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Blackboard Survey - Spring 2006
Total - 86 Responses
- Which of the following Blackboard access permissions applies to your account?
Instructor - (91%)
Teaching Assistant - (9%)
- How long have you been using a Blackboard course site?
Two years or less - (42%)
Three years or more - (58%)
- How often do you generally expect your students to access your Blackboard course site?
Less than once a week - (6%)
Once a week - (34%)
Several times a week - (59%)
Students are not expected to access my Blackboard course site - (1%)
- Which of the following file types do you generally post on your Blackboard course site?
Microsoft Word documents - (85%)
WordPerfect documents - (1%)
Spreadsheets (.xls) - (21%)
HTML documents - (23%)
Images (.gif/.jpg) - (36%)
PowerPoint presentations - (47%)
PDF documents (Adobe Acrobat/Reader) - (73%)
Sound files (of any type including links to streaming audio files) - (6%)
Video files (of any type including links to streaming video files) - (8%)
Links to other web pages or web sites - (62%)
I do not post any files or links on my Blackboard course site - (1%)
- Which of the following Blackboard interactive tools do you generally use during the course of the semester?
E-Mail - (86%)
Discussion Board - (43%)
Chat Room - (1%)
Groups - (21%)
Digital Drop Box - (23%)
Student File Exchange - (13%)
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Which of the following online Tufts library resources are linked to your Blackboard course site?
Tufts Library Indexes and Abstracts - (7%)
Tufts Library Full Text Journals - (14%)
Tufts Library Subject Resource Pages - (8%)
There are no special links to any online Tufts library resources - (79%)
- Which of the following statements correctly describes your opinion of the Blackboard software?
I am generally satisfied with the functionality of the Blackboard software. - (94%)
I am generally unsatisfied with the functionality of the Blackboard software. - (6%)
My students seem generally satisfied with the functionality of the Blackboard software - (93%)
My students seem generally unsatisfied with the functionality of the Blackboard software. - (7%)
- Which of the following statements correctly describes your opinion of the ITS support for
your Blackboard course sites?
I am generally satisfied with the ITS support for my Blackboard course sites. - (98%)
I am generally unsatisfied with the ITS support for my Blackboard course sites. - (2%)
My students seem satisfied with ITS support for Blackboard. - (99%)
My students seem unsatisfied with ITS support for Blackboard. - (1%)
- ITS is considering upgrading to the Enterprise version of Blackboard which includes many tools not currently available to instructors and TAs. Which of the following course tools would you likely
incorporate into your Blackboard course site if available?
Full-text search of Blackboard course site - (41%)
Drag and drop files or folders (with multiple files) from desktop to course site - (77%)
Built-in web editor for creating web pages - (30%)
Authoring of mathematical and scientific equations - (19%)
Integrate searching of library database and resources into course site. - (44%)
Plagiarism detection system for digitally submitted papers - (51%)
Voice messages, discussions and email - (22%)
Student or Instructor Blogs incorporated into Blackboard course site - (26%)
Online course evaluations - (57%)
Comparison shop for course textbooks - (29%)
Interactive scheduler (students make on-line appointments or reserve equipment) - (43%)
Site email archive (stores all email sent through site) - (33%)
Email alerts (sends email to students when item is posted to site) - (60%)
- Use the space below to add any additional comments you may have concerning Blackboard.
I wish the Blackboard supports Japanese.
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Students do not use Blackboard as often as they should. Some seem to resent having to print, others do not have easy free access to a printer.
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I would like to see user interface improvements for large course offerings. There are often too many button clicks required to manage a multi-section course.
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I like the system--interface is intuitive and easy to use.
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I will consider using video files in the future but have not investigated this to date.
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I like the ideas listed above for possible additions, but I will say the *most* interesting idea to me is the plagiarism detection system.
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Blackboard has worked well for me for 4 years. Thanks!
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YES! I'd love the Interactive scheduler feature!
Thanks."
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Blackboard's Discussion Board is integral to my course, and the online availability of course materials--syllabus, assignments--keeps students on track.
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Blackboard support is excellent.
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It would be nice if I had access to all of my classes when updating grades rather than having to go back and forth through a few pages to get from one class to the other.
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A quicker way of viewing a summary of grades would be nice.
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Since I most often attach files, it would be good to have that option higher on the "add item" page so that I do not have to scroll down each time.
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Neal,-Thanks for your help throughout the semester. You are always fast and thorough!
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Next semester I will be using Aplia for one of my courses. Aplia has great online HW assignments for many textbooks. Integrating that with Blackboard would be nice.
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What I really want is 1) full support for Mac users 2) On-line interactive quizzes that I can author. (i.e. multiple choice and selecting an incorrect answer brings up a response to their answer.
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I really like Blackboard, and I deeply appreciate Neal Hirsig's wonderful expertise and assistance in helping me learn how to use it. He is GREAT!
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Thanks for all you do! Blackboard has become a vital part of our
course design. Many thanks for this service.
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editing within the site could be more user-friendly, so that an entire folder could be copied from one course to be pasted into a second course using the same materials, for instance.
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Survey creation function is awkward and inconvenient.
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Tracking of individual items didn't seem to work this semester."
thanks to Neal Hirsig for unflaggingly prompt, accurate, and very helpful support.
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Better layout of documents in different section of the the site.
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Some of my students have had trouble using the digital drop box. Simply adding a file to the dropbox doesn't send it to the instructor, but this is not very clear on the site.
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Non-English Alphabets are important. I love the ""Course Statistics feature.
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Thanks for your hard work to facilitate access to Blackboard from the very first day of class.
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There seems to be so many steps in the functions--are there shortcuts or way to make the process streamlined?
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Are there ways to make the interface look better--like custom icons, background?
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Neal has been a great help, very prompt and knowledgeable.
Thank you, Neal!
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