CreateSurvey: PLP NETBOOK TRIAL EVALUATION

PLP NETBOOK TRIAL EVALUATION

Please take a moment and fill out this survey to help us evaluate your experience in PLPNetbooks. Demographics-- My role in PLP is team leader team member fellow community leader other Which of the following best describes you? Principal Assistant Principal Leading teacher Teacher Teacher aid ICT Coordinator Other, please specify For how long have you been teaching? Less than 2 years 2-4 years 4-6 years 6-8 years 8-10 years Over 10 years Does not apply Which of the following best describes your school type? Primary Secondary Primary/Secondary Special Does not apply Which of the following best describes the location of your school? Rural CBD Does not apply Is your school part of the Netbook trial? Yes No Does not apply If your school is part of the Netbook trial, how often are the netbooks used at your school on a weekly basis? 1-2 times a week 3-4 times a week Daily More than once a day Most part of the school day Other, please specify Does not apply From the following choose those that apply to you and write the ID in the space provided: Twitter ID-- Delicious ID-- Blog URL-- Online communities (other than this one)-- None of the above If you are part of other online communities, indicate below the frequency with which you post on those communities I am not part of other online communities I have never posted in my other communities Every 4-6 weeks Once a month Every two weeks Weekly Daily Two or three times a day Please tick those that apply to the composition of your PLP team within this community Most people from my school A few other people from my school Only me from my school Please tick the preferred mode of communication among the members of your PLP team Email Face to face meetings Phone calls Ning Elluminate meetings Have you seen your PLP team move through Tuckman's developmental stages for teams of forming, storming, norming and performing? If so, where on the continuum would you place your team now? No- I have not seen my team move through Tuckman's developmental stages for teams of forming, storming, norming and performing. Forming Storming Norming Performing Other If community is "a feeling of commitment to others over time with the goal of learning, improving and sharing together" rate the level of community you feel on NING. I have not participated in NING. I feel no community in my cohort. The level of community is low in my cohort. The level of community is acceptable in my cohort. The level of community is high in my cohort. Other How many times have you met face-to-face as a PLP 21st Century learning team? 0 times Only during our online Elluminate sessions 1-2 other times 3-4 other times 5 or more times How valuable has having a PLP 21st Century Fellow assigned to your team been in terms of team success with this project? no value limited value somewhat valuable valuable very valuable other How valuable has having a PLP Community Leader been in terms of your success with this PD opportunity? Limited Value Some Value Great Value Other How many hours per week do you spend in NING(browsing, reading and posting messages)? 0 hours less than 1 hour 1-2 hours 3-4 hours 5 or more hours Did you participate in any of the PLP Live Events? If so, did you find them of value? Did you join the Expert Voices Group? If so, how did you find it? If not, what stopped you from joining in? How would you describe your adoption/understanding of emerging technologies (RSS, blogs, wikis, podcasts, bookmarking, etc.) into your personal, professional, or classroom experience? I have done some thinking about it but haven’t really developed anything yet I’ve experimented with one or more Web 2.0 tools but haven’t really developed a digital footprint yet I have created one or more web-based products using Web 2.0 tools – but I haven’t yet integrated them into my daily work. I am well immersed in my use of Web 2.0 tools in the building of my Personal Learning Network I am using Web 2.0 tools and products in my teaching – but haven’t yet let my student create their own web products. My students and I are using the Web artifacts we have created and social networks we have joined as a part of our regular classroom learning experience. Other, please specify What do you perceive as the greatest obstacle to furthering 21st Century teaching and learning in your school or organization? (Tick one only) Access to technology Finding enough time to learn, practice and plan Access to the Internet Lack of buy-in The need for more professional development Other, please specify Which statement about the impact of 21st Century tools and strategies on students' critical thinking and problem solving is closest to your own? I don’t think these methods will be any more effective than traditional strategies I think they could make a difference, but I haven't used/or promoted the use of 21st Century tools and strategies with students enough to see the difference yet. I've seen some evidence that these strategies can increase students' critical thinking and problem-solving, but I need more experience to say for sure. I'm convinced by my own experience/observation that 21st Century tools and strategies offer innovative ways to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Other, please specify Which of the following best describes how your participation in your PLP cohort has affected your professional practice as an educator? Introduction to 21st Century concepts, networking literacies and strategies and pedagogy has not had much impact on my professional practice. I have used some of the 21st Century tools and practices in my professional work, but my ideas about "best practice" are much the same as before. I am beginning to change the way I view "best practice" as a result of my experimentation with 21st Century concepts, tools and strategies. My participation in PLP has accelerated my growth as a 21st Century educator. Other To what degree has your participation in our virtual learning environments (e.g. NING and Elluminate) developed your skill as a 21st Century educator/educational leader? I have not participated in the PLP virtual learning environments No change Negligibly Somewhat A great deal Other What level of impact did your participation in this Professional Development program had on challenging and furthering your understanding of the potential use of Netbooks in schools? It had no impact Minor impact Some impact A great deal of impact Other, please specify How would you rate your understanding/skill level for each of these outcomes? What was the most positive aspect of your participation in the Powerful Learning Practice professional development program so far? Did anything surprise you? How did you find this online learning experience as a Professional Development format? Would you do it again? How could we improve our Powerful Learning Practice professional development program? (Be as specific as possible)