LAUBACH LITERACY ONTARIO – 2013 CONFERENCE

Looking Ahead

WORKSHOP EVALUATION SUMMARY

2013

WORKSHOP EVALUATION
SUMMARIES


Workshop Title: Relationships, Emotion and Change (REC)

Presenter: Norma-Jean Nielsen

Item / Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent / No Reply
Presenter's knowledge of the topic / - / - / 4 / 12 / -
Content of the workshop / - / - / 6 / 10 / -
Presentation of the workshop / - / - / 2 / 14 / -
Value of handouts / - / - / 7 / 9 / -
Amount and value of group participation / - / - / 5 / 11 / -
This workshop kept my interest / - / - / 6 / 10 / -
I understand the subject better / - / 1 / 6 / 9 / -
My goals were met / - / 2 / 5 / 9 / -
Total / - / 3 / 41 / 84 / -
Total number of Participants = 16 / - / 2% / 32% / 66% / -
100 % of participants responded. / Total positive reviews (Good/Excellent): 97%

*Some “No Reply” responses may be because the essential skill was not needed in the workshop.

Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / % / Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / %
Reading / 16 / 100 / Decision Making / 9 / 56
Using Documents / 9 / 56 / Planning/Organization / 4 / 25
Math / 2 / 12 / Memory Use / 6 / 37
Writing / 14 / 87 / Finding Information / 8 / 50
Talking With Others / 16 / 100 / Computer Use / 2 / 12
Working With Others / 14 / 87 / Continuous Learning / 9 / 56
Problem Solving / 12 / 75

COMMENTS:

…very good workshop. It gave me more information on my favourite topic as it regards to teaching/Thank You Norma Jean!/Thank you for the workshop! It was quite interesting!/Thank you from this teacher-learner, learner-tutor

Workshop Title: From Nightmares to Dreams Come True

Presenter: Bajatell

Item / Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent / No Reply
Presenter's knowledge of the topic / - / - / 4 / 13 / -
Content of the workshop / - / 1 / 1 / 15 / -
Presentation of the workshop / - / 1 / 3 / 13 / -
Value of handouts / - / - / 3 / 7 / 7
Amount and value of group participation / - / - / 3 / 10 / 4
This workshop kept my interest / 1 / - / 1 / 14 / 1
I understand the subject better / - / - / 4 / 12 / 1
My goals were met / - / - / 2 / 14 / 1
Total / 1 / 2 / 21 / 98 / 14
Total number of Participants = 17 / .7% / 1.3% / 15% / 73% / 10%
100 % of participants responded / Total positive reviews (Good/Excellent): 87.5%

*Some “No Reply” responses may be because the subject does not apply to the workshop.

Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / % / Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / %
Reading / 6 / 35% / Decision Making / 1 / 6%
Using Documents / 2 / 12% / Planning/Organization / 1 / 6%
Math / 1 / 6% / Memory Use / 2 / 12%
Writing / 5 / 29% / Finding Information / 2 / 12%
Talking With Others / 7 / 44% / Computer Use / 1 / 6%
Working With Others / 2 / 12% / Continuous Learning / 4 / 24%
Problem Solving / 1 / 6%

Comments:

…thank you for sharing your poetry/More poems!/I am speechless!!!/It’s hard to write this with the tears in my eyes! So inspirational and moving. Thank you!!/I was so inspired! I love poetry and write a bit myself./Thank you so much. Keep up the good work and good luck to you. J

Workshop Title: Effective Communication

Presenter: Dennis Chippa

Item / Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent / No Reply
Presenter's knowledge of the topic / - / 1 / 4 / 9 / -
Content of the workshop / - / 1 / 6 / 7 / -
Presentation of the workshop / - / 1 / 3 / 10 / -
Value of handouts / 1 / 1 / 4 / 1 / 7
Amount and value of group participation / - / 2 / 5 / 7 / -
This workshop kept my interest / - / 2 / 2 / 10 / -
I understand the subject better / - / 1 / 4 / 9 / -
My goals were met / - / 1 / 5 / 8 / -
Total / 1 / 10 / 33 / 61 / 7
Total number of Participants = 14 / .9 / 8.9% / 29.5% / 54.5% / 6.2%
100 % of participants responded / Total positive reviews (Good/Excellent): 83.9%

*Some “No Reply” responses may be because the subject does not apply to the workshop.

Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / % / Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / %
Reading / 9 / 64% / Decision Making / 4 / 29%
Using Documents / 4 / 29% / Planning/Organization / 7 / 50%
Math / 1 / 7% / Memory Use / 4 / 29%
Writing / 4 / 29% / Finding Information / 4 / 29%
Talking With Others / 10 / 71% / Computer Use / 1 / 7%
Working With Others / 9 / 64% / Continuous Learning / 10 / 71%
Problem Solving / 8 / 57%

Comments:

….Hand outs of the Power Point would have been nice./This was truly an effective workshop. I am a shy person. This presentation is clear and specific in steps as to how to get to where you need to be with confidence. Excellent!

Workshop Title: Exploring Task Based Activities for LBS Portal

Presenter: Debera Flynn & Monika Jankowska-Pacyna

Item / Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent / No Reply
Presenter's knowledge of the topic / - / - / 2 / 9 / -
Content of the workshop / - / - / 5 / 5 / 1
Presentation of the workshop / - / - / 5 / 6 / -
Value of handouts / - / - / 1 / - / 10
Amount and value of group participation / - / 3 / 4 / 3 / 1
This workshop kept my interest / - / - / 5 / 6 / -
I understand the subject better / - / - / 4 / 7 / -
My goals were met / - / - / 7 / 4 / -
Total / - / 3 / 33 / 40 / 12
Total number of Participants = 13 / - / 3.5% / 37.5% / 45.4% / 13.6%
85 % of participants responded (11) / Total positive reviews (Good/Excellent): 82.9%

*Some “No Reply” responses may be because the subject does not apply to the workshop.

Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / % / Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / %
Reading / 9 / 82% / Decision Making / 2 / 18%
Using Documents / 9 / 82% / Planning/Organization / 3 / 27%
Math / 1 / 9% / Memory Use / 4 / 36%
Writing / 2 / 18% / Finding Information / 8 / 72%
Talking With Others / 9 / 82% / Computer Use / 10 / 91%
Working With Others / 6 / 54.5% / Continuous Learning / 8 / 72%
Problem Solving / 7 / 64%

Comments:

…It is very interesting to hear about the creation process to understand the amount or work and external organization involved in producing something very useful and usable for us. Thanks!/It was unfortunate that the tech didn’t cooperate. Good Job!/There was a problem with Internet, perhaps the Site but the workshop was still productive./Sorry there were technical difficulties but still a good overview. I can follow-up back at work./There were problems with the Internet/Site. Presenters handled it well!!/Problem with Internet./Great workshop and will be usefull in the content of my work./Had Internet issues./Internet site crashed however conversation generated was great.

Workshop Title: Branding

Presenter: Dennis Chippa

Item / Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent / No Reply
Presenter's knowledge of the topic / - / - / 4 / 14 / -
Content of the workshop / - / 2 / 3 / 13 / -
Presentation of the workshop / - / 1 / 7 / 10 / -
Value of handouts / 1 / 1 / 10 / 6 / -
Amount and value of group participation / 2 / 3 / 9 / 3 / 1
This workshop kept my interest / - / 2 / 6 / 9 / 1
I understand the subject better / - / 2 / 6 / 9 / 1
My goals were met / - / 4 / 5 / 8 / 1
Total / - / 15 / 50 / 72 / 4
Total number of Participants = 19 / - / 11% / 35% / 51% / 3%
95% of participants responded (18) / Total positive reviews (Good/Excellent): 86.5%

*Some “No Reply” responses may be because the subject does not apply to the workshop.

Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / % / Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / %
Reading / 15 / 83 / Decision Making / 3 / 17
Using Documents / 7 / 39 / Planning/Organization / 4 / 22
Math / 3 / 17 / Memory Use / 4 / 22
Writing / 7 / 39 / Finding Information / 2 / 11
Talking With Others / 7 / 39 / Computer Use / 1 / 5.5
Working With Others / 3 / 17 / Continuous Learning / 11 / 61
Problem Solving / 3 / 17

Comments:

…More handouts please./Started out about branding but ended up about his views on how we should deal with media./Dennis is always entertaining and knowledable./I think I was a little tired to fully benefit from the workshop. L/very timely, we are beginning to develop our strategy. Thanx./Was expecting to hear more about branding.

Workshop Title: Student Annual Meeting

Presenter: Student Committee - Annie Aultman, Jack Osborne, Keith Allen, Mike Chamberlain, Rubert Payea

Staff Support: Diana White Student Rep mentor: Gary Porter (LLO Board Chair)

*Some “No Reply” responses may be because the subject does not apply to the workshop.

Item / Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent / No Reply
Presenter's knowledge of the topic / - / - / 9 / 7 / -
Content of the workshop / - / - / 7 / 9 / -
Presentation of the workshop / - / - / 8 / 8 / -
Value of handouts / - / 2 / 4 / 5 / 5
Amount and value of group participation / - / 1 / 4 / 11 / -
This workshop kept my interest / - / 2 / 4 / 10 / -
I understand the subject better / - / 1 / 7 / 8 / -
My goals were met / - / - / 7 / 9 / -
Total / - / 6 / 50 / 67 / 5
Total number of Participants = 16 / - / 5% / 39% / 52% / 4%
100% of participants responded (16) / Total positive reviews (Good/Excellent): 91%
Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / % / Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / %
Reading / 11 / 69 / Decision Making / 10 / 63
Using Documents / 5 / 31 / Planning/Organization / 9 / 56
Math / 3 / 19 / Memory Use / 5 / 31
Writing / 6 / 38 / Finding Information / 4 / 25
Talking With Others / 15 / 94 / Computer Use / 2 / 13
Working With Others / 13 / 81 / Continuous Learning / 6 / 38
Problem Solving / 12 / 75

Comments:

Workshop Title: Reading and Writing Through Adventures

Presenter: Jack Osborne & Gail Francom

Item / Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent / No Reply
Presenter's knowledge of the topic / - / - / - / 11 / -
Content of the workshop / - / - / - / 11 / -
Presentation of the workshop / - / - / - / 11 / -
Value of handouts / - / - / - / 11 / -
Amount and value of group participation / - / - / - / 11 / -
This workshop kept my interest / - / - / - / 11 / -
I understand the subject better / - / - / - / 11 / -
My goals were met / - / - / - / 11 / -
Total / - / - / - / 88 / -
Total number of Participants = 12 / - / - / - / 100% / -
92% of participants responded (11) / Total positive reviews (Good/Excellent): 100 %

*Some “No Reply” responses may be because the subject does not apply to the workshop.

Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / % / Number of Participants Using Essential Skills / %
Reading / 10 / 91 / Decision Making / 5 / 45
Using Documents / 6 / 55 / Planning/Organization / 3 / 27
Math / 4 / 36 / Memory Use / 4 / 36
Writing / 8 / 73 / Finding Information / 5 / 45
Talking With Others / 10 / 91 / Computer Use / 3 / 27
Working With Others / 10 / 91 / Continuous Learning / 3 / 27
Problem Solving / 7 / 64

Comments:

…Good work Jack and Gail!! J

Workshop Title: Learning with Swagger 3 Part Workshop

Presenter: Karen Morgan-Bowyer

Item / Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent / No Reply
Presenter's knowledge of the topic / - / 1 / - / 7 / -
Content of the workshop / - / 1 / 2 / 5 / -
Presentation of the workshop / - / 2 / 2 / 4 / -
Value of handouts / - / 2 / 2 / 4 / -
Amount and value of group participation / - / 1 / 4 / 3 / -
This workshop kept my interest / - / 1 / 3 / 4 / -
I understand the subject better / - / - / 4 / 4 / -
My goals were met / - / 2 / 2 / 4 / -
Total / - / 10 / 19 / 35 / -
Total number of Participants = 8 / - / 16% / 30% / 54% / -
100% of participants responded (8) / Total positive reviews (Good/Excellent): 84.3 %