APPENDIX A

 

Interview Protocol for the Teacher

    Before conducting the interview, I will ask the interviewees for permission to tape-record the interview and assure them that the interview is confidential, as the consent form says.

1.      Please tell me what it is like to use LearningSpace assisted instruction?

2.      How do you think that LearningSpace plays a role in helping teaching and learning in distance education?

3.      How do you design your class with the assistance of LearningSpace?

4.      How does the LearningSpace-assisted interaction promote learning in your class?

5.      How do your students learn under the LearningSpace-assisted instruction?

6.      How do your students like LearningSpace?

7.      With LearningSpace, how do you cope with the issues of learning styles, diversified groups, motivation, and personal preferences?

8.      How do you use other tools along with LearningSpace to enrich interaction, such as listserv, email, interactive video, correspondence, or telephone?

9.      What are the main problems associated with the learning format shift in HES 3002?

 

10. How do you cope with these problems?

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX B

 

Interview Protocol for Network Administrators

 

     Before conducting the interview, I will ask the interviewees for permission to tape-record the interview and assure them that the interview is confidential, as the consent form says.

  1. Please tell me about your experiences working as a LearningSpace network administrator?

 

  1. What are your usual responsibilities?

 

  1. Were there any outage or network problems during the fall semester of 2000?

 

  1. How do you support the students who are new to a distance class like HES 3002?

 

  1. What is the feedback from the HES 3002 class about technical issues?

 

  1. What are the students’ attitudes toward CIS technical support?

 

  1. How do you cooperate with the teachers and students while performing your job?

 

  1. What is your opinion about the current version of LearningSpace?

 

  1. What are your expectations for the improvement of the networked education?

 

  1. What are your suggestions for the innovation of LearningSpace?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX C

 

Interview Protocol for Students

    Before conducting the interview, I will ask the interviewees for permission to tape-record the interview and assure them that the interview is confidential, as the consent form says.

1.      Please tell me what it is like to use LearningSpace for your class?

2.      How do you like to use LearningSpace for learning? Why?

3.      How does each module in LearningSpace affect your learning and attitude toward peers?

4.      Do you think the interaction in LearningSpace has helped you with learning?

5.      How do you think your teacher has taken advantage of LearningSpace to teach?

6.      How do you think the format change affects your learning?

7.      What are the positive and negative sides of this distance class according to your experience?

8.      If you were a teacher, how would you like to use LearningSpace to assist instruction?

9.      What are the advantages and disadvantages of Lotus LearningSpace in assisting learning online?

10.  What are your expectations for the future version of LearningSpace?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX D

 

Open-Ended Survey for Students

 

Demographic:

Student Name ________________________________  Major ___________________________

Phone Number _______________________    Email ___________________________________

Mailing Address ________________________________________________________________

 

Current Course(s) using LearningSpace _____________________________________________

 

 

Background:                                                                                                     Yes               No

1.  Have you taken any courses that use LearningSpace before?              

2.  If Yes, please explain

      Number of course(s) ________________________________________________________ 

      When taken   ______________________________________________________________

                            ______________________________________________________________

      Where taken  ______________________________________________________________

 

3.  How do you evaluate your computer skills?                    none              limited            good          excellent

 

 

4.  Check the item(s) you can use with computers

         Word Processor (e.g., Microsoft word)   _________                Internet   __________

         Powerpoint   _________                   Access       ___________            Spread Sheet ____________

         Others ____________

        

5.  How do you evaluate your skills to use the Internet?      none              limited            good          excellent

            

 

6.  Do you have a computer at home or easy access to computers?                    Yes              No

 

7.  Do you have Internet access at home or easy access to the Internet?             Yes             No

 

 

8.  How often do you use LearningSpace this semester, on average?    

                

     never            Less than 6 times/semester              once/week         twice/week               three times or more/week

 

 

9.        Besides LearningSpace, have you used other groupware (such as Blackboard, Lotusnotes)?                                                       

                                                                              Yes                           No 

 

Open-Ended Questions:

 

1.       What is it like to use Lotus LearningSpace for your class?

 

2.       What do you think of LearningSpace as a communication tool for learning?

 

3.       What are the advantages and disadvantages of LearningSpace?

 

4.       What is your expectation for Lotus LearningSpace for future renovation?

 

APPENDIX E

 

Consent Form

IRB No. ED0112

 

A Study on the Effectiveness of Learning Network

 

Dear

 

    You are invited to participate in the study on the effective use of Lotus LearningSpace. This study is a qualitative research. The purpose of this study is to explore an insight into the learning occurring in the learning environment of Lotus LearningSpace from the perspectives of the users. It is hoped that this study will add to the research literature in the domain of the distance learning networks and help improve the quality and effective use of Lotus LearningSpace. You are invited because your experiences and perspectives are the first hand data which are the fundamental building blocks of this study. In this study you will be interviewed one or two times. The data collected from you will be analyzed qualitatively and then used to provide insight into the current use patterns and effectiveness of Lotus LearningSpace. The findings will throw light on the future research and renovation of the LearningSpace network. Your participation in and contribution to this study is highly appreciated.

     The duration of this study is one semester, the Fall semester of the year 2000. There is no risk or discomfort associated with your participation. It doesn’t take much time or special effort on your part. The information you provide is confidential, and all the names of the participants in data will be coded in pseudonyms. All the written and recorded data will be destroyed at the end of this research. The researcher in this study is Sha Li, a doctoral candidate in College of Education of this university. The research advisor is Dr. Bruce A. Petty in the College of Education. The contacts of the research-related persons are provided below.

