University of Denver
Blackboard Student Survey

This survey will help us learn how Blackboard is being used to support teaching and learning at DU. Your feedback will provide instructors with insight on student satisfaction with Blackboard courseware. Your responses to the survey are confidential.

1. Please select your college, school or division:
Please select from below Arts and Humanities Daniels College of Business College of Education School of Engineering and Computer Science International Studies Graduate School of International Studies Natural Sciences and Mathematics Graduate School of Professional Psychology Social Sciences Graduate School of Social Work Sturm College of Law University College The Women's College Undecided

2. What is your official student status at DU?
Full-time undergraduate student
Part-time undergraduate student
Full-time graduate student (including Law)
Part-time graduate student (including Law)
Other

3. Which operating system do you primarily use when accessing Blackboard?
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows 98 or 95
Macintosh
Other (Please list)

4. Which browser do you primarily use when accessing Blackboard?
Internet Explorer
Netscape
Safari
Firefox
Other (Please list)

5. What proportion of your DU courses use Blackboard each term?
100%
75%
50%
25%
Not sure

6. Which of the following areas of Blackboard are used in the majority of your Blackboard courses at DU? (Select as many as apply)
Announcements
Faculty Information
Email
Discussion Board
Collaboration (Chat)
External Web Links
Glossary
Post Content (outlines, presentations, assignments, images, etc.)
Group Tools
Assignment Manager
Digital Dropbox
Gradebook
Quizzes/Surveys
Post Syllabus
Teams LX (Wiki)
Other (Please list)

7. Which of the following areas of Blackboard do you find most useful in your courses? (Select as many as apply)
Announcements
Faculty Information
Email
Discussion Board
Collaboration (Chat)
External Web Links
Glossary
Post Content (outlines, presentations, assignments, images, etc.)
Group Tools
Assignment Manager
Digital Dropbox
Gradebook
Quizzes/Surveys
Post Syllabus
Teams LX (Wiki)
Other (Please list)

8. Do you find Blackboard easy to use?
Very Easy
Easy
Difficult
Very Difficult

9. Please rate your overall experience with Blackboard.
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor

10. I like Blackboard because: (Select as many as apply)
Not applicable because I don't like Blackboard (please tell us why in the Other area below)
It helps me learn how to use technology
It facilitates learning
It improves communication with my instructor
It improves communication with my fellow students
It facilitates collaboration on group or team projects
It provides 24/7 access to course materials
Other (Please list)

11. I prefer courses that use Blackboard or another web-based tool to organize course materials and communications compared to courses which do not provide online components.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
N/A

12. What are some benefits of courses that use Blackboard?

13. What are some drawbacks of courses that use Blackboard?

14. If you could change one feature in Blackboard, what would that be?

14a. Why?

15. Please list any tools or features that you would like to see in Blackboard.

16. Would you be concerned if DU switched from Blackboard to another online course management program? (i.e., e-College, DU Portfolio Community, WebCT, etc.)
Yes
No
Not sure

17. Please nominate an instructor(s) at DU whose use of Blackboard enhanced your learning. Please include specific ways the instructor(s) used Blackboard to improve your learning.

18. Please add any additional comments that you would like to share about the Blackboard courseware.

Thank you for your participation and feedback!