Student Perceptions Regarding the Effectiveness of the WyoCourses Orientations Course: A Pilot Study

This study, conducted by graduate students, investigated student perceptions of an online course orientation: WyoCourses Orientation Course. This process began with a university-wide change to a new learning management system (LMS). We carried out focus groups with a small group of students about the tools they used, how they interacted with course content, if the new LMS impacted their learning, and how their community interaction improved. Then, we combined the focus group results, literature review findings, and consultations with experts to design an online survey as 458 students responded. The 28-item online survey measured student satisfaction on five subscales: navigation, content, understanding, satisfaction and communication effectiveness.