Distance Learning Instructor Questionnaire
1. How long have you been an instructor for distance education courses? In what field of study?
2. What do you think are the advantages of distance education?
3. What do you think are the disadvantages of distance education?
4. What kind of technologies are being used to deliver your lectures and the course work (video streaming, email, instant messenger, CD-ROMs, web pages, conference calls, online reference books, etc.) to your students?
5. Which forms of these technologies are most effective?
6. What would you like to see changed/improved in these technologies?
7. Do you think there is effective collaboration/interaction amongst instructor/student and student/student in a distance education setting? If not, in what ways could it be improved?
8. Have you ever taught "traditional" higher-education courses? How does instruction for distance education compare?
9. What aspect(s) of traditional education are lacking the most in distance education?
10. What aspect(s) of distance education are an improvement over the "traditional" educational system?