Dear Sir/Madam, This questionnaire is design to study the effectiveness of collaborative e-learning instructional models used in Sri Lankan

university education as a preliminary data collection for my research project. The information you provide will be helpful for me to finalize the scope of the definition for the 'collaborative e-learning' and to categorize the factors affecting the collaborative e-learning. Ive got the approval from my supervisor Eng. Dr. Shantha Fernando regarding this data collection. Because you are the one who can give the correct picture of how you experience your e-learning, I request you to respond to questions frankly and honestly. Your response will be kept strictly confidential. Cordially, Ilhavanchi Kanaganayagam MBA-IT (2012) student Computer Science & Engineering Department University of Moratuwa

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1. What is collaborative e-learning in your point of view? Do you practice this in your learning? If yes, to what extent?

2. What are the factors affect the collaborative e-learning? Why do you think these factors are important? 3. E-learning tools can be categorized into 2 as given below. Production tool: can be used during the design and development phase. (Eg. Authoring tool, content management system, audio editing tool, video editing tool, graphic tool, animation tool, simulation tool, etc) Learning tool: can be used during the delivery of the learning process. (Eg. LMS, LCMS, ePortfolio, testing tool, online conferencing tool, virtual classroom, weblog, wiki, etc)

What are the e-learning tools you have used for the learning?

4. What are the e-learning tools improve the collaboration among students & teachers? What are the e-learning tools improve the collaboration among the students?

5. Teaching approach can use different type of learning in different amounts. Blended learning includes combination of self-paced learning, face-to-face classroom learning, live e-learning & collaborative elearning. What is the best approach of teaching in your point of view?

6. What are the benefits and advantages of collaborative e-learning compared to traditional teaching?

7. Do you think effectiveness of collaborative e-learning in university education can be measurable? If so, what are the factors or indicators can be used to measure it?

8. What are the challenges or issues faced when implementing the collaborative e-learning? How do you think these challenges can be overcome?

9. What are the improvements needed in the current way Sri Lankan universities practicing collaborative e-learning?

10. Current Sri Lankan university students are no longer interested in pure traditional face-to-face teaching. They want to include blended teaching approaches such as the mixture of traditional face to face teaching and collaborative e-learning approaches in their courses. Do you agree with the above statement? Explain your answer.