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Cameron<BR>
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As I understood it the current standardised questionire has been in circulation the last 3 years+. It is no longer then one page. It has been based on ongoing experimentation and interaction. I do believe that the presenters should be educate don what the participants will rate them. The template is available if you want it in raw .doc/.odt format.<BR>
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Kind regards,<BR>Burnie Nawn <BR>Tel. No. (011) 773 1682<BR>Cell No. 072 134 5352<BR>Fax No. 086 613 2741<BR>E-mail: <A href="mailto:jbnawn@hotmail.com">jbnawn@hotmail.com</A><BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR>> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 06:41:32 +1100<BR>> From: cameron.shorter@gmail.com<BR>> To: GavinF@mintek.co.za<BR>> Subject: Re: [Foss4g2009] Re: [Workshops] FOSS4G2008 workshop and lab evaluations<BR>> CC: foss4g2009@lists.osgeo.org; conference-workshops@lists.osgeo.org<BR>> <BR>> +1 from me too.<BR>> <BR>> Any chance we could get a volunteer to start putting together an <BR>> evaluation form now?<BR>> I think it would be good for presenters to see the evaluation form in <BR>> advance, and potentially improve the presentation accordingly.<BR>> <BR>> My suggestion is "Less Questions = More Responders".<BR>> Form must be no longer than one page.<BR>> Core questions need should be able to be filled out in 3 to 4 minutes, <BR>> with space to add comments if you wish.<BR>> <BR>> Gavin Fleming wrote:<BR>> > +1<BR>> ><BR>> > Besides workshop evaluations, the full conference evaluation should also<BR>> > be a web form. <BR>> ><BR>> > Perhaps this existing OSGeo resource could be used:<BR>> > http://community.osgeo.net/survey <BR>> ><BR>> > Gavin <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> ><BR>> > -----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: foss4g2009-bounces@lists.osgeo.org<BR>> > [mailto:foss4g2009-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jeff McKenna<BR>> > Sent: 05 March 2009 15:13 PM<BR>> > To: FOSS4G conference workshops subcommittee; FOSS4G2009 - general<BR>> > Subject: [Foss4g2009] Re: [Workshops] FOSS4G2008 workshop and lab<BR>> > evaluations<BR>> ><BR>> > (forwarding to the main 2009 list also)<BR>> ><BR>> > Thanks Burnie, after the great work yourself and Graeme did last year <BR>> > for the workshops your input on 2009 is much appreciated.<BR>> ><BR>> > I agree that the location of the workshops in relation to the main <BR>> > sessions is very important (we first hit this issue in 2004, and it <BR>> > comes back once in a while). Not only does it affect the attendees <BR>> > (difficult to find the workshop), but as you mentioned, it stretches the<BR>> ><BR>> > resources of the workshop committee.<BR>> ><BR>> > I'm also glad that you mentioned the workshop evaluations. Actually, I <BR>> > remember Graeme and I talking last year after the event and we both <BR>> > FIRMLY agreed that the only way to do workshop/tutorial questionnaires <BR>> > at future events would be to do it through a web form. Why not? Every <BR>> > attendee will be sitting at a computer, so why not point them to a <BR>> > website for them to go through some questions. Big benefit: no more <BR>> > converting/compiling from paper responses to digital! (TylerM is a big <BR>> > fan of these online forms)<BR>> ><BR>> > What do we think for 2009? After 6 years in a row of paper workshop <BR>> > evaluations, I don't see ANY OTHER WAY to handle evaluations.<BR>> ><BR>> > -jeff<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > burnie nawn wrote:<BR>> > <BR>> >> Morning All<BR>> >> <BR>> >> I think it is time to put more information to the table supplied. This<BR>> >> <BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> >> would then also serve to inform the new LOC on what can improve.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> As you are well aware we actually ran workshops on 5 different<BR>> >> <BR>> > locations <BR>> > <BR>> >> at one time. One of the venues was more then 5km's away. Logistically <BR>> >> this was a challenge and we were ensured that the new LOC will take<BR>> >> <BR>> > this <BR>> > <BR>> >> in consideration.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> We further ran a record number of workshops and labs. The human <BR>> >> resources available to do this was stretched beyond the limit in both <BR>> >> setting up and preparing but also in running it and ensuring all goes <BR>> >> well. Volunteers did help greatly in distributing the printed<BR>> >> <BR>> > materials, <BR>> > <BR>> >> including the evaluation questionaire.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> We have however found that at certain venues participants did not<BR>> >> <BR>> > return <BR>> > <BR>> >> their questionaires as requested or did not fill them in. In certain <BR>> >> case one or two pages might have gotten entangled in another pile when<BR>> >> <BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> >> volunteers collected forms. As you would have seen under our planning <BR>> >> for FOSS4G2008 we used a generic template. The problem was that <BR>> >> participants did not fill in the workshop they attended and sometimes <BR>> >> only wrote Tuesday Lab on it. My guess is there are two ways to<BR>> >> <BR>> > improve <BR>> > <BR>> >> this:<BR>> >> 1. Print the questionaire with the workshop/lab title, which means you<BR>> >> <BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> >> need to know precisely how many is attending or do a maximum bulk<BR>> >> <BR>> > print, <BR>> > <BR>> >> which is too costly.<BR>> >> 2. Have a house keeping slide in every venue to remind participants to<BR>> >> <BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> >> write the workshop title on teh form as well and have that re-inforced<BR>> >> <BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> >> by presenters at the end of each workshop/lab.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> So to get back to the comments thus far. Thank your for helping us out<BR>> >> <BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> >> and finding the one or two that was mis-filed. I will change the <BR>> >> settings this morning so you can at least see all the fields. I will <BR>> >> chat to Gavin and see how we can optimise participation and insight<BR>> >> <BR>> > into <BR>> > <BR>> >> the feedback.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> Looking forward to enhance everybody's experience at FOSS4G.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> Kind regards,<BR>> >> Burnie Nawn <BR>> >> Tel. No. (011) 773 1682<BR>> >> Cell No. 072 134 5352<BR>> >> Fax No. 086 613 2741<BR>> >> E-mail: jbnawn@hotmail.com <mailto:jbnawn@hotmail.com><BR>> >><BR>> >> <BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Cameron Shorter<BR>> Geospatial Systems Architect<BR>> Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050<BR>> Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254<BR>> <BR>> Think Globally, Fix Locally<BR>> Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source<BR>> http://www.lisasoft.com<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Conference-workshops mailing list<BR>> Conference-workshops@lists.osgeo.org<BR>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/conference-workshops<BR><br /><hr />See all the ways you can stay connected <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/default.aspx' target='_new'>to friends and family</a></body>
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