Florida Gulf Coast University

Student Percep on of Instruc on Fall 2018 (201808)

Course: IDS3332-CRN83209-Virtual-201808: IDS 3332 - CRN 83209 - Issues in Culture & Society-201808-83209-
1 : Bolduc-Simpson, Sheila
Instructor: Sheila Bolduc-Simpson * ,Karen Tolchin
Response Rate: 27/34 (79.41 %)

1 - Think about how much out-of-class time you devoted to this class to complete readings, assignments, participate in study groups, etc. On average,
approximately how many hours did you devote to this class per week?

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

0-1 hours (1) 0 0.00%
1-2 hours (2) 3 11.54%
2-3 hours (3) 6 23.08%
3-4 hours (4) 9 34.62%
5-6 hours (5) 5 19.23%
7-9 hours (6) 2 7.69%
10 – 15 hours (7) 1 3.85%
16+ hours (8) 0 0.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
26/34 (76.47%)

2 - Think about how the instructor presented and explained information. Discuss how the teaching was as a whole. Please explain.

Sheila Bolduc-Simpson
Response Rate 23/34 (67.65%)

• The instructor made videos for each week explaining what was expected of the students. It was nice to be connected on a regular basis, especially since this is an online classroom.
• She do not always make sense. She needs to learn to enjoy retirement and stop teaching. She expects us to read her mind. I hate the way she runs the class by locking the assignments so no one
can ever work ahead.
• The teaching was very eye opening. As someone who had no prior experience with many of the online tools used in this course, the instructions provided made them easy to use.
• The information was generally presented via youtube videos and articles. It was very helpful.
• Helpful!
• I do not feel like the title of the class has anything to do with what the class is about.
• The instructor did a great job in explaining each module every week. Prior to each module, she would provide us with a module overview to let us know what to expect for the upcoming week. This
helped me know what to expect in advance.
• She gives through feedback and clear directions.
• The information given seemed to be adequate. The teaching was fine as it is an online class.
• She provided examples and detailed instructions of what she wanted to be done.
• The teaching as a whole was good and informative, She gave examples for videos we had to make.
• Professor Bolduc-Simpson's teaching was very structured. The professor gave us a video at the beginning of every week so that we knew what to do.
• The instructor presented and explained information in a good way. If a topic was not understood she would provide further explanation.
• The teacher was clear and precise with how she wanted assignments done and submitted.
• Everything was very clear and to the point
• Instructions were straight forward. Some projects felt too rushed and would have enjoyed more time to develop content. Overall made sense and learned a lot.
• The instructor was a very patient and excellent teacher. i constantly had questions and needed feedback which she always provided. she supplied many resources, visual, and video aids to also
help us understand the assignment and complete it.
• She did a great job! The information was thorough and clear.
• I liked how the modules were organized so that we practiced with different tools, editing programs, and storytelling concepts every week.
• I enjoyed the interactive videos and variety of digital story tools the professor provided throughout the course.
• The instructor presented the information through and direct.
• The presentation and explanation of information was well organized; however, some weeks with lighter course work I would have liked the option to work ahead, but the modules were locked.
• The teaching was great. The responses on every assignment were very helpful. They helped me improve for the next assignment.

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Florida Gulf Coast University
Student Percep on of Instruc on Fall 2018 (201808)

Course: IDS3332-CRN83209-Virtual-201808: IDS 3332 - CRN 83209 - Issues in Culture & Society-201808-83209-
1 : Bolduc-Simpson, Sheila
Instructor: Sheila Bolduc-Simpson * ,Karen Tolchin
Response Rate: 27/34 (79.41 %)

3 - What has the instructor done in class that has helped you learn the course content effectively (e.g. Power Points, demonstrations, exercises, ways to apply
concepts, real life examples, videos, etc.)? Please explain.

