Curriculum Unit Planner

Planner Survey July 2003

Please take a few minutes to answer our survey about the Official Version of the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner 3.0 and the new supporting website. Your answers will help us serve you better. All information collected from this survey is confidential and for the purpose of improving the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner and its supporting web site at www.ocup.org. No agency will identify you personally from the information submitted.

1. I currently work in the following:

		school board
		faculty of education
		private or independent school
		other (e.g., museum, subject association)
		elementary panel
		secondary panel

2. I received the Official Version of the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner 3.0:

		before May 1, 2003
		after May 1, 2003
		I have not yet received it

3. I installed the Official Version of the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner 3.0 on my home computer:

		with no difficulty
		with a little difficulty
		with considerable difficulty
		I have not yet installed the Official Version of the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner 3.0 at home

4. I find the Official Version of the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner 3.0:

		easier to use than previous versions
		more difficult to use than previous versions
		about the same as previous versions
		I have not yet used the Official Version of the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner 3.0 to make an evaluation

5. In supporting my use of the Planner, the new www.ocup.org web site training slide shows provide:

		all of the support that I need
		most of the support I need
		little of the support I need
		none of the support I need

6. I have been able to download a unit or profile from home using the Official Version of the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner 3.0 or the new supporting website:

		with no difficulty
		with a little difficulty
		with considerable difficulty
		I have not yet downloaded a unit or profile

7. I have been able to download a unit or profile from work using the Official Version of the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner 3.0 or the new supporting website:

		with no difficulty
		with a little difficulty
		with considerable difficulty
		I have not yet downloaded a unit or profile

8. I have been able to export a unit or profile for copying or sharing with a colleague using the Official Version of the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner 3.0:

		with no difficulty
		with a little difficulty
		with considerable difficulty
		I have not yet downloaded a unit or profile

9. I registered as a Planner user (any version):

		in 2001
		in 2002
		in 2003
		I have not registered yet

10. I have received training in how to use the Planner (any version):

		from a board trainer
		from a school trainer
		from a ministry trainer
		I have trained myself

11. I use the Planner (any version) primarily:

		to create my own units or profiles
		to download units from the www.ocup.org web site or CD-ROM
		to share units with colleagues
		to access planner files such as curriculum expectations and teacher companions

12. I have been able to create my own unit or profile using the Planner (any version):

		with no difficulty
		with a little difficulty
		with considerable difficulty
		I have not yet created my own unit or profile using the Planner

13. When I plan units or profiles, I primarily use:

		the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner
		a school board planning tool
		a commercial planning tool
		a word processing application and/or pencil and paper

14. In my estimation, the chief technological barrier to use of the Planner is the availability of appropriate computer hardware?

		Yes
		No

15. In my estimation, the chief technological barrier to use of the Planner is the institutional firewall conventions?

		Yes
		No

16. In my estimation, the chief technological barrier to use of the Planner is the availability of technical support?

		Yes
		No

17. In my estimation, the chief technological barrier to use of the Planner is the complexity of the Planner application?

		Yes
		No

18. In my estimation, the chief operational barrier to use of the Planner is appropriate distribution of the Planner CD-ROM?

		Yes
		No

19. In my estimation, the chief operational barrier to use of the Planner is access to training in the use of the Planner?

		Yes
		No

20. In my estimation, the chief operational barrier to use of the Planner is the complexity of the curriculum design process?

		Yes
		No

21. In my estimation, the chief operational barrier to use of the Planner is availability of time to plan instructional units?

		Yes
		No

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