Sims and Games Phase II Instructor Survey Results

Prepared for June 21, 2007 Celebration Lunchby Hans Klar, Engage PA

Overview

Q.1 Which position best describes your current appointment? (N=8)

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Q 2. How would you rate the ease of completing the Phase II application? (N=8)

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Q 3. Did you attend a campus Sims/Games conversation with the Engage Faculty Advisory Group at the University Club

in the summer or the fall? (N=8)

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Q 4. Did you attend an orientation session in January? (N=8)

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Q 5. If yes, how useful was the orientation in preparing you for Phase II? (N=8)

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Q 6. How helpful was/were your DoIT consultant(s) in helping you complete your Phase II project? (N=7)

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Q 7. For approximately how many hours did you work on your project with your consultant(s)? (N=7)

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Hours Spent with Consultants

Q 8. Was this amount of support adequate to complete your Phase II project? (N=7)

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Q 9. For approximately how many hours did you work on your project without your consultant(s)? (N=7)

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Q 10. Is there any other way your consultant(s) could have assisted you? (N=6)

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Responses

*done more prototyping, started prototyping earlier

Q 11. Which of the following events did you participate in? (Select all that apply.) (N=7)

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Q 12. If relevant, how helpful was meeting with other instructors at these events? (N=7)

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Q 13. If relevant, how helpful was the presentation on learning and games by Les Howles? (N=5)

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Q 14. Overall, how helpful was Phase II in preparing you to apply for Phase III? (N=7)

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Q 15. Overall, how satisfied are you with the Engage Sims/Games Phase II Award? (N=7)

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Q 16. Overall, how could the Engage Sims/Games Phase II Award be improved? (Open-ended) (N=6)

Q 17. Is there anything else you would like to say about the Engage Sims/Games Phase II Award? (Open-ended) (N=5)

Q 18. Has your thinking about the use of sims/games in teaching and learning changed as a result of participating in this award? (N=7)

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*1. I am more cognizant of the paucity of evidence for or against the academic use of games and simulations. Much more research is needed.

*2. I've learned a lot.

*3. I see proof of its need and have learned how other universities are using this sort of approach.

*4. [No Answer Entered]

Q 19. Are you planning to apply for the Engage Sims/Games Phase III Award? (N=7)

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*1. found an already working version at another university

Q 20. What advice would you give to other instructors interested in teaching with simulations and/or games?

(N=4)

Q 21. Would you like to continue to participate in sims/games community activities? (N=7)

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Q 22. If yes, in which of the following ways would you most like to participate? (Select all that apply.) (N=6)

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Visiting Campus-wide Special Interest Group(SIG) Sims/Games Wiki

Participating in Campus-wide SIGSims/Games Meetings

Attending Engage Sims/Games CommunityEvents

Visiting Engage Sims/Games Website

*1. Providing mentoring to others wishing to use simulations/games to engage their learners