Summarized below are key findings. Most respondents showed both an interest towards technology and felt comfortable using technology. There was a similar level of interest for technologies in general and in using technologies specifically for instruction. Clearly the most popular computer related activities performed in the past week from those listed was looking up work-related information on the World Wide Web. The most popular computer related activities performed in the past month of the activities listed, were buying or reading a computer magazine or newspaper, buying software for personal use, and playing computer games.
Faculty are generally satisfied with their current instructional methods.
However, nearly half rated their level of satisfaction as only somewhat satisfied or lower, indicating room for improvement. When asked about their general approach to using technology in instruction, just under half of the respondents indicated a preference for getting to know the technology first and then trying to apply what they have learned to their instruction. Most of the remaining participants indicated that they like to use technology to fill existing instructional needs. Just over half of the respondents indicated that their departmental colleagues use some instructional technology, with most of the remaining responses spit between that the use was either minor or frequent. This too indicates a potential for increased instructional technology use in departments.