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