VoiceThread Faculty Survey Results
Survey Response At-A-Glance
Invited Faculty Users
131
Faculty Survey Respondents
52
Survey Response Rate
39.7%
Survey Response Summary
Respondents by Classification
| Classification |
Number |
Percent |
| Tenure-track Faculty (TF) |
35 |
65.3% |
| Instructional Faculty (IF) |
11 |
21.2% |
| Clinical Faculty (CF) |
2 |
3.8% |
| Graduate Assistant (GA) |
2 |
3.8% |
| Civil Service (CS) |
2 |
3.8% |
| College |
Number |
Percent |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) |
14 |
26.2% |
| Business (CBUS) |
12 |
23.1% |
| Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) |
12 |
23.1% |
| Education (CEDU) |
8 |
15.4% |
| Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) |
4 |
7.7% |
| Academic Affairs (AA) |
1 |
1.9% |
| Student Affairs (SA) |
1 |
1.9% |
How long have you used VoiceThread?
| Usage |
Number |
Percent |
| 2+ years |
22 |
42.3% |
| 1–2 semesters |
12 |
23.1% |
| Less than 1 semester |
9 |
17.3% |
| 3–4 semesters |
9 |
17.3% |
In how many courses have you used VoiceThread?
| Courses |
Number |
Percent |
| 1 |
19 |
36.6% |
| 2-3 |
18 |
34.6% |
| 4 or more |
15 |
28.8% |
Why do you use VoiceThread in your courses?
| Why |
Number |
Percent |
| To share videos, lectures or presentations for students to view |
19 |
36.5% |
| For student presentations with peer interaction |
11 |
21.2% |
| Lectures or presentations for students to interact with by adding comments |
10 |
19.2% |
| For student presentations (no peer interaction) |
7 |
13.5% |
| For group projects or collaboration |
6 |
11.5% |
| Other |
4 |
7.7 |
VoiceThread Faculty Sentiment
|
Strongly Disagree (SA) |
Disagree (D) |
Neutral (N) |
Agree (A) |
Strongly Agree (A) |
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| VoiceThread enhances student engagement |
2 |
3.8% |
2 |
3.8% |
15 |
28.8% |
21 |
40.4% |
12 |
23.1% |
| VoiceThread is easy to use and integrate into Blackboard |
2 |
3.8% |
11 |
21.2% |
7 |
13.5% |
17 |
32.7% |
15 |
28.8% |
| VoiceThread improves communication compared to text-based tools |
1 |
1.9% |
7 |
13.5% |
12 |
23.1% |
17 |
32.7% |
15 |
28.8% |
| VoiceThread helps meet by instructional goals |
2 |
3.8% |
6 |
11.5% |
8 |
15.4% |
21 |
40.4% |
15 |
28.8% |
How essential is VoiceThread to your teaching?
| Essentiality |
Number |
Percent |
| Indispensable |
9 |
17.3% |
| Very helpful |
12 |
23.1% |
| Moderately helpful |
7 |
13.5% |
| Occasionally helpful |
8 |
15.4% |
| Not necessary |
16 |
30.8% |
Do you recommend that NIU allocate financial resources to renew our VoiceThread license next year?
| Recommend |
Number |
Percent |
| Yes |
23 |
44.2% |
| No opinion |
13 |
25.0% |
| No |
16 |
30.8% |
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