Sheila Bolduc-Simpson
Response Rate 24/34 (70.59%)

• The instructor chose engaging videos to help explain the main ideas of this class.
• lots of communication.
• The weekly videos that the instructor created helped me understand what was expected of me for that week.
• Videos were the biggest thing for me personally in learning effectively. Seeing concepts, and having them explained was helpful.
• The video questionnaires were helpful.
• Videos
• The instructor provided many example videos and online lessons/quizzes that taught us about a specific topic pertaining to that week.
• interactive learning videos, templates, class examples of videos.
• The videos seemed to be the most helpful for learning content
• The videos she provided was very helpful for me.
• demonstrations were given
• The professor let us interact with applications so that we could get a feel of what digital story telling entailed. Her weekly videos about the modules were an excellent way to communicate what we
had to do for the week.
• Provided videos and power points.
• The teacher used videos to help supplement learning material she felt we couldn't get from the readings she gave.
• I really enjoyed the video quizzes, I like the layout of them and I hope to use them in other classes
• Supplemental videos helped a lot.
• real life examples, videos were plentiful and always available.
• The instructor made regular class announcements on CANVAS and outlined every assignment and learning outcome clearly via MODULES. She also recorded an explanation each week that
helped guide me through the semester.
• The practice exercises were the best. It helped clear up any uncertainties for the main projects.
• Included instructional videos on more confusing modules to clear up any misunderstandings of the content.
• Interactive videos, digital story tools, and discussion post helped me learn the content of the course the best.
• She has given us lots of video examples and links to learn how to incorporate digital media and storytelling.
• The interactive video assignments definitely helped me learn the course content as well as the practice tools throughout the semester. These activities allowed for me to get familiar with the
concepts of the course and apply the concepts in the mini assignments that we had to do.
• The quiz videos and links for us to research.

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Florida Gulf Coast University
Student Percep on of Instruc on Fall 2018 (201808)

Course: IDS3332-CRN83209-Virtual-201808: IDS 3332 - CRN 83209 - Issues in Culture & Society-201808-83209-
1 : Bolduc-Simpson, Sheila
Instructor: Sheila Bolduc-Simpson * ,Karen Tolchin
Response Rate: 27/34 (79.41 %)

4 - Which of the course materials (e.g. readings, textbook, handouts, discussion boards, lab manual, study guides, ) were most useful to you? Please explain.
Response Rate 20/34 (58.82%)

• n/a
• Discussion boards helped me to understand where I need to improve or what I was doing well.
• Videos.
• Readings
• The discussion boards were the most useful for me. Whenever we had video proposals and video drafts, we would publish them on discussion boards and we would get feedback from other
students. The comments from other students helped be improve my video assignments and refine my final videos.
• The videos seemed to be the most helpful for learning content
• Discussion boards were the most useful materials in this course.
• interactive videos helped understand the topics
• The discussion boards were most useful because I could get feedback on my work from my peers.
• the videos were most useful.
• The videos were the most helpful because of the quizzes within them.
• Like I said above I enjoy the video quizzes
• Supplemental videos
• the supplemental videos were most useful to me bc i am not very digitally savvy and she made sure there were many examples available
• The practice tool assignments were the most useful because it allowed us to tackle smaller parts of the project before having to dive into it.
• The online modules because they contained short quizzes on instructional videos that I felt helped me understand how to develop my ideas for the digital storytelling projects.
• The most useful materials were the practice tools to use and practice with before making digital story one and two.
• Course materials that were most useful were the discussion boards and see how others did their digital stories as well.
• I think the interactive video assignments and practice tools were the most helpful. Additionally, the peer evaluations for the digital story telling drafts were extremely helpful in making sure the final
drafts were improved.
• Peer reviews and discussions.

5 - Which of the course materials (e.g. readings, textbook, handouts, discussion boards, lab manual, study guides, ) were least useful to you? Please explain.
Response Rate 20/34 (58.82%)

• n/a
• There wasn't really anything I didn't find useful.
• N/A
• N/A
• Every piece of material was useful for me. I wouldn't be able to choose because every material contributed to my success in the assignments.
• books
• Discussions
• I don't have any that we're least useful.
• discussion boards
• I found nothing to be least useful. Everything was useful in this course.
• I believe every tool we used in this class was necessary in order for us to complete our assignments.
• I wasnt a fan of showing our classmates the videos that we created. I think people will get more personal in their stories if it is only you who watches them
• Discussion boards. No one provided useful feedback.
• the quizzes were frustrating because there was always a tech issue and my answers wouldnt save at times giving me low scores.
• The least useful were the interactive videos. It was a hassle to keep rewinding the video just to answer the questions.
• N/A
• The least useful material I used were previous classes video assignments. Although I did watch a few to understand what was needed for the assignment, I liked to go my own way.
• The course materials that were least useful were the readings.
• N/A
• Having to reply to two people instead of just one.

