EU-Project visuaLearning

Institute for Sustainable Technologies - National Research Institute

High Engineering School of Health and Safety at Work (WISBiOP) in Radom - 20.06.2007 Radom
 2nd  National workshops for Trainers
EVALUATION – FEEDBACK
Please answer the following questions, if possible in English.
1	What were your expectations of this workshop?

a)	To systematize own knowledge and skills concerning vizualization; good fun;	
b)	to learn techniques for remembering new words and groups of words	
c)	to get new knowledge on vizualization, methods of work with learners 	
d)	according to the programme

2	To what extent have these expectations been met?
a)	the highest (10)	
b)	I`m fully satisfied	
c)	I have the feeling of usefulness; I`ve learned a lot	
d)	I assess the workshops very high

3	Please award the following sessions a rating on a 1 to 10 scale where 10 is the highest rating. Please also include a short comment if you wish.

Session A ((Introduction into visuaLearning project; 16.00 - 16.15)) 

RATING			

a)	10,0	short, matter-of-fact, clear
b)	10,0	
c)	10,0	
d)	10,0

Session B ((Role and importance of visual thinking; theoretical aspects of selected methods; 
16.15 - 16.45))

RATING			
a)	10 short, matter-of-fact, clear	
b)	10	
c)	10	
d)	10
Session C ((Introduction into practical part, relaxing exercise; power of images - exercise with pictures - discussion; 16.45 - 17.00))

RATING

a)	10	
b)	10	
c)	10	
d)	10
			
Session D ((Learning styles; 17.15 - 17.30))

RATING
a)	10	
b)	10	
c)	10	
d)	10

Session E ((Vizualization by Gerard Epstein; 17.30 - 17.40))

RATING
a)	10	
b)	10	
c)	10	
d)	8

Session F ((Mind mapping; 17.40 - 18.00))

RATING
a)	10	
b)	9	
c)	9	
d)	8

Session G ((Mnemotechniques; selected methods and exercises; 18.15 - 18.30))

RATING
a)	10	
b)	10	
c)	10	
d)	10

Session H ((Relaxing exercise "pink bubble" and final discussion; 18.45 - 19.30))

Session H was carried out after evaluation part so there is no rating for it but I found it reasonable to put it here;

4	Which session(s) did you find most useful?

a)	No answer
b)	all sessions were very interesting and therefore - useful and necessary
c)	no answer
d)	no answer

5	Which session(s) did you find least useful?

a)	no answer
b)	no answer
c)	no answer
d)	not any 

6	Please add any additional comments here.
a)	very nice atmosphere, workshops prepared very well. Moderators were open, frank and direct with participants;
b)	no comments
c)	no comments
d)	workshops useful

1. 	What are your general impressions / results regarding the workshop
-	Workshops were evaluated very positively according to the evaluation questionnaire. The programme was prepared according to the common draft and concerning some additional aspects towards the target group. 
-	There was no changes after the 1st workshops
-	Relaxing music used between sessions made the atmosphere relaxed and open.
-	Participants did not know each other – ice breaking exercises at the beginning were very helpful with establishing a contact.
-	Participants were very interested in visual support – throughout their work they try to add some new elements in their classroom to motivate students
-	The question of time is important – lesson with visual support demands much more work and time to be prepared
-	Teachers need some guidelines how to use the knowledge they have got – they know the methods but very often they have no idea hot to use it in the classroom  (our handbook to be prepared in the project - very welcome).

2. 	The teachers experiences concerning the visual competence  
 
-	Teachers said that students are sometimes not aware and not very sure about their visual competences - they are rather sceptic when they are asked to draw something because very often they think that they cannot. In many cases it appears that there is no need to have drawing skills in order to use visual methods efficiently;

3. Evaluation of visual methods by the teachers in view of  the use in course:

-	Visualization – good method at the beginning of the lesson; good method between long sessions or before any exam (music necessary).

-	Mind mapping –  very similar to clustering. The most popular method widely used by teachers in the classroom. Students are often very creative concerning mind mapping – they often use this method when taking notes using different colours, figures, their own abbreviations.

-	Mnemotechniques (story telling, method of history, “memory hooks”); Some possibilities how to use these methods were discussed during the workshops. Participants tried to use these methods and they found it especially effective when they tried to remember some abstract things. There was a lot of fun and positive comments concerning these techniques.