Survey Results

In Fall 2003, the LON-CAPA group conducted a survey for a pilot study regarding course management systems. Approximately 300 surveys were sent to faculty members and administrators randomly gathered from the web pages of institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada.

The survey form (PDF)

So far, 37 surveys were returned. The preliminary results from this pilot study will be used in the development of a full-scale study.

• Current use of Instructional Technology
• Importance of CMS features
• Motivation for use of CMS
• Familiarity with the market place
• Perceived characteristics of open-source and commercial software
• Trust in development and maintenance mechanisms
• Readiness to pay for different aspects of CMS operations