Educationalist Social Media Survey

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* 1. At which level do you teach?

Foundation Degree

BSc

MSc

Doctoral

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* 2. How many years experience as an educationalist do you have?

Less than 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years

20 or more

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* 3. Which of the following do you own:

Mobile phone with basic features

Mobile phone with advanced features (eg email access, video)

Laptop

HD camcorder

LinkedIn Profile

FaceBook Profile

YouTube Channel

Other....

....please specify

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* 4. How important to you are the following activities?

	very important	slightly important	not important at all
Building your entrepreneurial identity (or personal brand)	Building your entrepreneurial identity (or personal brand) very important	Building your entrepreneurial identity (or personal brand) slightly important	Building your entrepreneurial identity (or personal brand) not important at all
Building an online business using social media	Building an online business using social media very important	Building an online business using social media slightly important	Building an online business using social media not important at all
Networking with other entrepreneurs	Networking with other entrepreneurs very important	Networking with other entrepreneurs slightly important	Networking with other entrepreneurs not important at all

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which online tools /services do you personally use?

	not used	used occasionally	used frequently
Writing blogs	Writing blogs not used	Writing blogs used occasionally	Writing blogs used frequently
Reading blogs	Reading blogs not used	Reading blogs used occasionally	Reading blogs used frequently
Commenting on blogs	Commenting on blogs not used	Commenting on blogs used occasionally	Commenting on blogs used frequently
Using Twitter (eg for information gathering or networking)	Using Twitter (eg for information gathering or networking) not used	Using Twitter (eg for information gathering or networking) used occasionally	Using Twitter (eg for information gathering or networking) used frequently
Social networking (eg Facebook, Orkut)	Social networking (eg Facebook, Orkut) not used	Social networking (eg Facebook, Orkut) used occasionally	Social networking (eg Facebook, Orkut) used frequently
Online Business Networking )eg LinkedIn)	Online Business Networking )eg LinkedIn) not used	Online Business Networking )eg LinkedIn) used occasionally	Online Business Networking )eg LinkedIn) used frequently
Second Life	Second Life not used	Second Life used occasionally	Second Life used frequently
Online Bookmarking (eg Delicious)	Online Bookmarking (eg Delicious) not used	Online Bookmarking (eg Delicious) used occasionally	Online Bookmarking (eg Delicious) used frequently
Contributing product ratings or reviews (eg of books on Amazon)	Contributing product ratings or reviews (eg of books on Amazon) not used	Contributing product ratings or reviews (eg of books on Amazon) used occasionally	Contributing product ratings or reviews (eg of books on Amazon) used frequently
Using Wikis	Using Wikis not used	Using Wikis used occasionally	Using Wikis used frequently
Skype or Instant Messaging	Skype or Instant Messaging not used	Skype or Instant Messaging used occasionally	Skype or Instant Messaging used frequently
Watching online video	Watching online video not used	Watching online video used occasionally	Watching online video used frequently
Creating and publishing online video	Creating and publishing online video not used	Creating and publishing online video used occasionally	Creating and publishing online video used frequently
Groupware eg (Ning, Basecamp)	Groupware eg (Ning, Basecamp) not used	Groupware eg (Ning, Basecamp) used occasionally	Groupware eg (Ning, Basecamp) used frequently
Online collaborative games	Online collaborative games not used	Online collaborative games used occasionally	Online collaborative games used frequently
Other....	Other.... not used	Other.... used occasionally	Other.... used frequently

....please specify

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* 6. How much have your online skills improved during the last 3 years?

	unchanged	improved slightly	improved considerably
Research	Research unchanged	Research improved slightly	Research improved considerably
Building and Maintaining Networks	Building and Maintaining Networks unchanged	Building and Maintaining Networks improved slightly	Building and Maintaining Networks improved considerably
Comment on the work of others	Comment on the work of others unchanged	Comment on the work of others improved slightly	Comment on the work of others improved considerably
Creation of content	Creation of content unchanged	Creation of content improved slightly	Creation of content improved considerably
Building your personal brand	Building your personal brand unchanged	Building your personal brand improved slightly	Building your personal brand improved considerably
Demonstrating an innovative approach to research and teaching	Demonstrating an innovative approach to research and teaching unchanged	Demonstrating an innovative approach to research and teaching improved slightly	Demonstrating an innovative approach to research and teaching improved considerably

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What challenges have you faced in your use of online tools and services?

Lack of time

Restricted Internet access

Poor IT skills

Can't see how it all fits together

Don't believe it will repay the time spent learning how to do it

Lack of interest

None

Other....

....please specify

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* 8. What successes have resulted from your use of online tools and services?

Better access to information

Better organisation of information

Better understanding of how to present your subject

Identifying potential collaborators

Networking to expand scope of contacts

Improved IT skills

Improved communication skills

None

Other....

....please specify

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* 9. To what extent do you emphasise the value of online skills to your students.

Not at all

Occasionally

Frequently

Too often

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* 10. How important have your online skills been to you in your professional life to date?

Not used at all

Used occasionally

Used regularly

Critical to your effectiveness

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* 11. How important do you anticipate your online skills will be to you in your future career?

Not useful at all

Useful occasionally

Useful on a regular basis

Critical to your effectiveness

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* 1. At which level do you teach?

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* 2. How many years experience as an educationalist do you have?

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* 3. Which of the following do you own:

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* 4. How important to you are the following activities?

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* 5. Which online tools /services do you personally use?

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* 6. How much have your online skills improved during the last 3 years?

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* 7. What challenges have you faced in your use of online tools and services?

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* 8. What successes have resulted from your use of online tools and services?

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* 9. To what extent do you emphasise the value of online skills to your students.

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* 10. How important have your online skills been to you in your professional life to date?

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* 11. How important do you anticipate your online skills will be to you in your future career?

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* 12. We would appreciate you adding any other relevant comments here.