
0 skipped question
Other (4):
“Not consistent; don’t maintain it; did previously; used to”
Yes13%
No83%
Other5%
Question #6: Have you ever used a "photo-sharing" site such as Flickr, iPhoto, Google Images, or Yahoo Images?
86 answered question
0 skipped question
Other (2):
PhotoBucket
Yes55%
No42%
I Don't Know1%
Other2%
Question #7: Have you ever done any work with "podcasting" or "editing audio" using software such as Audacity (PC) or GarageBand (Mac)?
86 answered question
0 skipped question
Yes19%
No81%
Question #8: Have you ever done any work with film or "video editing" using a software such as iMovie (Mac) or MovieMaker (PC)?
85 answered question
1 skipped question
Yes40%
No59%
I Don't Know1%
Question #9: Have you ever "subscribed" (using "RSS Feeds") to podcasts, newscasts, websites, or other things using an "aggregator" such as iTunes, Google Reader, or Bloglines?
86 answered question
0 skipped question
Yes43%
No49%
I Don't Know8%
Question #10: What kinds of technologies associated with research and writing do you think will be most useful to you in the future – for academic, career, and/or personal purposes? Please read all the choices carefully and check all that apply. (83 responses)
Response % #Using a presentation application such as PowerPoint, KeyNote, SlideRocket, or VoiceThread
85.5% 71
Creating an electronic portfolio of your work
47.0% 39
Using a photosharing site such as Flickr, iPhoto, Google Images, or Yahoo Images
34.9% 29
Question #10: What kinds of technologies associated with research and writing do you think will be most useful to you in the future -- for academic, career, and/or personal purposes? Please read all the choices carefully and check all that apply. (83 responses)
Response % #Participating in a social networking site
31.3% 26
Collaborating with others using a wiki, Google Docs, or Google Presentations
28.9% 24
Using a video editor such as iMovie or MovieMaker to create videos and film
28.9% 24
Question #10: What kinds of technologies associated with research and writing do you think will be most useful to you in the future -- for academic, career, and/or personal purposes? Please read all the choices carefully and check all that apply. (83 responses)
Response % #Doing research by subscribing to "RSS Feeds" using an aggregator such as Google Reader or iTunes
22.9% 19
Writing and maintaining a blog
18.1% 15
Using "mapping" or organizational applications such as Inspiration or Bubbl.us
18.1% 15
Using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), such as Skype or Gizmo, to conduct and record interviews
18.1% 15
Question #10: What kinds of technologies associated with research and writing do you think will be most useful to you in the future -- for academic, career, and/or personal purposes? Please read all the choices carefully and check all that apply. (83 responses)
Response % #Using an audio editor such as Audacity or GarageBand to create podcasts
14.5% 12
Using a cell phone to create a podcast
9.6% 8
Contributing to a wiki
8.4% 7
Question #10: What kinds of technologies associated with research and writing do you think will be most useful to you in the future -- for academic, career, and/or personal purposes? Please read all the choices carefully and check all that apply. (83 responses)
“Other” (N=3, 3.6%)• “I don’t know; whatever I am told to
use or do ... I figure it out and do it!”• “I don't know how to use any of these
technologies, to even think of how they could help me in the future.”
• “Using smart board technologies in the classroom.”
“A Study in Contrasts”
1. Wikis2. Mapping / Organization
Apps.3. Collaborative Writing4. Presentation Apps.5. Electronic Portfolios6. Research / RSS Feeds7. Blogging
1. Presentation Apps.
2. Electronic Portfolios
3. Photosharing Sites
4. Social Networking
5. Collaborative Writing
6. Video Editing7. Research / RSS
Feeds
My Ranking Students’ Ranking
“A Study in Contrasts”
8. Photosharing Sites9. Social Networking10. Video Editing11. Audio Editing12. Voice-over
Internet Protocol13. Cell Phone
Podcasting
8. Blogging9. Mapping /
Organization Apps.
10. Voice-over Internet Protocol
11. Audio Editing12. Cell Phone
Podcasting13. Wikis
My Ranking Students’ Ranking
“The Top Four”#1 – “Presentation Applications” – e.g.,• PowerPoint• KeyNote• SlideRocket• SlideShare• SlideBoom• VoiceThread• Google Presentations
“The Top Four”#2 – “Electronic Portfolios” – e.g.,• Blogs (individual)• Wikis (individual or class)• eFolio Minnesota (for MNSCU
students and faculty)
“The Top Four”#3 – “Collaborative Writing” – e.g.,• Google Docs• for pairs of students working on essays and presentations
• for peer reviews• Wikis• for posting information and documents about essays in progress
• for creating knowledge as a group
“The Top Four”#4 – Doing Research with RSS Feeds”
– e.g.,• Google Reader• iTunes• Bloglines
“Necessary to Support the Top Four”
#5 – “Photosharing Sites” – e.g.,• Flickr• iPhoto• Google Images• Yahoo Images• PhotoBucket
#6 – “Mapping / Organization Applications” – e.g.,• Bubbl.us
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