There are a few ways that I will be able to tell if Google Calendar is working as my school's new computer lab reservation system. First, I will look at October 2010 and October 2011 in both reservation systems. I will check to see what the utilization was for both months. If October 2011 is the same or better than October 2010, this is a positive sign. This cannot be the only way to evaluate the effectiveness of my project because there are other factors that could impact utilization (eg technology skill set of teachers, perceived quality of computers in computer labs, # of working computer vs. computers that are out for repair).
I will also compare the # of teachers that reserved computers in October 2010 compared to October 2011. If October 2011 has more teachers that reserved a computer lab at least once, that will be a positive sign.
Lastly, I will send out a survey asking teachers if they feel it is better, the same, or worse than the old system. These three ways of evaluating my project should give me a well-rounded picture of the success or failure of my implementation of Google Calendar as a computer lab reservation system.
When you conduct these surveys, are they anonymous? Or are you factoring which teachers are good with technology or use it on a regular basis? I feel that sometimes people like to stick with what they know, and are afraid of change.
ReplyDeleteThree great ways to determine the collaboration of teachers to your new and improved method. I think they can all work. Now the true test of whether this worked or not is if the same amount of teachers signed the lab out from previous years, how much time was saved on your end alone? Maybe keep track of your time involved with the organization and implementation the old way, then compare it to the new way? I think I smell success......
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I think this is a great way to replace the old system that was in place. I would hope that all of the teachers in your school can see the value in what you've done. I think the majority will jump on this idea. For those few that may be resistant to change, a swift kick in the keyboard should help them get started! Just kidding, but really I hope this works out for your school. It is such an improvement over the old reservation binders.
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