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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi, all--<BR>
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Some feedback on the National Database Survey requested. Please see below.<BR>
<BR>
Thanks!<BR>
Shannon<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: Rebecca Mlynarczyk [<A HREF="mailto:rebecca.mlynarczyk@gmail.com">mailto:rebecca.mlynarczyk@gmail.com</A>]<BR>
Sent: Thu 6/12/2008 2:03 PM<BR>
To: Karen Uehling<BR>
Cc: susannaomi@aol.com; gglau@asu.edu; dmutnick1@verizon.net; rebecca.mlynarczyk@gmail.com; Ashley, Hannah; Shannon Carter; shannoncarter@earthlink.net<BR>
Subject: Update on Basic Writing Database<BR>
<BR>
Hello everyone,<BR>
<BR>
Deborah and I spoke this week about the BW database project (I did a Reply<BR>
All to Karen's March email, so that we would have easy access to our earlier<BR>
conversations and to the PDF of the draft of the Survey, which you'll find<BR>
if you scroll down). At the CBW workshop, we agreed that we would get back<BR>
to this project in June and aim to have the Survey available online in<BR>
September.<BR>
<BR>
Deborah has drafted a Welcome statement, which we all felt we needed. The<BR>
draft is attached for your comments and suggestions. Greg, do you feel we<BR>
should do our responses on Googledocs? Please suggest the most efficient way<BR>
for us to respond.<BR>
<BR>
We also need to figure out a process for fine tuning the survey. We welcome<BR>
your suggestions on that.<BR>
<BR>
Finally, we're hoping that Shannon or Deborah could forward these materials<BR>
to all members of the CBW Board for their responses.<BR>
<BR>
We hope your summer is off to a good start!<BR>
<BR>
Rebecca (and Deborah)<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Karen Uehling <kuehling@boisestate.edu><BR>
wrote:<BR>
<BR>
> Hi, all--<BR>
> I'm forwarding a message from Glenn Blalock which contains a printable<BR>
> CBW survey in PDF form, updates on the online survey, and answers to my<BR>
> questions. Hope this gets us set for the workshop.<BR>
> I will bring 60 cc. of my "answers" to sample questions... Do I need to<BR>
> bring hard copies of the survey? I don't think we need more than one set<BR>
> for participants.<BR>
> Looking forward to seeing everyone soon,<BR>
> Karen<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> Karen S. Uehling<BR>
> Associate Professor<BR>
> Department of English<BR>
> Boise State University<BR>
> 1910 University Drive<BR>
> Boise, ID 83725-1525<BR>
><BR>
> Office: 208-426-1825<BR>
> Fax: 208-426-4373<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<BR>
> From: "Glenn Blalock" <glennblalock.phd@gmail.com><BR>
> To: "Karen Uehling" <kuehling@boisestate.edu><BR>
> Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:39:41 -0500<BR>
> Subject: Re: CBW Survey<BR>
> Karen,<BR>
><BR>
> I'm finally getting around to replying to your post from earlier this week.<BR>
><BR>
> First, though, two updates:<BR>
><BR>
> 1--I have activated the "update" feature for the survey so that authors can<BR>
> return to the survey and revise, add, change, etc. You'll see the link on<BR>
> the list of respondents. However, before we launch the full survey, we'll<BR>
> need to explore if it might be necessary to protect profiles or limit access<BR>
> to updates.<BR>
><BR>
> 2--I'm attaching a PDF of the survey that you might print and use; it's<BR>
> four pages, because it is a replica of the online version.<BR>
><BR>
> Now to some of your comments:<BR>
><BR>
> Some questions:<BR>
>> I noticed this morning that the questions apparently take unlimited but<BR>
>> unformatted text--is that right? I had copied in a box that became text.<BR>
>> I think this is something we should inform people of who fill out the<BR>
>> survey.<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> I need to explore what's possible in terms of formatting the text entries.<BR>
> As you discovered, anything typed into or pasted into the boxes will be<BR>
> displayed as plain text, with no paragraphing, etc. You could use simple<BR>
> html code for formatting, such as <p> for paragraphs and <b> for bold, etc.<BR>
> But I may find a more transparent solution.<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
><BR>
>><BR>
>> I assume that respondents can stop and start the survey at will--and can<BR>
>> they check their responses before final submission? I used an "autofill"<BR>
>> tool to begin mine, and didn't realize (until I read over my partial<BR>
>> survey) that I had put my last name where my email address should have<BR>
>> gone.<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> The "update" feature that is now active will allow folks to start, stop,<BR>
> return, etc.<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
