Online Training Survey

What is your e-mail address? *

What is your impression of online training? *

I prefer live training exclusively
I prefer live training somewhat
Neutral
I prefer online training somewhat
I prefer online training exclusively

What do you like about online training? *

No need to travel
Minimizes time away from work
Minimizes time away from family
Can do whenever I want
Can repeat materials or concepts to achieve better understanding
Cost is lower

What types of online training materials work best for learning? *

Presentations
Documentation (that can be printed and read offline)
Videos
Quizzes
Simulations

Of the five types of online training materials, how effective are presentations at helping you retain material and learn? *

Completely ineffective
Somewhat ineffective
Neutral
Somewhat effective
Highly effective

Of the five types of online training materials, how effective are printable documents at helping you retain material and learn? *

Highly ineffective
Somewhat ineffective
Neutral
Somewhat effective
Highly effective

Of the five types of online training materials, how effective are videos at helping you retain material and learn? *

Highly ineffective
Somewhat ineffective
Neutral
Somewhat effective
Highly effective

Of the five types of online training materials, how effective are quizzes at helping you retain material and learn? *

Highly ineffective
Somewhat ineffective
Neutral
Somewhat effective
Highly effective

Of the five types of online training materials, how effective are simulations at helping you retain material and learn? *

Highly ineffective
Somewhat ineffective
Neutral
Somewhat effective
Highly effective

What is your preference for online presentations? *

No speaker (slides with notes)
Speaker videotaped (Camera pans between speaker and slides/whiteboard in main window)
Combination (Speaker's head appears in small window while slides show in main window)
Speaker's image present, but slides are narrated by narrator
Multiple formats (like a show on History Channel/Discovery Channel, etc.)

How do you locate information when you experience a problem or issue at work? *

Co-workers
Internal network search
Internet search
Conference/technical journal paper search at company's library
Conference/technical journal paper search online (e.g., IEEExplore)

Internet searches normally yield information with minimal depth and conference paper searches yield depth, but no context or background information. Would a layer of content that provides some depth (more than an internet search) with context and background information be useful? *

Yes
No

If the above capability were available, would your company be willing to pay for this? *

Yes
No

Would it be helpful to make the above capability available on a portable device (e.g. Blackberry, iPhone, etc.)? *

Yes
No

Would it be helpful to have a discussion group for each topic area to share problems and issues with your colleagues from other companies? *

Yes
No

Would it be helpful to have a discussion group for each topic area to share problems and issues with your colleagues that is proprietary to your company? *

Yes
No

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