(1) At what educational level do you teach web-based distance education courses?

Elementary/Secondary Undergraduate Graduate Adult Education

(2) In what subject area do you teach?

(3) Where do you teach?  
(Please provide the institution, city, state / province, and country, if not USA)

(4) How long have you been teaching web-based distance education courses?

One semester Two to four semesters Five to eight semesters Nine or more semesters

(5) Have you taught distance education courses via other media?

Yes        No

If yes, what other media have you used?

Audio        Compressed video        Correspondence        

Other (specify)

(6) What software do you use to facilitate your web-based distance education courses?

WebCT        Blackboard        Web Course in a Box      

Other (specify)  

(7) Where are your students located?  (Check all that apply)

In the local vicinity (less than 50 mile radius)

Within the same state / province (greater than 50 mile radius)

In surrounding states / provinces

Throughout the country

In other countries

(8) How do you facilitate interaction and participation in your web-based distance education courses?

Posting questions to a bulletin board/mailing list

Group projects

Individual/group presentations

Real-time chat

Real-time audio/video

Other (specify)

(9) Is the interaction among students different in the web-based distance education context than in the traditional classroom?

Yes        No

If yes, how?

(10) What advice would you give to an instructor just beginning to teach web-based distance education courses?

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