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>From: Philippe Delcloque <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Survey on Digital Authors Attitudes to Authoring Tools + Particip ation in TRIAL
>Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 09:05:52 -0000

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        LIST-OWNERS, I would be grateful if you would pass on this message
to your list.

> APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING IF YOU BELONG TO SEVERAL LISTS USED:
> 
> Many thanks to members of this list who filled the questionnaire
> previously.
> 
> YOU MAY FIND IT EASIER TO PRINT THIS MESSAGE ALTHOUGH IT REPRESENTS JUST
> OVER ONE SHEET OF A4.
> > 
> Dear colleagues,
> > 
> As promised the results are now available (without commentary) on the
> project web site at the address below.  Feel free to
> consult them and to contact us, and we would be very grateful indeed if
> anyone who has NOT filled this survey would fill the questionnaire first
> at http://disseminate.tay.ac.uk/questionnaire.htm and then look at the
> result (results will be updated in real time as soon as you have finished,
> you can look at the results).  So far we have had 145 respondents and
> would like to get to the magic figure of 200.  
> > 
> > http://www.disseminate.org.uk/survey.htm
> > 
> Please note that access to the survey is still password protected (but you
> are sent a password immediately).  This is because we prefer to release
> the results in the public domain (on the web site) after we are able to
> release details of the publication where these results will be shown as an
> appendix.
> > 
> STAGE 2:  ADVICE AND TRIALLING:
> > 
> We have been working on developing the tools now for more than 6 months
> and are making good progress.  Since we would like this e-learning system
> (with optional Communication, Results and Tracking facilities) to be very
> author end-user driven, we would now like to set-up a Potential End User
> List (via JISCMAIL).  Anyone who joins this list will be allowed to
> participate in Beta testing as soon as authoring modules become available
> (the authoring system is designed to work reliably across Mac and PC
> platforms).  
> > 
> We will produce at the latest for the beginning of January 2001 a
> newshorter questionnaire which will simply establish:
> > 
> > a)  Whether what we are doing suits your needs.
> > b)  What novel exercise protocols you might wish to suggest for the Core
> Suite of between 15 and 20 authoring protocols.
> > c)  Whether you are interested in producing your own authoring
> module/exercise within this framework or indeed an external module (C, R
> > or T).
> > d)  Optionally we will also ask you to develop some points from
> Questionnaire 1 with respect to what we understand by "intelligence" and
> "interactivity" in the e-learning context.
> > 
> From now on, ALL messages to any such list which relates to development
> will be preceded by the word ADVERTISEMENT in the Subject Heading and then
> DISSEMINATE, we hope in any event to minimise the use of any list.  If we
> have a diverse and representative population of around 200 beta testers,
> we shouldn't need to send messages to lists, anyway.  We are looking for
> representation from different sectors throughout education, business and
> different nations.  We guarantee that your anonymity will be preserved and
> indeed you can set up an anonymous e-mail address if you wish during the
> trial.
> > 
> ANYONE WHO JOINS THE ADVISORY AND BETA TESTING LIST WILL ALSO BE OFFERED
> THE FULL CODE FOR OUR QUESTIONNAIRES AND THE ASP LINKING TO AN MS ACCESS
> DATABASE with advice as to how to change sections of the code to
> accommodate this for your needs.
> > 
> Warm regards from a sunny Scotland (today) and best wishes for the season
> if it's not too early.
> > 
> > 
> > Dr Philippe DELCLOQUE
> > Director of CIRCLE
> > (Centre for Innovation, Research & Consultancy in Language Education)
> > Languages Division
> > Dundee Business School
> > UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE
> > Bell Street
> > DUNDEE DD1 1HG
> > Voice:  44-(0)1382-30 84 60
> > Fax: 44-(0)1382-30 84 00
> > 
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