Learning Objects: Search, Creation and Reuse

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Questionnaire purpose


This research project (Streamline) is examining how to improve on the processes of producing and searching for Learning Objects. As part of this research we have been examining the use of various applications for adding metadata to Learning Objects and search facilities within repositories. Further details can be found on the Streamline blog.

This questionnaire is completely anonymous and all data gathered will be used for research purposes only. By completing and sending this questionnaire you are giving us your consent to use this data in this way. Thank you for your time and participation.


A. Demographic questions


Q1. Gender? Male Female


Q2. Age?



Q3. Country?


Q4. What is your highest attained education level?


Q5. To which faculty/department do you belong to?


Q6. What are your areas of expertise?


Q7. How long have you been teaching for?



B. Previous experience of Learning Objects

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Q8. Have you created any Learning Objects prior to the workshop?


Yes: go to Q9 No: go to Q12


Q9. Please list any other applications you have used to create Learning Objects?



Q10. Give a brief description of how you went about creating the Learning Objects



Q11. How would you rate the process of creating Learning Objects with these applications? (where 1=easy and 5=hard).



Easy


Average


Hard



1 2 3 4 5




Q12. Have you used any Learning Objects that you did not create yourself?


Yes: go to Q13 No: go to Q16


Q13. Where did you find the Learning Objects you used?



Q14. Give a brief description of how you went about finding the Learning Objects.



Q15. How would you rate the process of finding Learning Objects in these repositories? (where 1=easy and 5=hard).



Easy


Average


Hard



1 2 3 4 5



Q16. In your opinion how important are Learning Objects in developing eLearning? (where 1=low and 5=high).



Not Important


Average


Important



1 2 3 4 5



Q17. In your opinion how important is metadata within a Learning Object? (where 1=low and 5=high).



Not Important


Average


Important



1 2 3 4 5



C. Evaluating CourseGenie

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Q18. How would you rate the CourseGenie application in the following areas: (where 1=poor and 5=good)
Poor Average Good
a. Finding and using help 1 2 3 4 5
b. Adding images and video 1 2 3 4 5
c. Adding textual content 1 2 3 4 5
d. Adding metadata to the whole Learning Object 1 2 3 4 5
e. Completing the packaging process 1 2 3 4 5
f. Uploading the Learning Object to a repository 1 2 3 4 5
g. Unpacking a Learning Object within X-Stream 1 2 3 4 5


Q19. Some of the metadata fields had default values already entered. Did you find this helpful?


Yes: go to Q20 No: go to Q21


Q20. Please give a brief description of why you did not find the default values very helpful.



Q21. Was there any particular aspect of the CourseGenie process that you found very helpful?


Yes: go to Q22 No: go to Q23


Q22. Please give a brief description of those aspects of CourseGenie that you found helpful.



Q23. If there is anything else you would like to comment on regarding the CourseGenie application, please make your comments here:



D. Previous experience of searching

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Q24. Which of the following best describes how often you use search engines or facilities on web sites?



 I am constantly looking for information in digital resources.



I look for information about once a day.



I look for information a couple of times a week.



I look for information a couple of times per month.



I don't use digital resources.



Q25. Which of the following search methods do you prefer to use on individual web sites?



 Browse by categories or navigation links.



Simple keyword Search.



Advanced search within specific fields.



Q26. Which of the following best describes how often you use the advanced search features provide on search engines or web sites?



 I never use the advanced features.



I've never heard of advanced search features.



I only use them when standard search gets me nowhere.



I only use the advanced search features.



Q27. On average how many pages of search results do you view before you try another search or give up?



 I only look at the first few results.



I look at all the first page.



I will view up to 5 pages of results.



I will view up to 10 pages of results.



I will view all the pages regardless of how many there are.



Q28. Do you use Boolean operators or quotes in your search queries?


Yes: No: Don't Know:



Scenario: You are searching for a Learning Object to support students learning about Research Methods for their final year project/dissertation. The site you are using presents you with a single search box, (like Google).


Q29. What keywords would you enter into the search box? (Please type each word or phrase on a separate line)



Scenario continued: Still searching for Research Methods Learning Object, you notice that the site also has an advanced search facility. This presents you with a series of boxes that search for the words you input within specific fields.


Q30. Rank the following list of search fields in order of which you would find most useful in your search quest. The most useful in position 1 and the least useful in position 10.


a. Topic or Classification. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
b. Keywords. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
c. Date of Learning Object's publication. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
d. Resource type (e.g. assessment, practical exercise). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
e. Resource format (e.g. MP3, audio, text etc). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
f. Difficulty level. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
g. Author and/or contributors. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
h. Associated institution. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
i. Language. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
j. Learning time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10


Scenario continued: The search results give you a page of details about the Learning Objects that match your search query for a Research Methods Learning Object. This consists of a Title and an Abstract describing each Learning Object. What other information would you find useful in the search results?


Q31. Rank the following list of fields in order of which you would find most useful on a results page. The most useful in position 1 and the least useful in position 10.


a. Number of times downloaded. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
b. Previous users, ratings. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
c. Date of Learning Object's publication. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
d. Resource type (e.g. assessment, practical exercise). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
e. Resource format (e.g.. MP3, audio, text etc). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
f. Difficulty level. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
g. Author and/or contributors. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
h. Associated institution. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
i. Language. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
j. Learning time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10


E. Evaluating Jorum

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Q32. How would you rate Jorum in the following areas: (where 1=poor and 5=good)
Poor Average Good
a. Finding and using help 1 2 3 4 5
b. Adding a new Learning Object 1 2 3 4 5
c. Browsing for a Learning Object 1 2 3 4 5
d. Using the simple search 1 2 3 4 5
e. Using the advanced search 1 2 3 4 5
f. The layout of the search results 1 2 3 4 5
g. The information about each item within the search results 1 2 3 4 5
h. The range of options in your user profile 1 2 3 4 5


Q33. If there is anything else you would like to comment on regarding Jorum, please make your comments here:



Other comments

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Q34. If you have any other comments you would like to add, please state them here:



Thank you for participating in this research.

The Streamline project is focused on producing a series of user centred tools to improve the process of developing, searching and storing Learning Objects. If you would like to be contacted with regards to other evaluations please enter your email address here.

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If you have any questions concerning this questionnaire or this research project please email d.a.wood@leedsmet.ac.uk


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