I AM HERE TO HELP!

I am constantly working to learn how I can better support the teachers around me. As the Academic Technology Coordinator, supporting the teachers is not just what I am here to do, but it is what I absolutely love doing! In November of 2012 I wrote a post titled WHAT CAN YOUR TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR DO FOR YOU. This post (which was actually then sent out as a Tech Tip Tuesday PDF) definitely seemed to help teachers understand some of the ways I can help support them.

Although I stay very busy working with teachers and students - I am always wondering if I can do more. How can I be more proactive about the types of training I offer? How can I get the word out that we have access to so many great tech tools?  How do I make sure the training I am offering is the training that is wanted?

Just before spring break, I sent out a SHORT survey, and by SHORT I mean VERY SHORT. The survey contained only a few questions and on average, took each teacher only about a minute and a half to complete. My goal was to gather feedback from each and every teacher that will be able to inform the types of training opportunities I offer. As I work on planning summer training opportunities for both teachers and students, I wanted to share the result of the survey.

QUESTION 1

It was no surprise to me that individualized training as needed was the most popular response (93%) and that summer workshops (45%) came in second. What was most useful though, was the percentage of faculty members who are interested in lunchtime workshops (34%). Lunch n' Learn sessions have definitely been on my list of programs I want to start and this is just the motivation that I needed!. Although Tuesday afternoon sessions (13%) and Thursday afternoon sessions (15%) did not rank very high, they would be a natural addition to lunch time workshops - once the material is prepared I might as well present it more than once in order for as many people to participate as possible.  

QUESTION  2

Question 2 simply gives me a starting point for training topics. My main focus is to provide course pages training and iPad integration, but will definitely focus on providing training opportunities for Google tools and web based tools as well. 

For each question asked, I also provided an open comment field. Many of the comments actually told me much more than the response choices ever could have, but two comments in particular made my day! (Have I mentioned I work with the most amazing?)

AS A RESULT OF THE SURVEY

While I will definitely design survey questions a little bit differently, overall I received good information that helps me design training opportunities that will hopefully be more useful to the faculty. As a result of the information I collected, I am currently working on planning the following training events.

Summer 2014
iPad BootCamp
Course Pages 101
Advanced Course Pages
Google Tools 101
HATTS!

2014-2015 School Year
Lunch N' Learn
Tech Tuesday

I can't wait to start training!