Lecturer Questionnaire
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A. About you
A1. Your Institution *
A2. If your institution was not on the list, please enter it here:
A3. Your school / department:
A4. If your school/department was not on the list, please enter it here:
You can leave this blank if you have already selected your instittion. If your organisation has both schools and departments, separate the two with a ";"
A5. The degrees on which you are teaching: Certficate / Diploma / Bachelor / Masters / PhD / other
Tick all that apply
A6. Please indicate the programmes of study on which you teach
E.g. Diploma in ICT; Masters in Agriculture. If you are teaching on multiple courses, separate items with ";"
A7. Please indicate whether you teach face-to-face programme and/or distance programmes
Please tick all that apply.
A8. Your gender
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A9. Your age
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B. Your main institution: How many hours per week do you teach or have other student contact?
Note: During the semester, not during holiday.
B10-11. Lectures (hours per week)
Please provide the number of hours.
B12. Tutorials (hours per week)
Please provide the number of hours.
B13. Labs/practicals (hours per week)
Please provide the number of hours.
B14. Other student supervision (hours per week)
Please provide the number of hours.
C. Your main institution: What is your the class size during your lectures?
Please note: By class size we mean the number of students that you teach together in any one lecture/tutorial. E.g. if the course has 800 students, but you teach them in batches of 200, the class size to provide is 200.
C15-16. What is the smallest class size that you teach during a lecture (this or last semester)?
Please provide the number of students per class (i.e. the size of the "batch" taught at any one time).
C17. What is the largest class size that you teach during a lecture (this or last semester)?
Please provide the number of students per class (i.e. the size of the "batch" taught at any one time).
D. Your main institution: What is the class size during tutorials?
D18-19. What is the smallest tutorial size that you teach (this or last semester)?
Please provide the number of students per tutorial (i.e. the size of the "batch" taught at any one time).
D20. What is the largest tutorial size that you teach (this or last semester)?
Please provide the number of students per tutorial (i.e. the size of the "batch" taught at any one time).
E. Your main institution: At your institution, for lectures given by anybody
E21-22. What is the typical class size at your institution (this or last semester)?
Please provide the number of students per tutorial (i.e. the size of the "batch" taught at any one time).
E23. What is the smallest class size at your institution (this or last semester)?
Please provide the number of students per tutorial (i.e. the size of the "batch" taught at any one time).
E24. What is the largest class size at your institution (this or last semester)?
Please provide the number of students per tutorial (i.e. the size of the "batch" taught at any one time).
F. Your main institution: Allowances
F25-26. Is there an extra allowance for teaching large classes?
Clear selection
F27. Is there an extra allowance for marking if there are many students on the course?
Clear selection
G. Do you also teach at another institution?
G28-29. Enter the number of other institutions at which you teach
Please provide the number of hours.
G30. Enter the total number of hours per week for which you teach at other institutions
Please provide the number of hours.
H. Your teaching methods
Teaching methods and pedagogical approaches in the classroom. These questions are about the methodologies that you employ in teaching your own classes.
H31-32. Do you use a variety of teaching methods in your lectures?
Clear selection
H33. Can you list some of the teaching methods that you employ? Approach 1
Just a few words.
H34. Can you list some of the teaching methods that you employ? Approach 2
Just a few words.
H35. Can you list some of the teaching methods that you employ? Approach 3
Just a few words.
H36. Any additional methods you wish to mention?
H37. Do you use peer work in lectures? I.e. asking your students to discuss something with their neighbour, or asking your students to collaborate on something with their neighbour.
Clear selection
H38. Do your students have to prepare project work?
Clear selection
H39. Do you use master's students or postgraduate students to monitor during exams and assist in marking?
Clear selection
H40. Do you encourage your students to share resources among classmates?
Clear selection
H41. Do you encourage your students to form study groups?
Clear selection
H42. Do yo make sure there is a student desk where students can go for consultation and advice?
Clear selection
H43. Do you make sure there is a departmental website where course descriptions and information are posted?
Clear selection
H44. Do you utilise ICT during lectures or tutorials?
Clear selection
H45. If you use any of these approaches, please provide some examples?
J. Emphasis of teaching on skills and facts
J46-47. If you had to choose: In your teaching: Is it more important for students to learn facts / It is more important for student to learn sklls? Select the option you prefer: In my teaching, it is more important for students...
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K. ICT use outside lectures/tutorials
K48-49. Do you utilise ICT outside lectures/tutorials?
Clear selection
K50. Describe the uses that you make. Use 1
Just a few words.
K51. Describe the uses that you make. Use 2
Just a few words.
