Taken from the newsletter of the Senior College at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Many of the following questions would be useful in determining Internet usage among LLI members.

Maine Public Broadcast Network is doing research that will culminate in increasing interest and finding interactive ways to reach their public through their website. They contacted the Senior College network with some questions for their members.

1.  How much do you use the Internet in a typical day?
2.  Is your Internet connection high-speed or dial-up?
3.  Do you watch video over the Internet?
4.  Do you consider your Internet use to be similar to, less than or      more than the typical Senior College students in your classes?
5.  Do you know people who do NOT use the Internet?
6.  Estimate the percentage of people you know who do not use the      Internet.
7.  Of those people who don’t use the Internet, can you identify ONE      reason they don’t use it?
8.  Do you use the Internet to find educational resources?
9.  Do you use the Internet for communication with other groups or      individuals?
10. Is communicating the most important reason for your Internet      use?
11. What else do you use it for?
12. What types of resources would be helpful to you on a future web      site devoted to senior learning in Maine?