Survey for Assignment #5

I have been working on a short survey related to the program I am hypothetically evaluating. I need feedback on the structure/wording/content of my survey. Please look at this very short, very introductory survey and comment with any constructive criticism you have that could help me to improve it.

Here is the link:
https://survey.usask.ca/survey.php?sid=29677

Thanks.

 

ECUR809

Take a deep breath. I am embarking on my 5th or 6th course for my Master’s program. This course, ECUR809 is a theory course on program evaluation. When I have finished this course I will have 21 of 30 credits for my Master’s degree in Educational Technology and Design. For ECUR809 we will be publishing our assignments on our blogs so here I am, resurrecting my ETAD blog!

Dr. Jay Wilson, our professor

Photo taken from http://news.usask.ca/archived_ocn/10-may-07/3.php

ECUR809 is supposed to give us, the students, the necessary background to determine the effectiveness of a program, suggest improvements to existing programs, recommend whether to continue or terminate a program, or to satisfy grant requirements. This should be interesting and practical; both characteristics I appreciate.

While sitting in this class, I am reminded of my recent thought process surrounding what I plan to do once I am done this degree. Will I just continue in my current job as a release teacher and take the (minuscule) increase in pay? Will I look to move within my school division into an out of classroom position? Will I leave my division altogether?

The thought of leaving the comfort zone of my school division scares me for some reason. I think it’s because I am a wife and mother and my job is a security blanket. It provides not only monthly income that provides for our family, but also healthcare benefits, life insurance, and retirement savings.

There could be benefits to leaving my safe zone of my school division. I could contract myself out and decide what I would be doing based on my interests or our family’s financial needs. I could spend more time at home with my kids instead of being at work during the week. This idea is VERY appealing to me but it would also require a paradigm shift and my husband and I would need to change the way we spend our evenings. I would likely be with the kids all day and working all evening and into the weekend. This would definitely change the way we spend family time. I could work for a different organization and shift my daily job description to something more technology oriented.

I’m really not sure where this degree will take me. After meeting face to face with some other students in my program (we’re online learners so we don’t see each other often, if at all) we decided that one 0 credit course (990) should be scrapped for students within our program in favour of a series of meetings where we would learn about potential job opportunities for people in our program. THIS is what I need!