Conditions and Stipulations
1. This online survey is being conducted for research purposes. The data resulting from this confidential survey will be made available to researchers at EDUCAUSE. Data will be available to the general public in the form of public presentations, reports, journal or newspaper articles, and/or in books.
2. You cannot be identified by your non-written survey responses. Data will be available as individual responses and in aggregate formats. There are several open-ended questions in this survey. It is best not to include personally identifiable information in these responses.
3. The online survey involves questions about your teaching experiences, preferences, and student learning outcomes in higher education. Beyond demographics, all questions will only address teaching and IT-related issues.
4. Taking the research survey is voluntary. If you do not participate, it will not affect your faculty status in any way. If you choose, you may stop your participation at any time. If you choose to participate, you may skip any question you do not wish to answer, with the exception of the required screening question at the beginning of the survey.
5. If you have any questions about the research survey and your rights as a participant, you can contact the research team at
nmuscanell@educause.edu. Your responses will provide data to inform higher education institutions on how instructional modalities and technology impact the teaching and learning experience for both faculty and students.
6. EDUCAUSE owns and maintains the data collected for the project. De-identified individual response data are stored on EDUCAUSE computers and/or in cloud-based storage systems. The data are stored indefinitely for use in analysis and benchmarking. Data are password-protected and accessible only by authorized individuals.
7. By selecting “I agree” below, you are agreeing to participate in the research study, according to your rights as a voluntary research participant, as outlined above, and you provide consent to EDUCAUSE to use your survey responses as outlined above. (If you are viewing this on a mobile device, this option will appear on the next page. Please use the arrow to advance.)