Distance Learning Student Response Profile and Totals

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2. Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses Section A Distance Learning Student Response Profile and Totals BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

3. Section B 1. My class in DL had a variety of learning activities and was beneficial. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Overall Responses Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

4. Section B 2. The teacher gave the same amount of attention to host site and remote site(s). Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Overall Responses Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

5. Section B 3. I was able to get extra help from the teacher when necessary. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Overall Responses Not Applicable Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

6. Section B 4. I feel I learned as much in a DL class as I would have in a regular classroom. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Overall Responses Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

7. Section B 5. Class materials such as tests, homework, assignments, etc. arrived on time. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Overall Responses Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

8. Section B 6. I felt comfortable using room equipment (Elmo, VCR, copier/fax, etc.) when necessary. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Overall Responses Not Applicable Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

9. Section B 7. I was able to clearly hear and understand teachers/aides/students at other sites. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Overall Responses Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

10. Section B 8. If I had to make up a missed class, it was easy to do so. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Overall Responses Not Applicable Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

11. Section B 9. Given the opportunity, I would take another DL course. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Overall Responses Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

12. Section B 10. I would recommend others take a distance learning course. Agree / Strongly Agree Disagree / Strongly Disagree Uncertain Overall Responses Host Site Responses Receive Site Responses BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

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14. Section C Student Comments 1. I took Distance Learning because: I had no idea the class was DL until I got into the classroom. - I think that DL did not have an effect on my decision to take Mandarin Chinese. I've had an interest in sign language since I was very little and jumped at the chance to take this class. - I really wanted to learn about the holocaust and I thought DL would be a new and good way of learning. I wanted to take AP Psychology and DL was the only way it was offered. - I wanted to continue taking French and my school didn't have French IV except over DL. I wanted to challenge myself at a difficult level. Also I wanted to be in a different learning environment. - I thought it would be a great new opportunity to take a class, receive college credit and interact with people from other schools. I wanted to try something new, a different learning environment to see how I might benefit from it. I needed to take another class to fill a period and I enjoy meeting new people from different schools. - It was offered to me and I had enjoyed a distance learning class I had previously taken. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

15. Section C Student Comments Students most frequently said they took Distance Learning because: They wanted that particular subject. They wanted a challenge, AP or college credit. The subject they wanted was only offered in DL. They needed that course. They wanted to try something different. They were interested in meeting new students. They were interested in the technology. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

16. Section C Student Comments 2. What did you like about Distance Learning? I liked the idea of cooperating and conversing with the students in other schools, it opens class up to interesting discussion and opinions. - I got to meet students at other schools and experience a class I normally wouldn't have access to. The size of the class, the technology in the classroom and the interaction with students in other schools. - I enjoyed the course, teacher, and my classmates. I also liked this method of learning and having class everyday for 40 minutes. The comfortable environment and how we can meet other people our age from different places. - I liked talking in front of the class because it taught me not to be so nervous and to talk louder. - It felt like I was in college and I had to make sure I paid attention and did my work. The fact that is was completely different than regular class. I like the class and teacher. You get to meet other people and have fun learning differently. - We were able to reach out and were not limited to what was offered at our home school. How the world has advanced so greatly that we can be taught as though we are from the future. - The new technology and interaction with others. - I liked how the teacher paid attention to everyone. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

17. Section C Student Comments Most frequently noted as liked by DL students: Meeting and interacting with different students, teachers and schools. The interesting and comfortable learning environment. The subject or course material. The opportunity to try something different. The opportunity to work and learn with technology. The teacher or teaching assistant. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

18. Section C Student Comments 3. What didn’t you like about Distance Learning? I did not like it that sometimes the system wouldn’t work correctly and we couldn’t see or hear the other school. - Sometimes the system wouldn't cooperate. I didn't like that if you missed a class it was not easy to make it up. - The teacher didn't give the equal amount of attention, I found it difficult to follow up. The teacher didn’t talk to us, and people kept hitting the microphones. - I didn't get to ask my teacher everything I wanted to, nor did I like that we had to leave other important classes early. All the loud noises the speakers make when the kids shuffled papers and hit the microphones. - I didn’t like how some of the students in the other school were disruptive. Feedback was terribly slow, we would take a test or turn in an assignment and wouldn’t get any comments until the end of the quarter, after several similar assignments have been done. The volume wasn’t always correct so we couldn’t hear well when there were subs and they didn't know what to do. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

19. Section C Student Comments Most frequently noted as disliked by DL students: Technical problems with audio or poor student/microphone positioning. Lack of interaction with or lack of attention from teacher or other students. Disruptive students or lack of discipline. The teacher’s lack of organization or ineffective use of the equipment. Not dealing effectively with bell schedule or school calendar differences. * The second most common response to this question was an indication that the student had nothing that they disliked. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

