Content Repurposing Survey

This Content Repurposing Survey is divided into five sections and should take only a few minutes to complete. Choose the response that is most appropriate for you. If there is a question(s) that you cannot answer, please go on to the next question. When you reach the end of the survey, click "Submit Survey".
Thank you for assisting the BELLE Project reach its objectives.

1) What types of learning objects did you repurpose? Select all that apply:

Other:  
2) Why was this learning object repurposed?
3) Which is the primary reason for repurposing this learning object:   To make available by a different medium(s)
  To make available for a different audience(s)
  Other
       If other; please explain:
4) Did you consult the "Content Repurposing File Format Guide" that was provided by the BELLE Project?   Yes
  No
  Unaware of Guide
If so, did the information adequately assist you in repurposing your learning objects?   Yes
  No
If no, what was missing?
5) Did you consult the "CDICCI" (Canadian Digital Cultural Content Initiative) Guidelines that was provided by the BELLE Project?   Yes
  No
  Unaware of Guide
If so, did the information adequately assist you in repurposing your learning objects?   Yes
  No
If no, what was missing?
Metatagging:

Metatagging or entering object metadata is the process of indexing an educational object so that users can search for and retrieve objects from the repository. The type of information entered about the object is usually the most relevant and important to the user of that object.

ALOHA is the software used to do the metatagging for the BELLE Repository.
6) Was the installation of ALOHA straightforward?   Yes
  No
If not, why?
7) Did you find ALOHA user friendly?   Yes
  No
8) How easy was it to use the ALOHA application?
  Very Easy   Easy   Neutral   Difficult   Very Difficult
9) Have you ever worked with metadata or indexing?   Yes
  No
10) Have you ever transferred files to a server?   Yes
  No
11) Did you find the integration of a metadata indexing tool and a file transfer utility useful?   Yes
  No
12) Was the terminology used to identify the standards for metatagging clear and understandable?   Yes
  No
13) What additional fields might you have found useful in indexing your learning objects?
14) Do you perceive the metatagging process to be organized in a clear and understandable way?   Yes
  No
15) What other features would you add to the ALOHA application to make it more useful to you?
16) Did you reference the ALOHA User Guide?   Yes
  No
  Unaware of Guide
If yes, was the ALOHA User Guide helpful to you?   Yes
  No
Do you have suggestions to improve the ALOHA User Guide?
17) Did you reference the "BELLE Project Best Practice Metadata Guidelines"?   Yes
  No
  Unaware of Guide
If yes, was the "BELLE Project Best Practice Metadata Guidelines" helpful to you?   Yes
  No
Do you have suggestions to improve the "BELLE Project Best Practice Metadata Guidelines"?
18) Is ALOHA something you would consider using for future metatagging?   Yes
  No
  Not sure
If no, what would your approach or toolset be?
19) Are you aware of another approach to indexing within your specific discipline?   Yes
  No
  Not sure
If yes, what is your discipline and what type of indexing is used?
20) Are there other metadata sets that would be useful to you?   Yes
  No
If yes, please describe:
21) Are the ALOHA templates useful to you?   Yes
  No
If yes, why?
Searching and Retrieving from the Repository:
22) Did you seek any learning objects from the BELLE Repository?   Yes
  No
Were you generally able to locate the objects you were seeking?   Yes
  No
23) Generally, how long did it take you to find the learning objects that you needed?
24) Have you retrieved any learning objects from the Repository?   Yes
  No
If yes, how many?
25) Were you generally able to retrieve the objects you located?   Yes
  No
26) What types of learning objects did you retrieve? Check all that apply:

Other:  
27) Did the quality of the learning objects generally meet your needs?   Yes
  No
28) Do you think that you can save time by using pre-developed learning objects from the BELLE Repository?   Yes
  No
Educational Impact:
29) Do you think that the learning objects within the BELLE Repository have educational value for your teaching and learning practice?   Yes
  No
30) How will you use the learning objects?
31) Would these learning objects change your teaching practise?   Yes
  No
  Not sure
If yes, how?
32) Rate the usefulness of the learning objects in the BELLE Repository for your discipline.
  1-Content Poor   2   3-Neutral   4   5-Content Rich
33) What future uses can you imagine for the BELLE Repository?
34) What do you think is the major impediment to using learning objects at your institution?
35) What other comments do you have about content repurposing?
Demographics

Please tell us about yourself:
36) What is your year of birth?
37) Sex:   Female
  Male
38) What is your discipline?
39) How much experience do you have in using technology?
40) What is your position or job?
    
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