Survey template: Online Course Student survey about workload

Want to quickly gauge online course student workload and truly understand their experience? Use and try this conversational AI survey template from Specific—a smarter way to collect feedback, analyze results, and immediately put insights to work, all with minimal effort.

What is a conversational survey and why AI makes it better for online course students

Getting actionable feedback from online course students about their workload is challenging. Traditional surveys are often ignored or only partially completed. As a result, response rates can be painfully low—on average, only 5% to 30% respond, and anything higher is exceptional [1]. This makes it hard to get a clear picture of student experiences.

Conversational surveys powered by AI change the game. Unlike rigid, one-size-fits-all forms, an AI survey template adapts in real time, creating a back-and-forth experience much like a chat. The approach is proven to boost engagement—conversational AI surveys see up to 40% higher completion rates compared to standard surveys [2].

Why use AI for online course student surveys?

Adopting an AI survey template solves two major problems: it makes it quick and painless for students to respond, and it automatically crafts smarter, on-topic follow-up questions to go deeper. This template not only collects more honest and complete responses, but it also adapts as students answer—no more missed context or frustration with irrelevant questions. With Specific, you get best-in-class conversational survey experience, so both you (the creator) and your students (the respondents) find the process effortless and even enjoyable.

If you want to learn more about building great questions for these surveys, check out our guide on best questions for online course student surveys about workload.

Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply

One of the biggest breakthroughs with Specific is how smart the follow-up questions are. As students answer, the AI listens and asks clarifying questions automatically—like a human expert would—so you always get the full story. This saves you hours you’d otherwise spend chasing clarifications via email, and ensures you capture complete, actionable insights.

• Online course student: "The workload varies a lot."

• AI follow-up: "Could you give an example of a week where you found the workload particularly challenging? What caused the increase?"

Without AI-powered follow-ups, you’d be left guessing what “varies a lot” really means—leading to unclear data and the need for manual follow-up. The AI handles this in real time, right in the survey experience (learn more about this feature in our automatic AI follow-up questions guide).

Try generating a survey and see for yourself how naturally these follow-ups work. They transform the process from a generic quiz into an authentic conversation—a true conversational survey.

Easy editing, like magic

Editing your AI survey template with Specific feels like magic. Just tell the AI what you’d change in simple chat, and it updates the survey instantly—no technical skills required. Whether you want to tweak question wording, adjust tone, or add custom logic, you’ll see results in seconds while the AI ensures expertise and clarity throughout. It’s the fastest route from idea to high-quality survey (explore this workflow in our AI survey editor overview).

Survey delivery: landing page or inside your course platform

When it comes to gathering online course student workload feedback, choose the delivery that matches your audience and goals:

• Sharable landing page surveys: Get a unique URL to share via email, course announcements, or internal communication. Perfect for remote learners and when you want broad, direct feedback outside your core platform.

• In-product surveys: Embed the survey seamlessly inside your learning management system or online course platform. This method captures students at the point of experience, leading to higher quality and higher response rates while they’re already engaged with the course.

For workload-focused surveys, in-product delivery is especially potent—students answer in the context of their active learning. But sharing as a landing page is a fast, no-code way to reach a dispersed class. Both options are ready to go in Specific.

For step-by-step setup, visit our guide on how to create online course student survey about workload.

AI-powered survey analysis—insights at a glance

Once the responses flow in, don’t worry about spreadsheets or time-consuming manual reviews. Specific’s AI survey analysis combs through every student reply, summarizes key findings, spots trends, and detected recurring themes—instantly. You’ll see the big picture as well as actionable outliers, without any heavy lifting.

If you want to dig even deeper, you can chat directly with the AI about your survey data or use the automatic topic detection—speeding up everything from reporting to decision making. Need more guidance? Don’t miss our deep dive on how to analyze online course student workload survey responses with AI.

Use this workload survey template now

Start using this AI survey template to finally understand the real workload your online course students face—gather richer, clearer feedback with less effort, benefit from expert-level automation, and turn every reply into a practical next step. See for yourself how much more powerful, interactive, and thorough your surveys can be with Specific.