Focus groups

Four focus groups were held July 28-August 4, 2020, via Zoom with faculty members from the following departments: Athletic Training, Professional Sales, Emergency Health Care, Political Science, Economics, Health Sciences, Accounting, Mathematics, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Foreign Languages, Emergency Health Care, Web Design, Diversity Office, International Office, Teaching and Learning Forum, Writing Center, Communication.

A total of 26 faculty members participated. The following three simulation videos were sent out beforehand or shown at the start of the session. Questions that guided the discussions follow the links.

How do you think this platform might be useful in your discipline?

Let’s discuss its potential benefits and disadvantages. What do you see as its benefits?

What do you see as its disadvantages?

In order to decide whether or not to use this platform, what other information would you need to know about it (besides cost)?

Would you use this platform post covid-19? Why or why not?

In which courses might you use this platform? Why?

How often during a semester might you use this platform?

With what level of students might you use this platform? Why?

What do you see as potential obstacles to using this platform?

Other comments or questions?