Date of Award

5-1-2000

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

Dr. Neal Topp

Abstract

The research's question prior to conducting the study was web-based faculty development as effective as print-based faculty development at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The study compared the University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty levels of self-perceived awareness of (1) supported web-based applications and (2) consultant services available to assist faculty in the integration of web-based technologies. Currently at UNMC there are 557 full time faculty, two random groups were selected from the total population for a total sample of 200 study participants. One group was requested to complete a questionnaire upon the completion of a web-based tutorial. The second group was requested to complete a questionnaire upon completing a print-based tutorial. Both questionnaires contained three sections; section one contained demographic information, section two contained information regarding the awareness of available web-based applications and section three contained information regarding the awareness of the available consultants when integrating instructional technology. Based on the results, the study showed the UNMC full-time faculty who received the web-based tutorial (Group A) did not perceive themselves as more aware of the UNMC supported web-based applications and consultant services available to assist in the integration of web-based technologies than the print-based group (Group B).

Comments

A Thesis Presented to the College of Education and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Secondary Education University of Nebraska at Omaha. Copyright Melissa A. Diers May, 2000

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