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Florida Gulf Coast University
Student Percep on of Instruc on Fall 2018 (201808)

Course: IDS3332-CRN83209-Virtual-201808: IDS 3332 - CRN 83209 - Issues in Culture & Society-201808-83209-
1 : Bolduc-Simpson, Sheila
Instructor: Sheila Bolduc-Simpson * ,Karen Tolchin
Response Rate: 27/34 (79.41 %)

6 - Which assignments (paper, project, homework, things you turned in, etc.) supported your learning most? Please explain.
Response Rate 23/34 (67.65%)

• The digital storytelling assignments such as the script writing, storyboards, and the actual video making, were the most helpful in learning about digital storytelling.
• the last thing to do.. so the class is over!
• The video quizzes helped me learn the most. It allowed me to retain the information because the questions were placed throughout the videos.
• Digital Storytelling Tool Assignments
• Video quizes
• The video project drafts supported my learning the most. The idea of getting feedback from not only the professor, but from my peers as well, really helped me in my learning process.
• discussion posts
• Practice assignments
• The big projects where we combined all of th concepts together and the video we watched and smaswered questions throughout the Video.
• Doing online videos was most helpful
• The digital storytelling videos helped support my learning the most because it allowed me to gain insight in what I will be doing in my future as a video editor.
• interactive videos from youtube.
• Our reflection papers because it gave me a chance to see what I learned throughout the course during a certain point.
• Video quizzes
• Projects were a great hands on experience.
• Digital tools supported learning most allowing us to practice the assignment beforehand
• I learned the most from the first Digital Story assignment. There was a lot of trial and error, but the professor provided clear parameters and constructive as well as encouraging feedback. I also
found the peer reviews to be useful because they had structure (specific criterion) that each reviewer needed to write about.
• As I mentioned above, the practice tools were the most useful as they allowed us to tackle smaller parts of the bigger project.
• The two digital storytelling projects were challenging, but helped bring all the modules together into one assignment.
• The interactive videos supported my learning the most because the video would play and state certain characteristics which were then asked in a question form as a quiz.
• The projects supported my learning the most because it made me explore different websites that lets me use their video making platforms.
• I think the use of a variety of graphic and video tools throughout the semester supported my learning the most because now I can create things on many platforms and produce decent content.
• The stories. The process of the brainstorm and draft.

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Florida Gulf Coast University
Student Percep on of Instruc on Fall 2018 (201808)

Course: IDS3332-CRN83209-Virtual-201808: IDS 3332 - CRN 83209 - Issues in Culture & Society-201808-83209-
1 : Bolduc-Simpson, Sheila
Instructor: Sheila Bolduc-Simpson * ,Karen Tolchin
Response Rate: 27/34 (79.41 %)

7 - Which assignments (paper, project, homework, things you turned in, etc.) were most troublesome? Please explain.

Sheila Bolduc-Simpson
Response Rate 20/34 (58.82%)

• The most troublesome thing about this class for me was having to switch the program tools for each project. I did not like having to open an account on a new program site to do an assignment. It
would have been nice to have learned one, maybe two software options that you had pre-selected as quality, and become really good at using digital storytelling with it throughout the entire class. It
was distracting to have to learn so many new tools and I am not sure I became much better at storytelling in the process.
• trying to learn all the new programs she wants us to know to make 200000000 videos
• The two major video projects were troublesome sometimes when I wouldn't get feedback from the students in the class. Maybe a requirement for each person to have at least one comment for
feedback on their post would fix this.
• Story Proposals
• Ironically, the video projects were the most troublesome. Even though they supported my learning the most, they were also the most difficult because I needed to apply everything that I had learned
throughout the modules and apply it in a project.
• none
• The video posts as using YouTube to post things can lead to issues.
• I don't have any assignments that were most troublesome.
• Creating videos were difficult due to technology reasons
• The only thing that I found troublesome was keeping my digital story to the right length.
• Creating videos could have been difficult but seeing that we were provided with multiple video editor options, I am going to say nothing was troublesome for me.
• Im not sure who grades what but in my first video draft I got a 100 and dint receive any comments on changing anythign about my video. Then when I got the grade for my final video I only got a
around a 70 on it so it was a little confusing.
• The Digital practice tools made no sense. We were no refining any skills we were using for the projects.
• again, the quizzes also had technical issues
• As I mentioned above, the least useful were the interactive videos. It was a hassle to keep rewinding the video just to answer the questions.
• N/A
• Most troublesome projects was determining the theme of the digital story and then being able to put the story all together in video form. Although is wasn't terrible.
• The most troublesome were the little assignments because some of the instructions weren't that clear to me so I got a bad grade of some of them.
• The most troublesome assignment was probably digital story telling video 1 because that was my first time using iMovie, but using it for the second digital story was much easier.
• Long ted talk videos.

