The survey conducted by P.J. Standlee aimed to assess students' awareness and learning needs regarding the Digital Media Commons (DMC). Results indicated that while many students had heard of the DMC, few had engaged with its services or resources, suggesting a gap in awareness and utilization. Recommendations include improving student orientation and tailoring workshops to better align with specific program needs to enhance engagement with the DMC.

1. Digital Media CommonsAd hoc student surveyBy P.J. Standlee

2. Purpose of survey To assess students’ awareness of the DMC.To assess students’ basic technology learning needs.To gather a random sampling of data from the student population.

3. What do students know about the DMC?Of the 31 students surveyed:Only 4 said they have been to the DMC before, Only 5 have read our blog before, And only 2 have visited our Facebook page.But...

4. What do students know about the DMC?Twenty-three students said they knew of the DMC before this survey took place.

5. What do students know about the dmc? Possible answers:Students know about the DMC, but they may not know about the services offered here.Students know about the DMC, but they may not know that the services offered here are relevant to them.Students may not be aware of the potential uses of the services that we offer. E.g., help with projects or personal branding.

6. What do you know about the dmc

7. Is this a true sample of our students population?The answer is yes and no. We randomly selected students for this survey much the same way a polling would take place. However, participants were not randomly selected from a larger population.

8. Students by program

9. Current semester of students surveyed

10. What do students want to know?What topics or tools currently cover at the DMC do students want to know more about?

11. How can we tailor our efforts for different programs? Specific tools such as iMovie and CMAP were of the most interest by, IEP, MPA,, TESOL , and T&I students

12. TLM students indicated that they wanted to learn more about blogging and web publishing

13. IPS students indicated that they wanted to learn about collaborative and self-organizing tools

14. What’s next?Collecting data on our student population is possible and useful. We can discern some key information about our students from this very simple survey.2) We offer important services and workshops, but many students don’t visit. Orienting students at the beginning of the semester and showing them products from the workshops may help pull in students. Long term planning of workshops should help build an awareness of the DMC and its services.3) We should start thinking about students’ needs in terms of their goals and their projects/assignments in individual programs. There is no perfect spaghetti sauce, there is only perfect spaghetti sauces.