JCB Faculty Technology Survey Spring 2022 - Executive Summary

The good news is that the overwhelming majority (96%) of faculty/instructors use D2L.
This represents a 31% increase compared to our last survey in 2013.

• The top used features in D2L still are: Content 98%, Grades 98%, Dropbox 95%
  Followed by News 88%, Class List 84%, Discussions 83%, Quizzes 82%
• 54% of our faculty reported using external learning resources. This represents a 42% increase from our last survey.
  • The top used resources are MH Connect 20%, Cengage MindTap/SAM 13%, and Simulations 6%
• 67% of our faculty create video tutorials for their classes. This represents a 65% increase from our last survey.
  • 80% reported using Panopto, 30% reported using Camtasia
• 65% of our faculty use the automatic classroom webcast & recording system
  • The main reason to use the system: support students that miss class
  • The main reasons NOT to use the system are privacy and too many tech problems
• • The most requested technologies/software to use in classes are¹:
  • TopHat, clickers, and polling 15%
  • HyFlex classroom, omnidirectional microphone, and cameras 7%
  • Attendance capture technology 2%
• Main challenges regarding the use of technology
  • Our faculty cited lack of time (66%) and lack of tech skills (40%) as the main challenges regarding the use of technology.

^{1_{Previous survey cited lecture capture, web conference, polling. The university provides Panopto lecture capture and Zoom conferencing now. We also offer free anonymous polling via MS Forms and PowerPoint.}}

The most used teaching methodologies (as reported by faculty) are:

• Active Learning 45%, Problem Based Learning 41%, Experiential Learning (EXL) 39%
  Followed by: Flipped Classroom 36%, Game-based Learning 19%, and Simulations 1%

The most used teaching modalities (as reported by faculty):

• The responses show the majority of our faculty teaches multiple class modalities, with face-to-face and online classes being the most common.
• 89% teach online classes, 82% teach face-to-face classes, 39% teach hybrid classes
• 40% of our faculty teach both: face-to-face and online classes
• 30% of our faculty teach face-to-face, online and hybrid classes
• 14% of our faculty teach only online classes
• 6% of our faculty teach only face-to-face classes

The most reported master classroom problems are:

• The microphones are not charged, need an omnidirectional ceiling microphone
• Remote recorder devices issues: camera/desktop not showing, recording not saved in the correct course folders, not being copied to all course folders, etc.
• Doc cam issues (dim image, how to use it, etc.) / Need a better camera / Projector over whiteboard issues
• Wireless network speed not good
• Slow pc in classroom
• Lights in the room are too close to the screen / No automatic blinds in the room
• Software issues: Adobe not working, MS Teams starting at login, Excel features missing

• D2L training, developing D2L courses, how to engage students in Zoom/D2L
• HyFlex, Qualtrics, PowerBI, M-Turk training
• How to make better videos for lectures
• A full-size Lightboard installation
• Training on Matlab, SAS, SPSS, STATA, PLS