ZIFF questionnaire about the use of WWW in university teaching

1. How many years have you been teaching?
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2.On what basis is your contract
permanent
time-basis
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3. For how many years have you been using the WWW for teaching purposes?
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4. What subjects do you teach?
liberal arts
business administration
law
fine arts / music
languages / literature
math /computing
natural sciences
technology / engineering
medicine / health sciences
other

5. I use the WWW for teaching purposes:
as main medium
supplementary to other media
for publication of dates, schedules etc.
exams and tests via the web
as information source for myself
other

6.In my teaching I refer to the following WWW based sources of information:
own documents
documents by others
library catalogues (z.B. OPAC)
databases
other URLs

7. In my WWW pages I use the following kinds of links:
always directly
sometimes one level higher
always only to the homepage of the target
depending on the item
no hyperlinks
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8. I ask for permission when I put a link:
no
always
it depends
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9.I test my pages
whether all is correct with my own editor
whether it works also with common browsers
syntax check according to W3C compatibility
whether print-out works with my editor/browser
whether print-out works with common browsers

10. Do you edit your pages according to the rules of "universal design" (including accessibility for handicapped people)
yes
no
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11. Do you edit your pages yourself or do you get other people to do it
I myself
I tell others to do it
I am responsible for the content, others put it up
partly I do it, partly someone else
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12.Most of your pages are:
publicly accessible
restricted by password
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13. Do you want search engines to find your pages?
yes
no
don't care
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14. Do you include additional opportunities for navigation?
yes
no
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15. In my WWW teaching material I use
simple HTML (text incl. graphics, photos, links)
complex layout (e.g.using frames)
also animations
plug-ins ( e.g. ACROBAT, FLASH, SHOCKWAVE)
JAVASCRIPT, JAVA (e.g. applets)
life-streams (e.g. life-audio/video, lifecam )
also "trendy" features (e.g. SMS, WAP)
fixed design (e.g. style sheets)
other

16. My offer in WWW teaching is composed of
static documents (including e.g. FAQs)
e-mail
unmoderated newsgroups
moderated newsgroups
unmoderated chatrooms
moderated chatrooms
virtual classrooms (e.g. Multi User Dungeons, MUDs)
combinations (virtual seminars)
other services

17. Which computer based elements do you use besides WWW ?
simple drill programs
interactive multimedia-products with "intelligent" tutor
test-programs / diagnosis-programs
simulations
expert systems
other

18. For which purposes and how often do you use the WWW?

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WWW-telephony
WWW-videoconferencing
internet-banking
ordering via credit card
travel information / booking
SMS
any search

19. During last year, how much did you spend via the WWW?
nil
50 Euro
100 Euro
200 Euro
500 Euro
1000 Euro
2000 Euro
more than 2000 Euro
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20. How many hours did you spend in front of a computer screen last week?
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21.How much time in percent was this for WWW - online?
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22. If you are teaching in Germany, please tell us the ZIP code of your institution; if not: leave empty
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Questionnaire closed
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