At the end of the two-week module, I asked each participant in "Survivors' Stories" to respond to the following questions, several of which ask individuals to assess the course and others of which ask individuals to assess their work in the course.  Responses will soon be posted on pages linked to each participant's reflections essay page.  Below are the questions  I posed:

 

Generally speaking, would you say  that the content of this course was aimed at 1) too difficult a level, 2) about the right level, or 3) too easy a level for you?  Why?

 Generally speaking, would you say that the D2L delivery system used in this course was 1) too difficult, 2) about right, 3) too easy to use?  Please explain why. 

Based on your work to date, would you say that the amount of course content (memoirs, scholarly articles, films, discussion posts) was 1) too much  2) about right 3) too little for the period from July 6-16, 2004? 

Please assess your level of (dis)comfort with the idea of making a contract for grade in this course:

1) I'm comfortable with the idea

2) I have no opinion

3) I'm not comfortable with the idea

Now, please explain the reason(s) for your answer above.

 How successfully have you completed the course work required for your contracted  grade? 

 How much time per day would you estimate that you have spent online, reading course assignments and posting to discussion forums?  ____ hours per day

If you were grading yourself on the quality of your work in this course, would you assess it as 1) high 2) average 3) low quality work?  Why?

Please use the space below to write a brief rationale for the grade that you believe you have earned in this course.

What suggestions/recommendations do you have for me as I continue to develop this distance-education course for next summer and for a full semester? I'd appreciate knowing what you thought worked well, what you thought didn't work well, what materials you would recommend be included again (or not included again), etc. 

Many thanks!