Organizational readinesss

Slide 1: Institutional Readiness Questionnaire Bonnie Luterbach, Raymond Guy, Kathleen Matheos Funding for this study was provided by HRSDC and CNIE

Slide 2: CADE/AMTEC 2007  Presented Initial Stages of this Study  Literature review and interview findings  Indicators, Barriers  Sought Feedback from participants  Synthesized the findings and input  Bilingual questionnaire  Institutional Readiness Questionnaire

Slide 3: Indicators of Organizational Readiness 1. Pervasive institutional adoption of technologies (online, interactive and user- based systems) for: a. Administration (e.g., finance, human resources); b. Student affairs (e.g., registration, student portals); and c. Educational support services (e.g. library. LMS).

Slide 4: Indicators of Organizational Readiness 1. Educational technology is: a. In place and financially supported and renewed; b. Is part of strategic plan, mirrored in departmental plans; c. Linked to student engagement in learning (e.g., qualities of a graduate) as a way to improve teaching and learning. 2. New ways of teaching and learning are part of the strategic academic plan (e.g., use of asynchronous technologies, blended learning).

Slide 5: Indicators of Organizational Readiness 1. Appropriate leadership 2. New policies • Transfer credits • Residency • Tenure and promotion • Technology support 3. Project-based funding leading to sustained funding

Slide 6: Questionnaire  Questions were built on the literature review and the interview findings with input from CNIE Board members  Online survey  Pilot tested with 24 institutions (Anglophone and Francophone)  Complete responses received from 12 institutions (50% response rate)

Slide 7: Demographics  Sample  7 medical doctoral  4 comprehensive  1 undergraduate  1 college/CEGEP  included open, dual mode, traditional face-to-face  Student population  31%  Greater than 30,000  23%  20,000 – 29,999  23%  15,000 – 19,999  23%  Under 15,000

Slide 8: Key Findings Administrative Applications 100% Access forms, financial records, and employment opportunities 90% Allow submission of applications for employment online 90% Accept admission and registration payment online Over Provide online bookstore services 70%

Slide 9: Key Findings Continued Educational Technology 100% Support a LMS Over Support a single commercial product 80% 100% Allow faculty and staff to access class lists and enter grades online Over Require faculty and staff to use of an 50% institutional portal Over Provide internet connectivity in at least 80% 50% of the classrooms

Slide 10: Key Findings Continued Student Services 100% Provide students with virtual library services, and help desk support in the use of technology 90% Provide on-campus wireless services and an email address 80% Have a student portal 70% Require students to use the portal 50% Provide computing facilities 24/7

Slide 11: Key Findings Continued Student Services (continued) 100% Students can access grades online 80% Students can submit assignments online 60% Students can access class lists on line 45% Provide computing facilities in campus residences

Slide 12: Anticipated Barriers 1. Rapid technology change 2. Lack of funding  Appears from the data that these barriers have been ameliorated.

Slide 13: Key Findings Strategic Planning and Leadership 50% Educational technology is a component of the strategic plan 75% Have an institution wide inventory of blended and online courses 75% Senior administration promotes the use of technology in teaching and learning

Slide 14: Anticipated Barriers 1. Varied definitions, even within an institution – hard to get an inventory of what is really happening 2. Legal issues (e.g., copyright) 3. Governance and cultures of universities (not colleges) 4. Changes in roles and responsibilities of units 5. Constant need to change administrative structure

Slide 15: Key Findings Teaching and Learning 80% Have a teaching with technology centre 40% See teaching with technology as a major component of teaching services 75% Provide incentives for the development of online and technology-enhanced teaching

Slide 16: Key Findings Pedagogical Practice 70% Over half the courses have websites 90% Have interactive components in less than 60% of the courses across institutions Less Have reduced face to face teaching time than with the integration of technology 40% of courses

Slide 17: Anticipated Barriers 1. Rapid technology change 2. Lack of appropriate monetary compensation 3. Lack of time 4. Tenure and promotion dilemma 5. Teaching as a public versus private activity 6. Student Assessment 7. Unfamiliarity with the pedagogy of the online learning environment (e.g., concerns about quality, preferred face-to-face, etc.) 8. Lack of technical expertise

Slide 18: Overall Assessment  Administrative applications 3.64/5  Support for Teaching & Learning with technology 2.75/5  Teaching and learning 2.64/5  Dedicated resources for Teaching & Learning with technology 2.55/5  Strategic planning and leadership 2.42/5

Slide 19: Unintended Findings  Difficult to find one individual in an institution who had overall knowledge in order to answer the survey.  Nor did some of the respondents know where they could find the answers to the survey questions.  Technology is pervasive but extremely pocketed within institutions, no common ‘go to’ point for information.

Slide 20: Potential Next Steps • Increase sample size. • Broaden the scope of the project to all HE institutions in Canada – Need ethics approval. • Request completion by a group of individuals within the institution. • Researchers compile and analyze the data and provide further feedback to CNIE. • Develop and provide a comparison analysis online report so year by year institutions could determine how well they are doing compared to institutions across Canada.

Slide 21: Thoughts  We probably need to add questions in the survey that actually define what the barriers are.  What areas do you think HE should pay attention to?  Are there areas that we have not addressed in this survey that should be included?

Slide 22: Questions