In November 2012 the Blackboard Steering Committee distributed a 19-question survey of OSU instructors, faculty and GTA’s designed to find out the following:
- What types of courses are instructors using Blackboard for?
- If they are not using Blackboard, why not?
- Of those who are using Blackboard, which features do they use, and how frequently are those features used to assess student learning?
- How do instructors access technical and user support?
- Are instructors aware of the Blackboard Steering Committee?
- What comments do instructors have on Blackboard features and potential improvements for Blackboard?
Approximately 340 instructors responded to the survey; they represent a broad diversity of positions from tenured professor to TA’s, as well as emeritus faculty, research staff, administrators and INTO instructors. 91% of respondents use Blackboard; 9% do not.
On-campus, Ecampus and Hybrid courses were well represented in the survey, as were both small and large sections (over 400 students) that used Blackboard. The responses indicate that Blackboard is widely-used for a range of teaching activity.
The Steering Committee derived five key findings and three recommended next steps, based on the responses we received. You can review the survey summary here.
Bb_Instructor_Survey_2012_Short_Summary
