Survey
MCCCD Communication Channel Check Survey
October 2011

The purpose of this survey was to test individual District email addresses for each Adjunct Faculty.
The survey also gathered information on communication usage and preferences, feedback on Load Limit policies, education times and topics.
2,027 of 7,112 Adjunct Faculty Responded.

Survey Topics Respondent Information
CommunicationEmail Responsiveness Primary College
 Email Access Colleges Taught At
 MEID Email Access Years Teaching
 Student Contact Methods Instruction Delivery Formats
 Student Contact Method Preferred District Roles
 dl-all-adjunct-fac@domail.maricopa.edu Comments Instructional Area
 Comments  
Load LimitExtent of Enforcement Affect  
 No Effect Level  
 Knowledge  
 Comments  
EducationAttendance Times  
 Topic Interest  
 Comments  

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7. How quickly should students expect a response to an email to you?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count

12
hours
20.0% 402

1
day
57.4% 1,154

2
days
19.2% 387

3
days
2.7% 54

5
days
0.4% 8

7
days
0.2% 5

2
weeks
0.0% 1
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8. How do you access your Maricopa email?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Log In To District/College Email Account
75.6% 1,520
Forward To Home Email Account
19.8% 398
Forward To Business Email Account
4.6% 93
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9. You have an email account based on your Maricopa Enterprise ID (MEID@maricopa.edu).
Students see this address as a default when they enter your name in their MEID@maricopa email account.
What action have you taken to service this email account?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count

Forwarded
my MEID email
37.8% 761

Frequently Visit
my MEID email
34.3% 690

Occasionally Visit
my MEID email
10.4% 210

Did Not Know I Had
an MEID email account
17.4% 350
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10. When not in the classroom, which of the following ways do you allow students to contact you?
(Choose All That Apply)
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
College phone
27.2% 546
Personal phone
36.7% 738
Business phone
10.0% 202
College email
63.1% 1,268
MEID email
43.8% 880
Personal email
26.5% 532
Business email
9.8% 198
Text message
18.2% 367
Blackboard/LMS
25.2% 506
Skype
1.4% 28
Facebook
2.9% 59
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11. When not in the classroom, which way do you prefer that students contact you?
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
College phone
1.6% 32
Personal phone
4.7% 95
Business phone
1.0% 21
College email
44.9% 903
MEID email
21.8% 438
Personal email
12.2% 245
Business email
4.6% 92
Text message
3.9% 79
Blackboard/LMS
4.8% 97
Skype
0.1% 3
Facebook
0.3% 6
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12. (Optional)
dl-all-adjunct-fac@domail.maricopa.edu
is a new distribution list that is being utilized to communicate exclusively to the Adjunct Faculty Employee Group with information specifically for Adjunct Faculty. Inclusion in the list is automatic.

It has been selectively used to distribute:
1. Training and Workshop Opportunity Summaries.
2. How-To Guides
3. Event and Participation Opportunity Notices
4. Newsletter.

Please share comments on what you have seen so far and ideas on what else you would like to see on this communication channel.
 answered question 433
 
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1,594
 Response
Count
  433
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13. (Optional) Additional comments on Adjunct Faculty Communication.
 answered question 202
 
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1,825
 Response
Count
  202
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14. To what extent has the enforcement of the Adjunct Faculty Load Limit of 9 Load Hours per semester affected the amount you teach for MCCCD?
 answered question 1,991
 
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36
 Response
Percent		Response
Count

Significantly
Reduced
10.7% 213

Reduced
20.0% 398

None
66.9% 1,332

Increased
1.6% 32

Significantly
Increased
0.8% 16
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15. What would the Adjunct Faculty Load Limit per semester have to be to have no effect on the amount you have previously taught for MCCCD?
 answered question 1,991
 
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count

9
52.5% 1,045

10
5.0% 100

11
6.0% 119

12
26.4% 526

13
1.8% 36

14
1.5% 29

15
6.8% 136
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16. Did you know that the Adjunct Faculty Load Limit of 9 Load Hours per semester has been in place for many years?
 answered question 1,991
 
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Yes
64.7% 1,288
No
35.3% 703
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17. (Optional) Comments on Adjunct Faculty Load Limits.
 answered question 594
 
