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Distance Learning Experience Survey for Teachers
Captures how teachers are actually experiencing remote and hybrid instruction — platform use, engagement and assessment challenges, confidence levels, and support priorities — for school and district leaders planning training and tools. An AI follow-up interview digs into each teacher's single biggest obstacle and what would genuinely fix it, not just a wish list.
Sample questions
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14 questions · ~7 min
Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired
Which best describes your current teaching setup?
- Fully remote
- Hybrid (some in-person, some remote)
- Occasional remote days
- Not currently teaching remotely
Q03
Multiple ChoiceRequired
Which platform do you use most often to teach or manage remote lessons?
- Zoom
- Google Classroom
- Microsoft Teams
- Canvas
- Seesaw
Q04
MatrixRequired
How difficult or easy is each of the following in a distance or hybrid learning format?
5 rows × 5 columns
- Keeping students engaged during lessons
- Assessing whether students understand the material
- Communicating with parents or guardians
- Managing technical issues in real time
- Maintaining work-life boundaries
Columns: Very difficult · Somewhat difficult · Neutral · Somewhat easy · Very easy
Q05
Opinion ScaleRequired
Compared to in-person teaching, how would you rate your ability to build relationships with students in a distance or hybrid format?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Much worse than in-personMax:Much better than in-person
Q06
Slider MatrixRequired
How confident do you feel in each of the following right now?
4 rows, one slider each
- Delivering an engaging lesson remotely
- Using your platform's tools effectively
- Troubleshooting technical issues on your own
- Supporting a struggling student remotely
Slider 0–10Min:Not at all confidentMax:Extremely confident
Q07
NumberRequired
In a typical week, how many hours do you spend specifically preparing materials for distance or hybrid instruction (e.g., recording videos, building online assignments)?
Q08
Multiple ChoiceRequired
Have you received formal training on distance learning tools and teaching methods from your school or district?
- Yes, extensive training
- Yes, some training
- No formal training, mostly self-taught
- No training at all
Q09
Best–Worst Trade-off (MaxDiff)Required
Which of the following would most improve your distance or hybrid teaching experience?
- More dedicated planning time
- More reliable technology or devices
- Formal training on remote teaching methods
- Smaller class sizes for remote instruction
- Dedicated IT support staff
- Clearer communication from school/district leadership
- Additional pay or compensation
Pick best & worst per setBest:Most helpfulWorst:Least helpful
Q10
AI Interview
Identify the single biggest obstacle this teacher faces in distance or hybrid teaching, using their matrix and confidence ratings as a starting point, and get a concrete recent example of it happening. Push past generic complaints like 'engagement' or 'tech issues' to specifics: what exactly went wrong, with which students or tools, and what they tried. If they picked a top support priority in the trade-off exercise, ask what that support would need to look like in practice to actually solve the problem, not just help a little.
Q11
Multiple Choice
What grade level(s) do you primarily teach?
- Elementary (K-5)
- Middle school (6-8)
- High school (9-12)
- Post-secondary
Q12
Multiple Choice
How many years of teaching experience do you have?
- 0-2 years
- 3-5 years
- 6-10 years
- 11-20 years
- More than 20 years
- Prefer not to say
Q13
Multiple Choice
What type of school do you teach at?
- Public
- Private
- Charter
- Homeschool co-op
- Prefer not to say
Q14
Message
Thank you for sharing your experience! Your answers will be combined with other teachers' feedback to shape training, tools, and support decisions — no individual responses will be shared with your school.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Goes beyond static rating questions with an AI follow-up interview that digs into each teacher's single biggest obstacle and probes for what would genuinely fix it, not just a wish list
- Combines structured measurement (platform use, a difficulty matrix, a confidence slider-matrix, and a MaxDiff prioritization of fixes) with open-ended AI probing in one flow
- Segments respondents by grade level, years of experience, and school type so district leaders can see whether obstacles and confidence levels differ by teacher group
- Uses transparent, published prompts and automated per-response quality scoring, then rolls results into an auto-generated report for leaders planning training and tools
QuestionPro
Distance learning survey template for teachersA ready-to-field template covering teachers' distance-learning experience, likely with standard rating and multiple-choice items. It's aimed at the same audience as ours but appears to rely on fixed questions rather than any adaptive probing. Good for quick deployment, less suited to uncovering the 'why' behind a teacher's answers.
What it does well
- Purpose-built for teachers' distance-learning feedback
- Part of a large established survey platform with broad question-type support
- Fielding-ready template, not just a guide
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up to dig into a teacher's specific biggest obstacle
- No per-response quality scoring or transparent prompt methodology
- No academic-specific pricing tier comparable claims possible
Jotform
Distance Learning Survey Form TemplateA customizable form-builder template for gathering distance-learning feedback, strong on form design and easy distribution. It's a static questionnaire rather than an interview, so it can collect ratings and comments but can't probe further based on a teacher's specific answer. Best suited to simple, low-friction data collection.
What it does well
- Easy drag-and-drop customization typical of Jotform
- Simple distribution and embedding options
- Fielding-ready template for quick use
Where it falls short
- No AI-driven follow-up interview or voice interview option
- No automated per-response quality scoring
- No auto-generated analysis report built into the template
SurveyMonkey
Distance Learning Survey TemplateA coronavirus-era distance learning template from a major survey platform, likely covering general satisfaction and challenge questions. It's a static survey rather than a conversational interview, so it captures broad sentiment but not the depth of an individual teacher's biggest obstacle. Useful for quick pulse-checks, less for diagnostic depth.
What it does well
- Backed by a widely used, established survey platform
- Likely includes benchmarking and reporting tools common to SurveyMonkey
- Fielding-ready template for fast deployment
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI interview to explore individual obstacles in depth
- No guided task or screen-share component for platform-use observation
- No transparent prompt-level methodology published
SurveySparrow
Distance Learning Check-in Bot TemplateA conversational chatbot-style check-in template, closer in format to a chat experience than a typical form. It offers a friendlier, sequential question flow but the bot follows a scripted path rather than adaptively probing based on a teacher's specific response. Good for lightweight, recurring check-ins rather than deep diagnostic interviews.
What it does well
- Conversational chat-style format that feels less like a static form
- Designed for repeated check-ins over time
- Fielding-ready template built for quick launch
Where it falls short
- Scripted bot flow, not true adaptive AI follow-up questioning
- No per-response quality scoring or automated obstacle identification
- No voice AI interview option
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