e-Literacy hosted nine classes in Michigan and Pennsylvania during the 2003-2004 school year.  133 participants successfully completed the Comprehensive Literacy course during that time.  Each participant was asked to complete a survey at the end of the course, 65 participants responded creating a 49% survey completion rate.
 

• "I would strongly recommend Comprehensive Literacy. The schedule and work fit well with the busy work schedule. The instructors were wonderful and understood what we all are going through as educators."
• "I am now much more aware of the "comprehensive aspect" of literacy. I will be able to share with my colleagues my experiences with shared, guided, and independent reading as well as some writing strategies we used."
• "This class has great strategies that can be implemented in the classroom right away, developmentally appropriate and uses the latest research to back up what is presented."
• "This literacy course is very helpful for reflecting and inquiring about a comprehensive literacy plan for your building that can fit the needs of students and staff for school improvement."

• "It was probably the most interesting and useful class I've taken in 20 years of post graduate study"
• "I found every area of this class to be a useful tool in my teaching. The CDs had wonderful ideas and demonstrations. I feel that I have a much better understanding of balanced literacy."
• "I have changed many of the ways I approach teaching"
• "Since beginning this course I have made many changes in my classroom-management and instruction. This course made me realize the importance of digging deeper with each student and the importance of analyzing each students assessments."

Course participants are asked to complete a 20 question survey on Blackboard at the end of their course.  e-Literacy staff has no way of identifying individual responses on the surveys, they are anonymous.  The surveys include 14 multiple choice questions and 6 short answer questions.