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Florida Gulf Coast University
Student Percep on of Instruc on Fall 2018 (201808)

Course: IDS3332-CRN83209-Virtual-201808: IDS 3332 - CRN 83209 - Issues in Culture & Society-201808-83209-
1 : Bolduc-Simpson, Sheila
Instructor: Sheila Bolduc-Simpson * ,Karen Tolchin
Response Rate: 27/34 (79.41 %)

8 - Would you recommend this class to others? Please explain.

Sheila Bolduc-Simpson
Response Rate 22/34 (64.71%)

• Yes
• no
• Yes, the class improved my storytelling ability, while not overexerting me in terms of workload.
• No, probably not. I just did not find the class interesting. However I like the Professor
• Yes, I would definitely recommend this class to others. Storytelling has been a custom that has been slowly fading away in our fast-moving society. This course allows you to tell a story by using
effective storytelling methods learned in class.
• yes. she is a great instructor
• I would to students that are not taking courses like it
• Yes I would.
• Yes, this is a fun class that has exciting and new activities to do
• I would definitely recommend this class to others. It was fun and informative. The professor gave feedback and grading assignments quickly so I always knew where I stood in this course.
• Yes.
• I most definitely would.,
• I had a fun time in this class and it was interesting to take
• Yes, good informational course.
• yes, was frustrating and challenging but in the end i learned a skill which i can use in my near future
• I absolutely recommend this class to others! I convinced my roommate to sign up for this course in the Spring because she noticed how happy and excited I was to do ALL of the course activities.
This class is exactly what a college course should be like--interesting, engaging, and useful.
• I absolutely would! It was such a different class to take and it was refreshing! It helped me develop the way I tell my stories out of the class.
• Yes. I though this class was fun and informative.
• Yes, the online digital story class is a lot of information but I recommend if you are looking to enjoy something different or out of your comfort zone.
• I would recommend this to people who want to learn to communicate present through videos.
• I would recommend this class to others because I am now proficient in using graphic and digital applications which is a good skill to have.
• Yes it was very fun and enjoyable using creative storytelling with digital media.

9 - The instructor seems concerned with whether I learned the course content.

Sheila Bolduc-Simpson

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Strongly Agree (1) 18 72.00%
Agree (2) 7 28.00%
Neutral (3) 0 0.00%
Disagree (4) 0 0.00%
Strongly Disagree (5) 0 0.00%
Not Applicable (0) 0 0.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

• She is nice, but has no clue on how to run a class.

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Florida Gulf Coast University
Student Percep on of Instruc on Fall 2018 (201808)

Course: IDS3332-CRN83209-Virtual-201808: IDS 3332 - CRN 83209 - Issues in Culture & Society-201808-83209-
1 : Bolduc-Simpson, Sheila
Instructor: Sheila Bolduc-Simpson * ,Karen Tolchin
Response Rate: 27/34 (79.41 %)

10 - The instruction helped me understand the course content.

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Strongly Agree (1) 17 68.00%
Agree (2) 5 20.00%
Neutral (3) 3 12.00%
Disagree (4) 0 0.00%
Strongly Disagree (5) 0 0.00%
Not Applicable (0) 0 0.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

11 - The instruction generated interest in the course.

