Post-Semester Survey Questions for Students in Classes Using Audio-only Recording Systems (questions for students in classes using Sympodium for recording are further down this page) 1. How many of the class recordings did you use? * None * One * Two or Three * Four or Five * More than Five, but not all of them * All of them [page break] Why did you use the recordings? (rate each on a scale from agree strongly to disagree strongly) 2. Reviewing material for a class that I attended * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 3. Listening again to a lecture where I had trouble understanding something * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 4. Listening to material for a class that I missed * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 5. Reviewing material before an exam * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 6. Other (please specify) [ freeform text ] [page break] In what circumstances did you play the recordings? (rate each each on a scale of very often to not at all) 7. Using a computer for playback, while studying for the course * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 8. On a separate playback device, but while studying for the course * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 9. On a portable playback device while doing some other activity (walking, exercising, doing laundry, etc.) * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all [page break] 10. Were you able to easily access and play the recordings? * Yes, it was very easy * It took a little effort, but I was able to play the recordings * It took a lot of effort, but in the end I was able to play the recordings * It was so difficult that I wasn't able to play the recordings * Not applicable. I didn't try to play the recordings. [page break] 11. The quality of the recordings was good enough * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 12. I found these recordings to be useful in helping me learn * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 13. I would recommend that we make similar classroom recordings available for other courses * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 14. I would prefer that the recordings be available in a podcast format through iTunes * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 15. The recordings would be much more useful if I could see the teacher on camera * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 16. The recordings would be much more useful if I could see what was written on the chalkboard * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 17. The recordings would be much more useful if I could see the Powerpoint or other computer presentation * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly [page break] 18. How often did you miss a class meeting in this course? * Never * Once * Two or Three Times * Four of Five Times * More than Five Times 19. Did the availability of the recording influence your decision to skip class? * Yes, a lot * Yes, slightly * No 20. Do you think classroom dynamics (e.g., level of discussion, pace of presentation) were affected by the fact it was being recorded? * Very negative effect * Somewhat negative effect * No effect * Somewhat positive effect * Very positive effect 21. I was reluctant to speak up in class because I knew it was being recorded * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly [page break] 22. What other comments do you have about your experience using the recordings? Any suggestions for how they could be more useful? [ freeform text ] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post-Semester Survey Questions for Students in Classes Using Sympodium 1. How many of the class recordings did you use? * None * One * Two or Three * Four or Five * More than Five, but not all of them * All of them [page break] Why did you use the recordings? (rate each on a scale from agree strongly to disagree strongly) 2. Reviewing material for a class that I attended * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 3. Listening again to a lecture where I had trouble understanding something * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 4. Listening to material for a class that I missed * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 5. Reviewing material before an exam * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 6. Other (please specify) [ freeform text ] [page break] In what circumstances did you play the recordings? (rate each each on a scale of very often to not at all) 7. Using a computer for playback, while studying for the course * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 8. On a separate playback device, but while studying for the course * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all 9. On a portable playback device while doing some other activity (walking, exercising, doing laundry, etc.) * Very often * Somewhat often * Occasionally * Rarely * Not at all [page break] 10. Were you able to easily access and play the recordings? * Yes, it was very easy * It took a little effort, but I was able to play the recordings * It took a lot of effort, but in the end I was able to play the recordings * It was so difficult that I wasn't able to play the recordings * Not applicable. I didn't try to play the recordings. [page break] 11. The quality of the recordings was good enough * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 12. I found these recordings to be useful in helping me learn * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 13. I would recommend that we make similar classroom recordings available for other courses * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 14. I would prefer that the recordings be available in a podcast format through iTunes * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 15. The recordings would be much more useful if I could see the teacher on camera * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 16. The recordings would be much more useful if I could see what was written on the chalkboard * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly 17. The recordings would have been useful even if they had only the instructor's voice, without any video * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly [page break] 18. How often did you miss a class meeting in this course? * Never * Once * Two or Three Times * Four of Five Times * More than Five Times 19. Did the availability of the recording influence your decision to skip class? * Yes, a lot * Yes, slightly * No 20. Do you think classroom dynamics (e.g., level of discussion, pace of presentation) were affected by the fact it was being recorded? * Very negative effect * Somewhat negative effect * No effect * Somewhat positive effect * Very positive effect 21. I was reluctant to speak up in class because I knew it was being recorded * Agree strongly * Agree somewhat * Neither agree nor disagree * Disagree somewhat * Disagree strongly [page break] 22. What other comments do you have about your experience using the recordings? Any suggestions for how they could be more useful? [ freeform text ]