Fall '01 Techology Survey Results

These are the results of a survey administered to 22 teaching fellows in the mathematics department at the end of the fall semester 2001. The data from this survey was intended to aid in an effort to enhance teaching mathematics at BU through the use of technology.

Question 1: What kind of classes have you TFed?

Question 2: What year of graduate school are you?

Question 3: How many of your own undergraduate courses incorporated technology in some way?

Question 4: How do you feel about the role or significance of technology in those classes?

Question 5: How many of your undergraduate courses that incorporated technology were math classes?

Question 6: How many of your graduate courses have incorporated technology in some way?

Question 7: How do you feel about the role or significance of technology in those classes?

Question 8: Is technology used in the class you TF for?

Question 9: Is learning a technology part of the core content of the class you TF for?

Question 10: Do you think technology would enhance the course you TF for?

Question 11: If Yes, how might it be incorporated?

Question 12: If you answered No to #10, why?

Question 13: If you were required to, do you feel you currently have enough skills in some technology that might be used in the class you TF?

Question 14: If you do not feel you have enough skills with technologies, what do you think would be an optimal way for the department to develop them?

Question 15: If the department acted on your suggestions in #14 (technology training of TFs), do you feel that such training should be mandatory?

Question 16: Please select any software packages or programming languages or other technology that you currently use in the class you TF or that you think might be relevant to the class you TF:

Question 17: If the professor for whom you TF does not use technology in the course, how do you feel about using it in your sections?

Question 18: Have you ever used one of the department classroom laptops in your teaching?