Product Screening

APPENDIX F: DEVELOPER SCREENING PROTOCOL

Program Goals and Design

• Is X still actively working with students / teachers? [if no, end call, if yes, continue to probe for how many students and teachers are involved]

• What is the main goal of your online offering? [probe for grade level, target population – age, income level, geographic area]

• Is the offering designed to replace classroom-based coursework or to supplement / enrich classroom activities?

• What is the instructional strategy employed by this offering (e.g. lecture, self-paced written modules, video cases, etc.)?

• What do you think are the most innovative aspects of your offering?

• Is instruction purely online or is it a blend of online and face-to-face instruction? If blended, what percentage of instructional time do students spend online?

• What content area does the online activity cover? Is online activity synchronous or asynchronous?

• Do students interact with each other? How?

• What are the technological requirements for this course?

• Do you have a written description of the initiative (If yes, please provide)?

• How interested do you think [your group] would be in participating in a research project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education?

Evidence of Outcomes

• Have you had a formal evaluation done by an outside organization? Can you share a copy with us?

• Do you track any student outcomes associated with use of this online offering? If so, what indicators do you track and how?

• What results have you seen?