Step 2
Getting Started Guide
To obtain your "score":E-Learning - Step 2
What Type of Internet Course
"Flavor" is Best for Me?
A Self-Evaluation Questionnaire for Faculty*
As you have seen, there are several "flavors" of Internet courses that you may want develop and teach. However, each "flavor", or model, requires a different set of skills and interests on the part of the instructor. Some highly seasoned instructors from the traditional classroom environment eagerly embrace the fully Online course model, while others find that they prefer the Internet-Supplemented or Hybrid models. This questionnaire will help you reflect on your teaching style, attitudes, and technical skills to identify which Internet course model you might be best suited for. Computer Skills Assessment 1. Do you have (or are you willing to obtain) access to a computer and Internet connection at home? 
Yes No2. Are you willing to upgrade your computer equipment and/or purchase new software if needed? A Windows PC is preferred. Yes No3. Do you know how to use email and access the Web using a browser? Yes No 4. Can you download a file from the Web and save it on your own computer? Yes No5. Can you attach a document to an email message? Yes No 6. Can you cut or copy and paste from one program into another? Yes No Experience and Qualifications: 7. Have you ever taken an online course as a student? (If not, you will want to experience one before you begin teaching an online course)? Yes No 8. Have you used email or a listserv as an important part of your teaching? Yes No 9. Have you used web pages to supplement your face-to-face courses? Yes No 10. Have you used online quizzes, a discussion board, or chat room as part of your teaching? Yes No Attitudes towards Teaching and Learning: 11. Do you believe that high-quality learning can take place without interacting with your students face-to-face? Yes No12. Do you tend to use a variety of instructional methods when teaching your courses? Yes No13. Is discussion an effective teaching strategy for your subject matter? Yes No14. Do you believe it is important to structure activities so that students can learn from each other? Yes No15. Do you believe increased learning can occur when work/life/knowledge experiences are shared among peers? Yes No Teaching Style and Habits: 16. Can you dedicate 4 to 6 hours a week (based on a one-credit course), any time during the day or night, to participate in the online teaching process? Yes No17. Are you willing to log on and contribute to your online classroom discussions and interact with students online daily, Monday through Friday? Yes No18. Are you flexible in dealing with students' needs (due dates, etc.)? Yes No19. Are you comfortable in communicating almost entirely through writing? Yes No Training and Commitment: 20. Are you willing to follow the SCC guidelines for conducting courses online, including applying the Course Quality Checklist (see Step 8)? Yes No21. Are you willing to spend extra time rethinking and redesigning your course materials to fit the needs of the online environment and continually modifying them during the course? Yes No22. Are you willing to invest time in professional development to continue learning new online teaching and/or technical skills in the future? Yes No
Responses:
YOUR RESULTS:
NOTE:
This questionnaire describes some of the skills, attitudes and styles common to many successful online instructors . It is intended to provide you with one indication of the type of Internet instruction for which you appear to be well suited based on your responses. The results of this self-evaluation are not intended to discourage you from choosing to adopt a different course model. However, by referring back to the questions to which you responded "No", you may gain some insight into areas on which you may want to focus.
*Adapted from OnlineLearning.net quiz at: www.onlinelearning.net/InstructorCommunity/selfevaluation.html
