A study of the level of instructor interest and experience concerning the development of on-line courses at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

Abstract

This study examined the level of interest and experience concerning on-line course development among full-time instructors employed by the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. The purpose of the study is to determine level of interest concerning the development of on-line courses, the level of experience to develop and instruct on-line courses, and the need for training and support for on-line course development. Recommendations of this study will be used to help WITC develop a sense of direction for future on-line course development. It may also provide the necessary information needed to create and provide on-line course development training, curriculum guidelines and standards, and the collection and compilation of developmental resource materials. Since the platform for on-line learning is through the Internet, an electronic on-line survey was chosen as the means of collecting data. During the Spring Semester of 2003, an e-mail message containing a link to access the survey was sent to all full-time WITC instructors. After each instructor completed the survey, the data was sent electronically via the Internet, without any personal identifiers, to University of Wisconsin-Stout Publications for processing. Recommendations of this study will be used to help WITC develop a sense of direction for future on-line course development. It may also provide the necessary information needed to create and provide on-line course development training, curriculum guidelines and standards, and the collection and compilation of developmental resource materials.