Interview Protocol for
Central Office Administrators
Date:_____________________________
Interviewer:________________________
Interviewee:________________________
1.
Could
you please explain your job responsibilities?
2.
How
are you involved in TTAC? And for how
long have you been involved?
3.
How do you contact them to find
information? Have you ever experienced
any difficulties?
4.
What
other resources do you use, besides TTAC, to learn how to meet the needs of
special needs students?
5.
Do
you go to any other websites for information about special needs students? If so, which ones?
6.
Can
you give some examples of how TTAC has assisted individual teachers in dealing
with a special needs child? Has it been
mainly mainstream classroom teachers or special education teachers?
7.
Do
you prefer face-to-face training or gathering information on the web or
both? Why?
8.
When
this website is well developed and has many useful resources and information
that you need, would you still want to attend workshops?
9.
If
a parent contacted you about wanting additional services for their special
needs child, would you help formulated a “team”, or would you simply refer them
to the teacher first?
10.
How
technically literate are you? Have you
ever:
·
Downloaded
information?
·
Uploaded
information?
·
Developed
a website?
·
Use
E-mail regularly?
·
Participated
in a discussion forum? Chat room?
Description
of TTAC On-line Website:
TTAC
On-line is a community based, membership-driven, freely accessed website for
TTAC professionals and service providers.
Its purpose is to support and deliver TTAC created workshop materials,
on-line modules, and current information.
It allows members to share information and resources, as well as
interact with, other TTAC professional and service providers. There will be on-line support in the sharing
and delivery of information.
Specific
for TTAC Website: (ask after given an
explanation of the site)
11.
How
do you see yourselves using this site?
12.
Do
you think you would use the site more for its informational content or for the
social interactions? Or both? Why?
13.
Would
you be part of the community, contributing to discussion forums and the
resource bank? If so, how often?
14.
Do
you think you would basically refer teachers and school administrators to the
site?
15.
What
would motivate you to use this site?
16.
What
could the site offer that would keep you coming back on a regular basis?
17.
What
kinds of topics would be most useful to have on the website?
18.
Do
you have any examples of educational websites that you find particularly easy
to use? If so, which ones?
19.
What
makes these websites easy to use? What
features do they have that you think should be used in the TTAC website?
20.
Would
you want to have a specific area for administrators to communicate on the
website?
21.
Would
it be helpful for you to have the ability to communicate with other service
providers, administrators, and TTAC coordinators on the website?
22.
How
could the content be formatted so that it would be most easily used?