Faculty Feedback from the Social Networking Session held on Jan 11, 2007
DiMenna-Nyselius Library
Faculty members were asked to complete a feedback form on the Social Networking session held in the library on January the 11th.
The following represents responses to the questionnaire from the session.
1. Overall, how effective do you feel the workshop was?
Not effective - Somewhat effective - Very effective
1………2…….3………..4……….5
4.333333 Mean
4.5 Median
There were 12 responses.
2. What about the workshop did you like?
Multiple presenters, Excellent presentation & delivery skills, knowledge and expertise of presenters
Exposure to many items: RSS, Flickr, Google
Summary of Web 2.0 applications
Range of info with PowerPoint to illustrate new tech applications
The explanation of what is available and how you can use it
Variety of Web 2.0 applications is amazing
Staffs’ competence is impressive!
Everything
Excellent overview of many different social networking software,
Very knowledgeable speakers who actually use the technology
Helpful for classroom use tips
Hearing features of these software that can be applied to classroom activities
That it introduced so many applications that were new
Very well organized and timed
Everything
3. What suggestions would you make to improve the workshop?
Unfortunately, my vocabulary is extremely limited regarding the Web
I would enjoy a more elementary workshop
More in depth on individual topics, such as Facebook
Most of the packages need to be presented individually & with a more detailed focus on academic course application to be truly useful to us
More time and some hands-on for participants
That the workshop should be 2 hours and explain the “jargon” more.
When I signed up for this, I thought it was basically going to be for “dummies” –
I know I can find out more myself but coming to a workshop is so much better.
More specific examples of applications
Make it longer – link to other longer workshops on campus or in library to actually help with use of technology
Survey potential participants level of literacy on the workshop’s topics before the workshop, so that its content can be adapted to different degrees of familiarity with it.
The YouTube section would have benefited from a more straightforward introduction. The wiki session was a little jumbled
Keep working to defer questions until the end or a Q&A portion
Have more of them
4. What other topics would you suggest for future Library workshops?
More on research engines, newly emerging ones
Implementation session – although offer to help was great
Single, longer, hands-on sessions on each of the software covered today
Hour-long presentations on individual applications like Flickr or Delicious,as a follow-up later