    Your participation in this study is highly valued and voluntary. You may withdraw your participation any time during the process of this study by notifying the researcher.

    Your signature on this form will confirm that you, having read and understood the information presented, decide to participate and contribute in this study. Thank you very much.

 

 

_______________________________________             __________________________

                 Signature of Participant                                                           Date

Researcher Contact:

 Sha Li

711 N Hester St. Apt. 5

Stillwater, OK 74075

 

Phone:   405-707-9578

Email :  shali9@hotmail.com

 Dr. Bruce A. Petty

Room 261 Willard Hall, College of Education

Oklahoma State University

 

Phone:   405-744-8007

Email:    bap326@okstate.edu

 Sharon Bacher, IRB Executive Secretary

203 Whitehurst, Oklahoma State University

 

Phone:    405-744-5700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
                                           

      APPENDIX F

 

 

 


Sha Li

 

Office:

218 Willard Hall

College of Education

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK 74078-4038

(405)-744-4715

 

Home:

711 N Hester St. Apt. 5

Stillwater, OK 74075

(405)-707-9578

shali9@hotmail.com

 

Educational

Background

1997-2001

 

 

 

 

1994-1997

 

 

1982-1986

 

 

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. Ed. D.,  Educational Technology. August, 2001. (GPA 3.74)

Minor: Curriculum and Instruction

Dissertation:  The Impact of Learning Network: A Qualitative Case Study on Learning with Lotus LearningSpace.

 

Langston University, Langston, OK. Master of Education, Teaching English as a Second Language. May, 1997. (GPA 3.73)

 

Hunan Education College, Hunan, China. Bachelor of Education, English Education. July, 1986. (GPA 3.70)

 

 

Skills and

Specializations

 

 

·         Teaching computer literacy, educational technology and English as a Second Language at the college level.

·         Designing web pages for distance learning, multimedia production for curriculum and instruction.

·         Using a broad range of multimedia software, including Authorware, Director, Flash, Photoshop, Hyperstudio, Frontpage, Hotmedia, Lotus Notes and Premier, to produce course web pages and instructional programs.

·         Conducting research in distance education and computer literacy.

·         Programming computers in Pascal and C. Knowledge of computer data structure.

·         Computer maintenance.

·         Bilingual in English and Chinese.

 

Employment

Experience

 

1998-present

 

 

 

 

 

1997, Summer

 

 

 

 

1997, Fall

 

 

 

1994-1996

Research Assistant and Technical Supporter, College of Education, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

 

·         Provide technical support for the faculty with course web development, network LearningSpace, Blackboard, WebCT, and Lotus Notes.

·         Assist faculty to do research data analysis with software SPSS.

 

Audio-Visual Department in OSU, developing multimedia programs with Astound, Authorware, Flash, and Fireworks.

 

 

 

Multimedia programmer, Zoology Department, OSU, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

·         Produced educational programs with Authorware, Director, and Premier.

 

 

Math teacher in Langston Community Center, Langston, Oklahoma.

·         Taught high school students math.

·         Graded math tests.

Translator in Oklahoma Language associates,

·         Oral translation in Oklahoma City Court

 

1988-1992

Instructor of ESL, Hunan Light Industry College, Hunan, China.

·         Designed English instruction, graded papers and tests.

·         Taught English as a second language.

·         Being the Student counselor.

Translator in Hunan Translation Company, Hunan, China

·         Written translation with electric, business and traveling agencies

·         Oral interpret for electric companies

 

1980-1988

Instructor of ESL, Xiangtan Electric College, Xiangtan, Hunan, China.

·         Designd English instruction, grade papers and tests.

·         Taught English as a second language.

·         Being student counselor.

 

1977-1980

Instructor of ESL, Dahu High School, Hunan, China.

·         Taught English as a second language for middle- and high-school students.

·         Graded tests and papers.

·         Being the student counselor.

 

 

Certificate 

 

 

Conference Presentations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publications

 

Computer maintenance certificate issued by Oklahoma State Vo-Tech Training Center.

 

 

Presented "Integrating Computer Literacy into College Curriculum", HBCU/MI National Conference of Educational Technology EXPO 2000, Atlanta, Georgia, October, 2000.

 

Presented "Teaching Professional Terms in ESL Classroom", Oklahoma State Conference of Teaching English as a Second Language, Stroud, Oklahoma, September, 1996.

 

 

"The Reduplicative Words in English" in English Tutoring, No. 10, 1990, in China.

 

"The Punctuations with Double Usages" in College English, No. 3, 1988 in China.

 

"The Dynamic Adverbs in English" in Technical English No. 6, 1997, in China.

 

"Teaching Methods of New Concept English" in Education and Research, No. 3, 1987, in China.

 

 

 

 

Organizations

 

 

 

Member of Graduate and Professional Student Association at OSU, 1997-2001.

Member of Discussion Group on Distance Education in College of Education, OSU, 1997-2000.

Member of Asian Student Association at Langston University, 1994-1997.

Choir member, Langston Methodist Church, Langston, Oklahoma, 1994-1997.

 

Honors

Annual Advanced Educator at Xiangtan Electric Machine College, 1983.

Model instructor in English as a Second Language, at Hunan Light Industry College, 1990.

 

Hobby

Fishing, sporting, video production, computers, and web development.