K52. Describe the uses that you make. Use 3
Just a few words.
K53. Describe the uses that you make. Use 4
Just a few words.
K54. Describe the uses that you make. (List multiple in this box if necessary). Use 5
K55. Do you expect your students to have access to ICT to complete the assignments on your course?
Clear selection
K56. What software/resources do you use?
K57. Document editing
E.g. Word or OpenOffice or Google Docs
Clear selection
K58. Spreadsheet
Excel, OpenOffice Calc, Google Sheets
Clear selection
K59. Presentations
PowerPoint, Impress, Google Slides
Clear selection
K60. Specialised packages
E.g. packages for mathematics, simulations, programming, etc.
Clear selection
K61. Video
Do you use video in yoru teaching?
Clear selection
K62. Text-based materials downloaded from the internet
Do you use text-based materials downloaded from the internet?
Clear selection
K63. Email
Do you use email for academic matters, e.g. staff/student communication?
Clear selection
K64. WhatsApp
Do you use WhatsApp for academic matters, e.g. staff/student communication?
Clear selection
K65. Any additional information, or other softwares/resources? Item 1
You can describe any software or resources in detail, as well as list resources not mentioned above.
K66. Any additional information, or any other softwares/resources? Item 2
K67. Any additional information, or any additional information, or any other softwares/resources? Item 3
K68. Any additional information, or any other softwares/resources? Item 4
K69. Any additional information, or any other softwares/resources? Item 5
List several if neessary.
L. Connectivity
L70. What is the on-campus connectivity like? Is there good wifi connection, or are there parts where the network doesn’t reach?
Clear selection
L71. Do you rely on your own bundles or a home WiFi connection to prepare for student teaching?
Clear selection
M. Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) / Learning Management System (LMS)
M72. Does your main institution have a virtual learning environment?
Clear selection
M73. Is there just one VLE, or are there VLEs at departmental level?
Clear selection
M74. What VLE/LMS do you use?
N. Do you know the meaning of the following terms
N75. Open Educational Resources
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N76. Creative Commons Licence
Clear selection
N77. Open CourseWare
Clear selection
N78. Open Education
Clear selection
N79. Open and Distance Learning
Clear selection
P. Professional development or training, Part 1
P80. Have you participated in professional development / training?
Clear selection
Professional development or training, Part 2
Only fill in this section if you have done Professional development or training.
P81. What was the topic of the training?
P82. Which organisation conducted the training?
P83. Do you agree with the statement: "The training included methods for teaching large classes."
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P84. Do you agree with the statement: "The training included the use of ICT in education."
Clear selection
P85. Do you agree with the statement: "I was satisfied with the training."
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P86. Do you agree with the statement: "As a result of the training, I have my teaching practice."
Clear selection
P87. If you have changed your practice as a result, please say how.
Q. Professional development or training, Part 3
Q88. Would you be interested in professional development / training?
Clear selection
Q89. Would you be interested in weekly professional/training events at your institution?
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Q90. It is likely that national scale professional development / training will not be able to provide extra pay or other allowances. Would you still be willing to participate?
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Q91. Professional development should be organised among the higher education institutions
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Q92. If you think professional development should be organised by somebody else, who do you have in mind?
R. Devices - yourself
R93. Do you have a smartphone?
Good means: Good battery, good storage, good performance
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R94. Do you have a tablet?
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R95. Do you have a laptop?
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S. Devices - student
S96. Do you agree with the statement: All my students have a smartphone?
Let's start by getting a sense of the devices. Imagine a class. Think about the students. Who has a smartphone?
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S97. Do you agree with the statement: About half of students have a tablet?
Don't worry whether it's more or less than half - we'll come back to this. Just say whether you agree or disagree with the statement.
Clear selection
S99. Do you agree with the statement: About half of my students have a laptop?
Clear selection
S100. How many of your students have a smartphone?
Now let's try to make it a bit more precise. Please estimate the percentage (number of students out of a 100).
S101. How many of your students have a tablet?
Please estimate the percentage (number of students out of a 100).
S102. How many of your students have a laptop?
Please estimate the percentage (number of students out of a 100).
T. Have you been using teaching practices that you consider very innovative? If so, please leave your contact details here, and we will contact you.
Note that we will not use this information to associate your earlier responses with yourself. The contact details provided are strictly separate and private
T103. Your name
T104. Your email
T105. Your phone number
U. Any other comments
U106. Any other comments?
Please feel free to provide any other comments that you may have, whether positive or negative. If you have any suggestions how to improve programmes, please tell us. If you have any suggestions about the survey, or you have noticed any errors, please let us know.
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