EU-Project visuaLearning

Institute for Sustainable Technologies - National Research Institute
Teacher Training Centre (NKJO) in Radom - 21.06.2007 Radom
3rd (additional) National workshops for Trainers 
EVALUATION – FEEDBACK
Please answer the following questions, if possible in English.
1	What were your expectations of this workshop?

a)	I hoped to hear something new	
b)	to learn something new	
c)	general development, stimulation	nothing concrete, 
d)	I was wondering how this theme will be presented	
e)	I wished to sort out my knowledge about the vizualization and to get to know some new exercises to do with learners	
f)	similar to the theme proposed by moderators	
g)	to get practical and theoretical knowledge in the scope of the use of visual methods

2	To what extent have these expectations been met?

a)	In general meaning I know this theme	
b)	more or less	
c)	enough	
d)	very nice meeting, rather for someone who has never heared about these methods	
e)	good	
f)	high (besides question no.5)	
g)	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; developing the rules of work in a group;
 10.00 - 10.15))

RATING
		
a)	10,0	
b)	10,0	
c)	6,0	
d)	8,0	
e)	8,0	could be more details
f)	I was late	
g)	8,0

Session B ((Role and importance of visual thinking; theoretical aspects of selected methods; 
10.15 - 10.45))

RATING
a)	8	
b)	8	
c)	6	
d)	8	
e)	10	
f)	absent		
g)	8
Session C ((Introduction into practical part, relaxing exercise; power of images - exercise with pictures - discussion; 10.45 - 11.00))

RATING

a)	8	
b)	8	
c)	6	
d)	5	
e)	8	
f)	absent		
g)	5
Session D ((Learning styles; 11.15 - 11.30))

RATING
a)	5	
b)	8	
c)	6	
d)	5	
e)	10	
f)	10	
g)	10

Session E ((Vizualization by Gerard Epstein; 11.30 - 11.40))

RATING
a)	10	
b)	7	
c)	6	
d)	5	
e)	10	
f)	I had to go out		
g)	0

Session F ((Mind mapping; 11.40 - 12.00))

RATING
a)	8	
b)	8	
c)	6	
d)	5	
e)	8	
f)	10	
g)	6

Session G ((Mnemotechniques; selected methods and exercises; 12.15 - 12.30))

RATING
		
a)	8	
b)	9	
c)	6	
d)	5	
e)	5 I wish to know the others mnemotechniques (apart from presented)	
f)	10	
g)	10

Session H ((Relaxing exercise "pink bubble" and final discussion; 12.45 - 13.30))

RATING
Session H was carried out after evaluation apart 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)	No answer
c)	No answer
d)	No answer
e)	No answer
f)	No answer
g)	No answer

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

a)	I not necessarily like mnemotechniques	 	
b)	No answer 
c)	No answer
d)	not any but to add more examples how to use them in practice
e)	no answer
f)	no answer
g)	no answer

6	Please add any additional comments here.

a)	I liked the form of presentations as well as moderators
b)	No comments
c)	No comments
d)	No comments
e)	I reward the moderators with  10, I only would exchange some exercises into less known because I know the mnemotechniques which were presented	
f)	(concerning relaxing exercises in general) "meditative techniques" are unacceptable by me because of my personal (spiritual) reasons; I`m sorry 
g)	(concerning one of relaxing exercises) I hate forest as well as trees on which I would have to lean on or water I would have to drink from a stream;

1. 	What are your general impressions / results regarding the workshop
-	Workshops were evaluated 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 (just one negative comment).
-	Participants knew each other very well – it was not very easy to convince them that we have something new to tell them. I consider teachers as a very difficult group to work with - every time it is necessary to be careful not to use inappropriate word which could be misunderstand.
-	Teachers were very interested in visual support – they use visual methods in their everyday work
-	The question of time is important – lesson with visual support demands much more work and time to be prepared
-	Participants were aware that visual methods are not only a play but efficient way of teaching and learning.

2. 	The teachers experiences concerning the visual competence  
 
-	Teachers said that students very often do not know how to facilitate the learning process. The role of teacher as a mediator is very important.
-	Practical new examples (not  only copied from books) how to use visual methods can facilitate educational processes increasingly.
-	Visual competence in relation to new media is very often a question of age. Younger students easily use new media in their learning process. The elders are rather ashamed to use and ask about. 

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

-	Visualization – good relaxing method but not very easy to carry out in the classroom.

-	Mind mapping –  The most popular method widely used by teachers in the classroom and by students at homes. Very similar to clustering. Students are often very creative concerning mind mapping – they often use this method when taking notes using different colours, figures, their own abbreviations (the same experiences as during the previous workshops).

-	Mnemotechniques (story telling, method of history, “memory hooks”); Some possibilities how to use these methods were discussed and tried with the teachers during the workshops. Teachers were really convinced that some abstract things can be easily explained and remembered  by students with the use of these tricky techniques.  All of participants were asked to try the story telling and there was a lot of fun!  Memory hooks can be easily adopted by students – they can create their own signs and figures of meaning which can be unique and understandable only for them.