2009 Sakai Multi-Institutional Survey Initiative (MISI) Selected Results

Steven Lonn & Stephanie D. Teasley
USE Lab, Digital Media Commons, University of Michigan

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Data Collection is Ongoing!

All Sakai institutions are invited to use all or a selection of the MISI core survey items and contribute their data to the initiative. All participating institutions are provided full access to the complete data set that they may use to compare / contrast their results with other MISI institutions and to also work on publishing this data in a variety of publication venues.

Questions, Comments, Etc. may be directed to Steven Lonn

Description

Sakai's Multi-Institutional Survey Initiative (MISI) is an endeavor between institutions using Sakai to ask similar questions of instructors and students in order to be able to compare and contrast similarities and differences between institutions as well as provide feedback to improve Sakai development in the future.

The figures and graphs on this webpage are selected results from the first round of surveys conducted by 14 institutions who participated in MISI in 2009.

Online Survey Methodology

All 14 participating institutions administered their own online survey in March-May, 2009. Some institutions chose to offer incentives (e.g., a drawing for a free iPod). The average availability window for the online surveys was 23 days (min: 12 days, max: 39 days).

A "core" set of survey questions was agreed to by participating institutions. Each institution could add to these questions and could also choose to not ask all of the core items. Click to see the core items for instructors and students.

Participating Institutions

The following institutions collected online survey data for their instructors and/or students:
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The following institutions did not collect data, but did assist in the "core" survey item creation and related discussions:

• Charles Sturt University
• Columbia University
• Universidade Fernando Passoa
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Limerick

Institution-Level Information About the Implementation of Sakai

• Sakai Version: 2.5.x (11 institutions), 2.4.x (3 institutions)
• Length of Implementation: less than 1 year (6 institutions), 1-2 years (1 institution), 3-4 years (2 institutions), 5+ years (3 institutions)
• Is the Use of Sakai Required at the Institution?: No (10 institutions), Some / All Departments Require Use (4 institutions)
• Are Other LMS in Use at the Institution?: No - Only Sakai (6 institutions), Yes - Other LMS in Use (8 institutions)

Participant Demographics

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Course-Related Uses of Information Technologies (IT)

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Course-Related Uses of Sakai

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Project-Related Uses of Sakai

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Planned Future Work

Institutions in the southern hemisphere are invited to use the 2009 MISI "core" survey items to conduct online surveys in October-December 2009. Beginning in January 2010, all institutions using Sakai around the world will be invited to participate in new conversations regarding updating the "core" survey items in anticipation of a new round of data collection in March-May 2010.

Questions, Comments, Etc. may be directed to Steven Lonn