>><BR>
>> How long did it take you to complete the survey? I was thinking if I was<BR>
>> to do a thorough job on this, it could take a while, and therefore I<BR>
>> might tend to put it off. So we might encourage quick responses to begin<BR>
>> with the option of coming back later with more refined responses--survey<BR>
>> to be revisable?<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> The length of these things is always an issue, but with the ability to<BR>
> return and complete / revise, I think the instructions / explanations can<BR>
> offer users a number of options.<BR>
><BR>
>><BR>
>> As to searching, the others did not mention it. I personally think it<BR>
>> would be useful to be able to quickly collect all the responses to a<BR>
>> single item--for instance, all the responses regarding placement. Also a<BR>
>> global "Google" type search would be great.<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> I have a search tool now available; when I clean up the interface, I'll<BR>
> show you.<BR>
><BR>
> I'll look forward to hearing how the workshop goes.<BR>
><BR>
> I hope you and your husband are doing well.<BR>
><BR>
> gb<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
><BR>
>><BR>
>> Again, thanks for this gift!<BR>
>><BR>
>> Karen Uehling<BR>
>><BR>
>> *****<BR>
>><BR>
>> Thanks to all of you! The survey looks great. And I agree that we<BR>
>> should wait until after the conference to write the welcome and<BR>
>> explanation sections.<BR>
>><BR>
>> Susan<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>> Yes, I agree, the survey looks great. It might be a good idea to wait<BR>
>> until after the conference anyway to write the "welcome" and<BR>
>> "explanation" sections, since we may see what needs clarification from<BR>
>> the response at the workshop. Thanks again, Karen and Glenn!<BR>
>><BR>
>> ******<BR>
>><BR>
>> Deborah<BR>
>><BR>
>> Hello everyone,<BR>
>><BR>
>> Like Karen and Greg, I found the survey to be nicely laid out and very<BR>
>> easy to use--a satisfying online experience. One of the best things to<BR>
>> come out of this survey may be the conversations among colleagues in the<BR>
>> same program as they attempt to answer these questions. I certainly<BR>
>> would have to talk with other people in my institution to answer all of<BR>
>> these questions.<BR>
>><BR>
>> Do you think we can wait until after CCCC to write the "Welcome" and<BR>
>> "Explanation" sections?<BR>
>><BR>
>> All the best,<BR>
>><BR>
>> Rebecca<BR>
>><BR>
>> ******<BR>
>><BR>
>> Hi, all,<BR>
>><BR>
>> the survey looks good to me, too.<BR>
>><BR>
>> best,<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>> gg<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>> ---------------------------------------------------<BR>
>> Greg Glau<BR>
>> Director of Writing Programs<BR>
>> Department of English - 0302 e-mail: gglau@asu.edu<BR>
>> Arizona State University Office: 480.965.3898<BR>
>><BR>
>> Tempe, AZ 85287-0302 FAX: 480.965.2553<BR>
>><BR>
>> Co-Author, with Duane Roen and Barry Maid, of The McGraw-Hill Guide:<BR>
>> Writing for College, Writing for Life<BR>
>> <A HREF="http://www.mhhe.com/mhguide">http://www.mhhe.com/mhguide</A><BR>
>><BR>
>> Co-Author, with Linda Adler-Kassner, of The Bedford Bibliography for<BR>
>> Teachers of Basic Writing<BR>
>> <A HREF="http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/basicbib/">http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/basicbib/</A><BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
>> Karen S. Uehling<BR>
>> Associate Professor<BR>
>> Department of English<BR>
>> Boise State University<BR>
>> 1910 University Drive<BR>
>> Boise, ID 83725-1525<BR>
>><BR>
>> Office: 208-426-1825<BR>
>> Fax: 208-426-4373<BR>
>> >>> "Glenn Blalock" <glennblalock.phd@gmail.com> 03/23/08 4:44 PM >>><BR>
>> Karen,<BR>
>><BR>
>> I have a draft of the survey ready for you to use, if you all want to<BR>
>> work<BR>
>> with it a bit and suggest changes, etc.<BR>
>><BR>
>> <A HREF="http://compfaqs.org/cbw/survey/">http://compfaqs.org/cbw/survey/</A><BR>
>><BR>
>> Right now, you can't see results, but I'll be working on a minimal<BR>
>> "results"<BR>
>> page, so you can see who has submitted.<BR>
>><BR>
>> What did you all have in mind for searching? I can probably set this up<BR>
>> to<BR>
>> search on all fields, as an advanced search, or just a "google-like"<BR>
>> search<BR>
>> that looks at entire database and returns results.<BR>
>><BR>
>> Also, you can probably see where you'll want to add explanatory text,<BR>
>> etc.,<BR>
>> especially on the first page, and probably in other places. I'll wait<BR>
>> for<BR>
>> you all to compose that.<BR>
>><BR>
>><BR>
><BR>
><BR>
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