Looking at Perceptions and Understandings

The Survey Questions

1. Have you experienced media literacy assignments used effectively across the learning environments?
	answered question		36
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		80.6%	29
No		19.4%	7

2. How much are you, or others you work with, interested in exploring Media Literacies in the classroom?
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	skipped question						1
	None	Some	Neutral	Very	Excited	Rating Average	Response Count
	5.7% (2)	14.3% (5)	2.9% (1)	40.0% (14)	37.1% (13)	3.89	35

3. Most instructors are familiar with grading written assignments, do you feel grading new media literacies are different to grade. For example, would a new set of rubrics help with the evaluation process?
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	skipped question						0
	No Difference	Some	Neutral	Different	Very Different	Rating Average	Response Count
	0.0% (0)	11.1% (4)	11.1% (4)	52.8% (19)	25.0% (9)	3.92	36

4. Instructors may not be comfortable with the tools of Media Literacies. What areas do you think instructors will need the most help with to develop quality assignments?
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	skipped question	10
		Response Count
		26

Responses

A clear definition of media literacy and concrete examples of how to empower students to embrace alternative media.
11/19/2012 12:15 AM
standards for outcomes or goals for student outcomes
11/16/2012 3:25 PM
Understanding sources in media responses to assignments.
11/16/2012 1:46 PM
- Student preparedness - Developing meaningful assignments - Assuring that the purpose of the assignment is to address a course learning objective, not showcase a technology - Assessment techniques
11/16/2012 12:09 AM
Use of LMS and Multimedia components
11/15/2012 5:22 PM
Clearly identifying procedures, assignment requirements and rubrics
11/15/2012 4:42 PM
I think instructors will need help adapting to the idea of Imagery as a form of storytelling. They may need a rubric considering the perceptive elements of an image, in order to better grade an assignment.
11/15/2012 2:52 PM
They may need help understanding new technologies and the pro's and con's of the technology used
11/15/2012 1:56 PM
Students can figure out the tools, teachers need help understanding the student-centered nature of modern pedagogy.
11/15/2012 1:33 PM
An understanding of how media can enrich the teaching and learning process
11/15/2012 1:16 PM
Design of meaningful and relevant assignments in a discipline: understanding the nature of the assignment from the student perspective. Training in media literacy tools that are easy to use Developing evaluation criteria to assess learning effectiveness
11/15/2012 12:53 AM
Here is a guide: http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/14.2/interviews/kuhn/index.html
11/15/2012 12:45 AM
- understand the affordances of media technologies - understand the scope of what constitutes media literacies - learn about 'new literacies' and the scholarly relevance of literacies as applied to their own scholarship.
11/15/2012 12:08 AM
Rubrics for evaluating student produced content. Technical support (including relevant instruction on tools) offered to instructors and students to make using technology very much in the background and time and energy con be focus on producing and understanding quality meaningful content.
11/15/2012 12:07 AM
barriers to their own inexperience with technology needs to be addressed.
11/15/2012 11:38 AM
incorporation of images and video, and the associated literacies.
11/15/2012 11:33 AM
I think you start with a rubric, and identify what you're looking for. You create the activity from the rubric.
11/15/2012 11:30 AM
Working closely with an instructional technologist who can help design the assignment, train the students on where to find resources as well as how to use the appropriate technologies for the assignment.
11/15/2012 11:28 AM
familiarity and willingness to use them
11/15/2012 11:21 AM
Linking assignments to course objectives
11/15/2012 11:20 AM
Instructors need the most help in understanding the amount of time assignments take for students to complete.
11/15/2012 11:15 AM
instructional design, software, rubrics
11/15/2012 11:08 AM
Depends on the instructor - some are novices who will need help with everything.
11/15/2012 11:05 AM
Advice abt. Multimodal assignments and literacy standards would be helpful.
11/15/2012 11:05 AM
They need to be media literate themselves. Just like language literacy. If they are truly literate then the material will be organically incorporated into the curriculum just as other types of material is.
11/15/2012 11:03 AM
Understanding the benefits of using new media literacies for themselves and their students. High quality well thought out relevant training which incorporates clear links with pedagogy and assessment approaches.
11/15/2012 11:03 AM

5. Do you see an opportunity to work with other institutions using Media Literacies and dedicated high speed networks?
	answered question		36
	skipped question		0
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		83.3%	30
No		16.7%	6

Surevey Monkey Results