Sheila Bolduc-Simpson

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Strongly Agree (1) 15 60.00%
Agree (2) 6 24.00%
Neutral (3) 4 16.00%
Disagree (4) 0 0.00%
Strongly Disagree (5) 0 0.00%
Not Applicable (0) 0 0.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

12 - Overall this course was effective in improving my knowledge of course content.

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Strongly Agree (1) 16 64.00%
Agree (2) 7 28.00%
Neutral (3) 2 8.00%
Disagree (4) 0 0.00%
Strongly Disagree (5) 0 0.00%
Not Applicable (0) 0 0.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

• I had no idea storytelling could be so complex, yet so fascinating.

13 - Overall this course was effective in improving my critical thinking.

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Strongly Agree (1) 14 56.00%
Agree (2) 4 16.00%
Neutral (3) 6 24.00%
Disagree (4) 0 0.00%
Strongly Disagree (5) 1 4.00%
Not Applicable (0) 0 0.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

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Florida Gulf Coast University
Student Percep on of Instruc on Fall 2018 (201808)

Course: IDS3332-CRN83209-Virtual-201808: IDS 3332 - CRN 83209 - Issues in Culture & Society-201808-83209-
1 : Bolduc-Simpson, Sheila
Instructor: Sheila Bolduc-Simpson * ,Karen Tolchin
Response Rate: 27/34 (79.41 %)

14 - Overall this course was effective in improving my quantitative reasoning.

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Strongly Agree (1) 8 32.00%
Agree (2) 7 28.00%
Neutral (3) 8 32.00%
Disagree (4) 0 0.00%
Strongly Disagree (5) 1 4.00%
Not Applicable (0) 1 4.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

15 - Overall this course was effective in improving my intercultural knowledge.

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Strongly Agree (1) 10 40.00%
Agree (2) 10 40.00%
Neutral (3) 4 16.00%
Disagree (4) 0 0.00%
Strongly Disagree (5) 0 0.00%
Not Applicable (0) 1 4.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

16 - How the course was organized.

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Very helpful (1) 19 76.00%
Somewhat helpful (2) 5 20.00%
Not helpful at all (3) 1 4.00%
Not applicable (0) 0 0.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

• Outlining everything under MODULES was incredibly helpful all semester!

17 - How the course content was delivered

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Very helpful (1) 17 68.00%
Somewhat helpful (2) 7 28.00%
Not helpful at all (3) 1 4.00%
Not applicable (0) 0 0.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

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Florida Gulf Coast University
Student Percep on of Instruc on Fall 2018 (201808)

Course: IDS3332-CRN83209-Virtual-201808: IDS 3332 - CRN 83209 - Issues in Culture & Society-201808-83209-
1 : Bolduc-Simpson, Sheila
Instructor: Sheila Bolduc-Simpson * ,Karen Tolchin
Response Rate: 27/34 (79.41 %)

18 - Interactions between the instructor and the students.

Sheila Bolduc-Simpson

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Very helpful (1) 23 92.00%
Somewhat helpful (2) 2 8.00%
Not helpful at all (3) 0 0.00%
Not applicable (0) 0 0.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

• Great feedback was provided on assignments

• The instructor was really quick in replying to the emails I sent and in providing feedback.

19 - Availability of the instructor out-of -class

Sheila Bolduc-Simpson

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Very helpful (1) 18 72.00%
Somewhat helpful (2) 2 8.00%
Not helpful at all (3) 1 4.00%
Not applicable (0) 4 16.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

20 - Purchased materials (e.g. books & publications)

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Very helpful (1) 7 28.00%
Somewhat helpful (2) 1 4.00%
Not helpful at all (3) 0 0.00%
Not applicable (0) 17 68.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

21 - Utilization of technology

Response Option Weight Frequency Percent Percent Responses Means

Very helpful (1) 23 92.00%
Somewhat helpful (2) 2 8.00%
Not helpful at all (3) 0 0.00%
Not applicable (0) 0 0.00%
0 25 50 100
Response Rate
25/34 (73.53%)

• I discovered a plethora of new tools!

22 - For Service Learning Course Only.Are the service-learning activities you completed as a component of this course related to the content of this course? If
so, how?
Response Rate 1/34 (2.94%)

• N/a

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