The Ventus Survey was conducted with the purpose of understanding the experience of Queen's University stakeholders (i.e., students, faculty admin, and instructors) as they engaged with Ventus during the first year.
Sections:
Instructor Survey
Instructor Ventus Survey (PDF, 288KB)
A total of 170 instructors completed the survey. Greater than half of the respondents were Arts & Science instructors (n=100). The remaining faculty response rate ranged from 13.5% - 1% (n=22-1).
Overall Value
74% Agreed that Ventus was valuable in managing accommodations.
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5% - Strongly Disagree |
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4% - Disagree |
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17% - Neutral |
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44% - Agree |
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30% - Strongly Agree |
Satisfaction with Aspects of Ventus
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| Very Unsatisfied | Somewhat Unsatisfied | Neutral | Somewhat Satisfied | Very Satisfied |
Access
Ease of Use
Look and Feel
Comments from Instructors
No problems encountered this year. I attended a live introduction session on Zoom that was great in setting me up for the year.
Ease of use, all accommodations in one place.
Timely communications, and coordination with the Exams Office.
Students don't need to provide their LOAs to each of their courses.
How Instructors are using Ventus
Most
- Reading Students Letters of Accommodation (LOA)
- Checking assessment accommodations
- Checking classroom accommodations
- Downloading student accommodation information
Least
- Finding contact information/resources about accommodations
- Submitting midterm examination information for Exams Office
- Submitting final examination information for Exams Office
Instructor Support
When looking for support an instructor was most likely to go to go to the Ventus Support website or email the Exam's Office.
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6% - ITS Help Desk/Support Centre |
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20% - Ventus Support Website |
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8% - Submit request to Educational Technology Student Support Team |
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18% - Faculty/Department Office |
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13% - Email to Ventus Educational Support (CTL) |
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13% - Email to QSAS |
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20% - Email to Exams Office |
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2% - Other |
Student Survey
Student Ventus Survey (PDF, 236KB)
A total of 143 students completed the survey. Greater than half of the respondents were Arts & Science students (n=100). The remaining faculty response rate ranged from 13%-3.5% (n=19-5).
Satisfaction with Aspects of Ventus
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| Very Unsatisfied | Somewhat Unsatisfied | Neutral | Somewhat Satisfied | Very Satisfied |
Access
Ease of Use
Look and Feel
Comments
I assumed setting up accommodations would involve a long process…it only took a few seconds.
I feel like an active participant in my accommodations process.
Seeing my accommodated exams laid out so clearly reduced my test anxiety.
It made sharing my accommodations much easier.
Student Satisfaction Statements
% of students who agree or strongly agree with each statement
81%
Ventus is valuable in managing accommodations.
90%
They know where to find the list of their accommodations.
72%
Applying classroom accommodations to their courses was easy.
79%
They always knew when and where their exams were happening.
82%
They know how to use Ventus to get in touch with their Accessibility Advisor in QSAS.
When looking for support with using Ventus, students use
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24% - Instructors |
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14% - Exam's Office |
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26% - QSAS |
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9% - Email Ventus Support |
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11% - Faculty/Department |
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3% - Ed. TEch. Student Support Team |
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10% - Ventus Support Website |
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3% - ITS Help Desk/Support Centre |