20. Section C Student Comments 4. What changes would you suggest for the Distance Learning classes? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Possibly make the sound easier to adjust. - Work on the technology just a bit and make it even easier to work with other schools. - Upgrade the technology. Have more trips where the schools interact face-to-face, meet the people other than through the television. - I think it would be much better if the teacher came to the other schools every now and then. A time for students to get help after class. – For the teacher to get one-on-one with a student. - More student-student interaction. – Make it easier for students to get in contact with the teacher. More organization. - Mailing/faxing out work ahead of time in case there are problems. - I would suggest that somehow they make it easier to make up a class. – The teacher should have a back up plan in case there are technical difficulties. Make sure the students in AP classes are serious about taking the course. - Make sure the kids absolutely want to be there. – Get aides that can better control their students. Try to make time schedules go along with class periods. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

21. Section C Student Comments Most frequently suggested changes: Technical improvements and better student/microphone/camera positioning. Visits by teachers to remote classes and or combined class field trips. More balanced attention to classes by the teacher and better interaction. Teachers should use the system more effectively and be better organized. Better discipline, particularly re: loud talking, tapping and class disruptions. Deal more effectively with bell schedule and school calendar differences. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

22. Section C Student Comments 5. What surprised you about Distance Learning? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ I adjusted quickly…I quickly forgot that I was not in the same room, and that I didn’t feel self-conscious on camera. - How much I learned and how it was almost like taking a college course. - How smoothly everything went as far as the equipment always working. - The attention the teacher gave to every student. That I was able to hear and see every student from the other school clearly. – That the class was very challenging, and that I learned more than I did in my regular school. - How easy it is to communicate between classes. How easy it was for me to talk in class and how much it was like a normal class setting. How easy it was to learn, I was expecting it to be difficult to participate using cameras but it was no harder than a standard class. - You forget that you are looking at a TV. I was surprised about how easily papers and grades are transferred between classes. - How I can just talk as I regularly do, to a screen, to other students in different schools. The clarity of the other teachers and students. - It was like they were here. That it was so easy to interact with the teacher and other students. - Being able to work and learn with other students from different schools. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

23. Section C Student Comments Most frequently noted as surprising about distance learning: That it is unexpectedly easy to become comfortable with the system.The environment is comfortable and enjoyable. It worked so well. An appreciation for the advancedtechnology. Interaction with remote teachers and students was easy. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

24. Section C Student Comments 6. Did you feel the teacher made an effort to compensate for any limitations in the DL system? Host Sites Receive Sites I didn’t feel there were any limitations. Yes, the teacher did make effort(s) to compensate for limitations in the DL system. No, the teacher did not make an effort to compensate for limitations in the DL system. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

25. Section C Student Comments (If you answered “ No”) Please describe what you wish your teacher could have done. She could have made sure every school was involved and she could have waited when the system shut down or if one or both of the other schools was absent. He never gave us extra help or anything, he could've set up an online site or something with review questions. I wish he could've paid more attention to other students besides the ones in his room. I wish he had not favored students and been assertive in getting things done in both schools, I wish he had done a better job at keeping the schools unified. I wish the teacher could have been at our school more and focused on the topic at hand instead of rambling about nothing. I wish there could have been more responding to questions and giving comments on homework. Students at one of the other schools were disrespectful, there should have been more discipline. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

26. Section C Receive site students that feel the teacher did not make an effort to compensate Students most frequently wished that the teacher would: Make a greater effort to include receive site students in discussions,Pay equal attention to them and get to know them. Visit remote sites at least once and offer some extra help. Be more organized and prepared. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

27. Section C Student Comments (If you answered “ Yes”) Please describe the efforts the teacher made to compensate. He gave equal attention to both schools and when their systems were down he found new ways to teach. - He made sure we were all on the same level and paid all of us equal attention. – He made sure every student had a fair chance to speak. She assigned group work outside of class which gave us time to personally interact with the other students. - She always asked me if I understood everything. He had side projects for when other school was out. – The teacher reprimanded noisy students, gave detailed explanation when we could not see/experience something. She made sure everyone was able to make up quizzes or tests easily. - If the system was down she would try to fix it and it she couldn’t the lesson plans would be moved to the next day. - Our teacher was always flexible and willing to help us. He would record classes for anyone who missed a class. - He had offered morning classes to everyone. - He set up email that was very easy to use. She found a way to contact the other school if the system was down, mailing, faxing, and emailing. - Blackboard discussions made it easy to talk about class issues. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support

28. Section C Students that feel the teacher did make an effort to compensate Most frequently recognized DL teacher efforts Promoted interaction and participation. Visited receive sites and got to know the students. Provided extra help and review sessions. Used BlackBoard, made e-mail or phone contact available. BOCES Distance Learning Program Quality Access Support