A Survey of Survey Monkey

 

This week I tried the tool from the class e-book called SurveyMonkey. What initially drew me to this tool was that SurveyMonkey can be used to generate data from training.  Specifically, what I learned was that SurveyMonkey can be used for generating level 1 evaluations, which are instrumental in assessing learners’ reactions to training.  Not only do they provide immediate feedback to instructors, but they also offer insights into how training could be improved to enhance learner’s training experience.

Using SurveyMonkey was a straightforward process.  Following the steps in the class e-book, I created an account, opting to link my Google account from Idaho State University.  Then, I proceeded to create a couple of surveys that I would use in a classroom setting.  The first survey I used was a generic survey where I created the questions for the survey based on very general objectives.  What I liked about creating the survey on my own was the different types of data you could retrieve from SurveyMonkey.  Essentially the survey tool can generate all kinds of data and goes beyond the typical Likert scale.

Next, after reading through the class e-book on this tool, I decided to try out the artificial intelligence portion of SurveyMonkey.  Using AI has never failed to amaze me when I've used it and, in this application, it was no different.  Specifically, I asked the AI in SurveyMonkey to create very specific surveys with a little information from the prompt.  The surveys that the AI generated were very good.  I was impressed by the surveys that the AI had generated and the variety of data that could be gathered using this tool.

Unfortunately, based on the nature of classified information with my job, I don't think that I would be able to use SurveyMonkey where I work. However, I think that if I were to use very generic information, SurveyMonkey could help me generate level 1 evaluations for some of the training that I perform.  Considering, that the AI could generate some of the surveys for you I see this tool as a huge time savings for me even if I don't get to fully utilize it.