Surveys

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Surveys

Surveys

Surveys True EDUCAUSE has many types of resources beyond…

Developing a Context-Specific Measure of Technological Expertise: The University of Washington

October 1, 2012

To systematically gather data to help inform technology-related decisions , the University of Washington conducts campus-wide surveys of instructors and students every three years. These s…

Identifying E-Portfolio Practices at AAU Universities

June 14, 2012

Beginning in July and ending in December 2011, the Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education at the University of Pittsburgh developed and administered a survey designed to gaug…

Podcast: Ganesan Ravishanker on the Democracy and Pitfalls of Data Analytics

July 12, 2012

Ganesan Ravishanker is Chief Information Officer at Wellesley College. In this conversation he shares his cautious insights into the challenges and benefits of analytics. …

The MIT Websurvey Service: Under the Covers with a noSQL Database System

March 13, 2012 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2012

The MIT Websurvey service has been in existence for more than 10 years. In addition to providing service to internal MIT clients, it's used by several other schools as part of the Consortium o…

Setting the Stage for Innovation: A Discussion of Insights from the MISO Survey

February 15, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting

At a time when resources remain scarce, IT organizations and libraries must draw extensively upon evidence and analysis to guide us as we seek to support innovation in teaching, learning, and schol…

Faculty Technology Surveys in Three Very Different Institutions

February 13, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting

Surveys of faculty use of technology can help inform planning and outreach efforts, as well as evaluate the effectiveness of current services. Three very different institutions, the Lone Star Colle…

Using Research-Based Practices to Increase Response Rates of Web-Based Surveys

June 24, 2011

Key Takeaways Offices of information technology should use multiple metrics and data collection tools to determine the needs of various stakeholders at their institutions. …

The Incredible Survey

April 14, 2011 | A session at the ELI 2011 Online Spring Focus Session

Surveys are frequently the "quick answer" for many evaluations, yet it is important to think about the data a survey could provide as early in your design process as possible. This …

Comparative Data and Emerging Longitudinal Trends: 21st-Century Faculty and Students

March 16, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2010

Educational technology has never been more ubiquitous in higher education, with mobile devices, class capture systems, wireless access, and "clickers" proliferating on many campuses. Anec…