Faculty Survey

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As part of our continued efforts to improve services and understand where we can increase
support for faculty, Disability Services is seeking your feedback. Your input is critical in helping
us understand the experiences you are having with students. Thank you in advance for your
time.

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Start of Block: Demographic Questions

Q1 My position is:

▢ Tenure (1)

▢ Non-tenure (2)

▢ Adjunct Professor (3)

▢ Associate Professor (4)

▢ Assistant Professor (5)

▢ Professor (6)

▢ Instructor (7)

▢ Lecturer (8)

▢ Other (9) ________________________________________________

Q2 Department:

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Q3 How many years have you taught at the postsecondary level?

o Less than a year (1)

o 1-5 years (2)
o 6-10 years (3)
o 11-15 years (4)
o 16-20 years (5)
o Over 20 years (6)

Q4 In the past five years, approximately how many college students with disabilities have you
taught or worked with?

o None (1)
o 1-5 (2)
o 6-10 (3)
o 11-15 (4)
o 16-20 (5)
o Over 20 (6)
o Don't know/ not sure (7)
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Start of Block: Successful Student

Q5 How are the majority of your courses organized? Use the slider to indicate the percentage of
how your courses are organized using that particular method.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

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 Lecture Style ()

Large Group Discussions ()

Small Group Discussions ()

Use of Visual Aids (PowerPoints,

Presentations, etc.) ()
Student Presentations ()

Interactive Activities ()

Service Learning ()

Other ()

Q6 If you utilize Canvas, what percentage of your courses do you use the following features?
Use the slider to indicate the percentage for each feature.
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Modules ()

Discussion Boards ()

Announcements ()

Pre-recorded Lectures ()

Assignment Submissions ()

Quizzes ()

Third-party Software ()

Other ()

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Q7 In your courses, students who have been successful demonstrate the following qualities.
Please rank in order of importance with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least.

Hover over each item, select, drag, and drop.

______ Actively participating in class (1)
______ Actively taking notes (2)
______ Asking questions (3)
______ Participating in group discussions (4)
______ Attending office hours (5)
______ Regular attendance (6)
______ Other (7)

Q8 What are your top two preferred communication styles with students?

▢ Email (1)

▢ Phone (2)

▢ Text (6)

▢ Office Hours (3)

▢ In-person communication (before/ after class) (4)

▢ Other (5) ________________________________________________

Q9 How do you assess student engagement in your courses? Rank in order of 1 being the most
meaningful and 10 being the least.

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Hover over each item, select, drag, and drop.
______ Speaks clearly (1)
______ Makes eye contact (2)
______ Takes notes by hand only (3)
______ Actively takes notes (using any method, device or by hand) (4)
______ Attends class regularly (5)
______ Contributes constructively to in-class discussions (6)
______ Participates in group work (7)
______ Is adaptive, responds to changes (8)
______ Takes on leadership roles in class (9)
______ Other (10)

Q10 What do you find most challenging about working with students? Rank in order of 1 being
the most challenging and 10 being the least. Student has/ is:

Hover over each item, select, drag, and drop.

______ Little academic preparation (1)
______ Limited organization (2)
______ Underdeveloped communication (3)
______ Immaturity (4)
______ Unmotivated (5)
______ Inability to self-reflect (6)
______ Underdeveloped study & time management (7)
______ Unrealistic expectations (8)
______ Negative life experiences (9)
______ Other (10)

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Q11 I receive sufficient support from Disability Services to make appropriate accommodations
for students with documented disabilities.

o Strongly agree (1)

o Agree (2)
o Somewhat agree (3)
o Neither agree nor disagree (4)
o Somewhat disagree (5)
o Disagree (6)
o Strongly disagree (7)

Q12 Based on your answer from the previous question, what support services have been the
most helpful? What can be strengthened?

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Q13 If you were to attend a training session, which two topics would you find most relevant
and/or interesting?

▢ How to implement accommodations (1)

▢ Providing accommodations in the classroom at Seattle University (2)

▢ How to determine if an accommodation is reasonable for your class (3)

▢ Working with students with disabilities in the classroom (4)

▢ Increasing my understanding of disability issues in the college setting (5)

▢ Increasing my understanding of student experiences (6)

▢ Learning more about inclusive instructional approaches that would reduce the need for
student-specific accommodations (7)

▢ Better understanding of Disability Services (8)

▢ In-depth understanding of specific types of disabilities (9)

▢ Other (10) ________________________________________________

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Q14 Which disabilities would you want to understand or learn more about?

▢ Psychological & Mental Health (1)

▢ Physical & Chronic Health (2)

▢ Acute (3)

▢ Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ ADHD) (4)

▢ Learning (5)

▢ Autism (6)

▢ Other (7) ________________________________________________

Q15 As a faculty member, what do you want or need to know about students with disabilities
that is not already provided/ offered?

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