Legal Education Podcasting Project - Spring 2007

In the Spring 2007 semester, CALI is sponsoring a project to investigate the efficacy of podcasting in legal education called the Legal Education Podcasting Project.

If you came to this survey at the behest of your instructor, it means that your instructor is participating in this project and we would like to get your reactions.

Your responses are very valuable to us so that we can explore podcasting in legal education into the future.
All of the responses to this survey are anonymous - we do not know who you are and no identifying information will be provided to the instructors, so please be candid.
If you have any questions or want to submit ideas, suggestions, complaints or comments beyond this survey, feel free to drop me an email at jmayer@cali.org.

Thanks!

John Mayer
Executive Director, Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
http://www.cali.org
jmayer@cali.org
 
1. What law school do you attend?
 
2. What course are you taking that is being podcast?
 
3. Who is the instructor? (just the last name of your instructor is fine)
 
4. What year in law school are you in?
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year
LLM
Other: 
 
5. Prior to this course, have you ever listened to a podcast?
Yes
No
 
6. Did you know that your instructor is either podcasting the classroom lectures or creating podcast summaries?
Yes
No
 
7. How many of the podcasts have you listened to?
None
Some
Most
All
 
8. What do you use to listen to the podcasts? (check all that apply)
PC/Notebook PC/Browser
MP3 player or Apple iPod
PDA/Cell Phone or other handheld device
Burn to CD/CD Player
In Your Car
Other: 
 
9. Did you listen to any podcasts from OTHER professors or law schools (besides the class you took that was podcasted)?
Yes
No
 
10. Please check ALL of the boxes that represent your activities when listening to a podcast.
I just listen to a part of the podcast to clarify a point
I listen to all of a podcast to see if I missed anything
I listen and take notes or update my class notes
I listen multiple times to single podcast
I only listen if I missed the class
I listen to podcasts with other students in a study group
I listen to podcasts during times I normally am not studying like in the car or walking the dog, etc.
Most podcast listening while studying for the final
!Other 
 
11. How does your attendance to the podcasted class compare with your other classes?
I attended the podcasted class LESS than other classes
I attended the podcasted class MORE than other classes
About the same attendance as other classes
 
12. Did you skip any classes because you knew the podcast was available? (Please recall that this survey is anonymous)
Yes
No
 
13. During the semester, did your podcast listening...
Increase as the semester progressed
Decrease as the semester progressed
Remain the same during the semester
 
14. Rate the overall value of the podcasts you have listened to.
Excellent Value
Above Average Value
Average Value - Take it or Leave it
Below Average - Don't Really See the Value
Poor - Not Interested
 
15. Would you like future law school classes to use podcasting?
Yes
No
Maybe
 
16. Would the fact that a class is being podcast make you more or less likely to take it?
More likely
No effect on the decision
Less likely
!Other 
 
17. Comments, ideas, complaints or suggestions on how we can improve legal education podcasting in the future?