Results

Faculty Questionnaire on Scholarship of Teaching--February, 2003

Below are the results of the questionnaire on the scholarship of teaching presented to the Faculty and Staff during the spring semester 2003. Fifty-seven people responded to the questionnaire.

N=57	YES	NO	BLANK
1. Would you be interested in joining a Scholarship of Teaching project?	50	7	0
2. Would you be willing to meet with a group of people (appoximately four times a semester) interested in the same teaching issue that you are interested in?	53	3	1
3. Would a 1000 grant for travel to a conference be sufficient compensation for joining a scholarship of teaching project?	47	9	1
4. Would a 1500 grant for travel and/or materials be sufficient compensation for leading a group in the scholarship of teaching project?	40	13	4
5. Would you be willing to learn how to conduct "action research" (an informal method of analysis) in order to evaluate your scholarship of teaching project?	50	6	1
6. Would you be willing to give a conference presentation on your scholarship of teaching project?	50	6	1
7. Would you be willing to give a campus presentation on your scholarship of teaching project?	50	6	1
8. Would you be willing to write a brief report in which you explain what you did, explain results, and draw conclusions based on the evidence presented by your project?	51	5	1
9. Would you be willing to write a proposal (1-2 pages) about your project in order to become a member of the scholarship of teaching project?	42	12	3

10.What interest group topic would you like to join? Check all that apply.

student motivation and teaching methods	34
Use of small groups in class	31
the relationship of teaching strategies to learning outcomes	26
teaching and learning issues,	22
teaching & learning problems,	20
teaching and learning dilemmas	18
the realtionship of teacher attitudes to learning outcomes	18
electronic bulletin boards,	16
use of blackboard items such as virtual classroom	15
lectures,	13
use of laptop inclass research	13
use of email comments on student questions	10
does writing daily cause mastery of content	10
the relationship of course structure, types of models shared	8
Students use of/relation to reading	8
any learning strategy	7
dilemmas	6
use of email for electronic office hours	5
do chat groups enhance learning	3
using theory X in assignment or sequence of assignments Y	2

11. Are there other issues that you think would make an interesting, or significant topic to investigate? Answers

12. What do you see as THE central issue that you and students face in a course you teach Answers

13. What do you see as THE central issue that you and students face in an assignment you give Answers

14. What is the question about teaching and learning you would REALLY like answered? Answers

15. What is the problem with teaching and learning that you would REALLY like to try to solve? Answers