Collaborative Learning Questionnaire:

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This questionnaire aims to collect information relating to Blackboard as a tool for

supporting Collaborative Learning. Collaborative Learning can be described as working
in groups to achieve the same common goal through teamwork, communication and
shared knowledge acquisition. Please tick one answer for each question by selecting the
box next to it.

1. Have you ever used the Virtual Classroom?

Yes
No
(If No, Go to question 8)

2. Have you ever tried to do anything in the Virtual Classroom that didn’t work?
Yes - Please Elaborate

No

3. Is the Question and Answer tool useful for Collaboration?

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Please add comments

4. Have you used the Whiteboard / Slides in the Virtual Classroom to collaborate
synchronously on a document with Peers?
 Yes
How effective was this?

No

5. What other features do you feel would be useful in the Virtual Classroom to
support CL?

6. Have you ever found a problem in the Virtual Classroom that you overcame?
How?
Yes - Please Elaborate

No

7. The Virtual Classroom in Bb effectively supports CL.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Please add comments

8. Have you ever used the Discussion Board?

Yes
No
(If No, Go to question 12)
9. Have you ever tried to do anything in the Discussion Board that didn’t work?
Yes - Please Elaborate

No

10. Have you ever found a problem in the Discussion Board that you overcame?
How?
Yes - Please Elaborate

No

11. The Discussion Board in Bb effectively supports CL.

Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Please add comments

12. Have you ever used the E-mail Facility?

Yes
No
(If No, Go to question 16)

13. Have you ever tried to send anything in the E-mail that didn’t work?
Yes - Please Elaborate
 No

14. Have you ever found a problem with the E-mail that you overcame? How?
Yes - Please Elaborate

No

15. Would you prefer to use the E-mail in Blackboard rather than your university E-
mail to collaborate?
Yes
No
Please add comments

16. Have you ever used the Roster to find anyone in order to collaborate with him or
her?
Yes
No

17. Do you think that the Groups facility provides a good means of Collaborative
Learning in Blackboard?
Yes
No
Please add comments

18. Would you consider Blackboard to be a useful tool, overall, for supporting
Collaborative Learning?
Strongly Agree
Agree
✘ Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Please add comments