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1,433
 Response
Count
  594
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18. At what times would you be able to attend Education and Training Workshops?
Please indicate at least two.
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 MonTueWedThuFriSatSunResponse
Count
9am to 12pm 26.2% (318) 23.8% (289) 21.5% (261) 21.3% (258) 24.2% (294) 55.5% (673) 15.6% (189) 1,213
1pm to 4pm 28.0% (254) 24.8% (225) 26.7% (242) 24.3% (221) 27.1% (246) 51.8% (470) 19.2% (174) 908
2pm to 5pm 27.3% (169) 25.2% (156) 26.3% (163) 25.8% (160) 28.1% (174) 48.9% (303) 23.3% (144) 619
3pm to 6pm 35.3% (213) 34.3% (207) 33.5% (202) 35.5% (214) 34.7% (209) 40.1% (242) 19.9% (120) 603
6pm to 9pm 52.1% (389) 52.0% (388) 51.7% (386) 53.2% (397) 38.1% (284) 21.8% (163) 14.3% (107) 746
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19. Please indicate your degree of interest in the following Workshop topics.
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 Very
Interested
Interested		Not
Interested		Have
Completed		Response
Count
Full Time Hiring Process Preparation 32.0% (528) 27.1% (447) 35.9% (592) 4.9% (81) 1,648
Service Learning 10.7% (157) 38.1% (561) 47.0% (691) 4.2% (62) 1,471
Instructional Design
(Blended, Hybrid and Online Course Design)		 27.2% (462) 45.8% (778) 19.5% (331) 7.6% (129) 1,700
Mind/Brain Science and Learning Applications 22.3% (352) 42.6% (671) 32.2% (507) 2.9% (46) 1,576
Active Learning Strategies/Student Engagement 28.6% (472) 47.6% (787) 16.5% (273) 7.3% (121) 1,653
Learning Assessment 18.4% (285) 50.2% (779) 24.5% (381) 7.0% (108) 1,553
Educational Philosophical Approaches
(Effective Pedagogies)		 18.2% (280) 42.1% (647) 34.3% (526) 5.3% (82) 1,535
Learning Supportive Technology Applications 23.8% (382) 50.7% (814) 21.4% (344) 4.0% (65) 1,605
Classroom Management 13.3% (205) 39.8% (615) 39.8% (614) 7.1% (110) 1,544
Institutional Knowledge
(How Maricopa, the College, the Department Works)		 10.5% (158) 36.8% (554) 41.2% (621) 11.5% (174) 1,507
Global Engagement Strategies and Opportunities 13.6% (204) 37.7% (565) 47.0% (705) 1.7% (25) 1,499
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20. (Optional)
Please share additional ideas on Adjunct Faculty Education and Training subjects and delivery.
 answered question 164
 
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1,863
 Response
Count
  164
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1. Please indicate your primary college:
 answered question 2,027
 
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count

Chandler-
Gilbert
12.6% 256

Estrella
Mountain
9.9% 200

Gateway
4.9% 99

Glendale
17.9% 362

Mesa
12.1% 246

Paradise
Valley
9.8% 199

Phoenix
11.4% 231

Rio
Salado
7.8% 159

Scottsdale
9.2% 186

South
Mountain
4.4% 89
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2. Please indicate all the Colleges you have taught at:
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count

Chandler-
Gilbert
17.3% 350

Estrella
Mountain
13.9% 282

Gateway
9.4% 190

Glendale
23.4% 474

Mesa
18.5% 375

Paradise
Valley
15.2% 309

Phoenix
17.1% 347

Rio
Salado
14.3% 289

Scottsdale
14.7% 298

South
Mountain
8.6% 174
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3. Please indicate the number of years you have been teaching at the college level.
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count

0-1
years
18.5% 374

2-4
years
28.6% 579

5-9
years
24.6% 498

10-14
years
13.4% 271

15-19
years
5.9% 119

20+
years
9.2% 186
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4. Please indicate all the delivery formats in which you have taught at the college level.
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Face-to-Face
92.6% 1,878
Online - no face-to-face component
34.5% 700
Hybrid - online and face-to-face
20.5% 416
Web Enhanced - face-to-face using internet to enhance learning
20.0% 405
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5. There are many employment groups and roles within the Maricopa County Community College District in addition to Adjunct Faculty.
Among these additional groups and roles please indicate all that you are currently employed in:
 answered question 435
 
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1,592
 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Crafts
1.4% 6
Executive Council
0.5% 2
Governing Board
0.5% 2
Maintenance & Operations (M&O)
0.7% 3
Management Administration & Technology (MAT)
33.6% 146
Professional Staff Association (PSA)
18.2% 79
Residential Faculty
14.3% 62
Public Safety
5.5% 24
Skill Center Staff
6.0% 26
Special Services Contract
19.8% 86
Outside Consulting Contract
5.1% 22
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6. Please select your Instructional Area from among the Academic Areas listed below.
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 Response
Percent		Response
Count
Business
7.6% 155
Behavioral Science
3.7% 76
Communications
4.0% 81
Counseling
3.3% 67
English
13.4% 271
Fine and Performing Arts
6.0% 121
Health and Exercise Science
8.7% 176
Humanities
3.4% 68
Information Technology
7.1% 143
Math
9.8% 198
Sciences
10.4% 210
Social Science
7.3% 147
Other
15.5% 314
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