From: Charles Woods
To: Web Maintenance Group
Re: Questionnaire Response

The Web Operational Management Group would like to thank the members of the Library Web Maintenance Group for their responses to the Dreamweaver 4 questionnaire. The results will assist the Library in evaluating the effectiveness of the training provided to-date and in addressing follow-up issues. A copy of the information below will also be forwarded to IST for review.

DreamWeaver Questionnaire:

15 people responded.

Content:

1. Did the sessions cover the material you felt you needed to know?

Yes – 13 One replied that they did not know.

2. If not, what subjects do you think should be added to the courses?

Style sheets
XML
More UNIX
More focus on DreamWeaver FTP (i.e. more on what is a site, how to synchronize, etc)

3. What subjects do you think should be dropped from the sessions?

Nothing – 6
Style sheets – 3
Basic Html
Comment: split Basic HTML into two parts, very Basic (so people can skip it) and HTML
Comment: skip the basic stuff like bolding, italicizing, etc.

Style:

1. Did the instructor proceed at an appropriate place?

· Yes – 13

· No – 2

i. Comment: too fast at times

ii. Comment: too slow, dragged at times

2. Did you like the interactive approach to training?

· Yes – 14

3. Were you able to complete the examples in the time allotted?

· Yes – 12

· Most – 2

· Comment: use more cut & paste from existing text to speed up exercises

4. Did you find the examples relevant to the tasks you need to do in creating web pages?

· Yes – 6

· Mostly – 5

· Not sure – 1

· More examples needed – 1

5. Were the handouts helpful?

· Yes – 12

· Somewhat – 1

· Comment: may not use them; can we have links to a web site containing them?

Followup Issues:

1. Are you now confident in using Dreamweaver to create and maintain web pages?

Yes – 4
Somewhat – 4
No – 6
Comments:

· need more info on templates

· need more time to learn and practice

· need to do sessions again

· examples in training need to be more library-related

· do something to focus on differences between the public and staff areas

2. What follow-up topics do you think need to be addressed?

· Templates

· Interactive forms

· Working with databases

· Moving towards a database delivered site

· Advanced design

· Site maintenance and synching of local and remote sites

· Repeat courses again for individuals who want repeats of materials

3. What kind of support would you like made available? Circle one or more of the items below:

a) Supplementary classes --4

b) one-on-one training -- 2

c) interactive Web tutorials -- 5

d) manuals -- 5

e) Other. Please specify:

· video training 2

Other Comments:

· fear of breaking things and overwriting other pages.

· The sessions were “pitched’ at the right level of understanding/expertise