1. A survey was conducted of 158 students evaluating a study day covering various topics and sessions. 2. Feedback was mixed on the keynote presentation, with some finding it useful but others feeling it was not education-specific enough or focused too much on personal issues. 3. A textwall tool was used for discussion but some felt it did not generate much discussion or was not relevant, while others thought it was a good idea in principle. 4. Feedback also addressed long queues at lunch and the briefing and work of discussion groups, with views ranging from finding the groups effective to generating nothing new.

1. Evaluation of Study Day
13 November 2010
Based on 158 responses
Faculty of Education and Sport
PGCE/Certificate in Education
(Post-Compulsory Education)

2. 1 Was the topic for the day useful?

3. 2 Was Vivienne’s session useful?

4. Write-in comments on keynote
• Limited connection with
teaching (6)
• More women's rights than
education (2)
• Apologies to V for awful
treatment in discussion
• Best topic so far
• Didn't get at personal biases
• Personal issues need to be
put aside
• Disappointing presenting style
• Familiar but challenging
• Not education-specific enough
• Sexist towards males
• Too big for one day
• Too focused on race, gender
• Too personal a talk
• Topic useful--we're being
inspected!
• We are aware of E & D;
problem is with management
• Learned lots of things

5. 3 Did the use of textwall

6. 4 Is textwall (circle all that apply)

7. Write-in comments on the text wall
On using it:
• Not really used in discussion
(2)
• Discussion unrelated
• Good if relevant
• Needs analysis
• Too many textwall messages
to handle
Other
• Phone numbers not kept
private (2)
• Comments not relevant
• Didn't add anything but a good
idea
• Discriminates against those
without mobile phones
• Love the idea
• May generate inappropriate
texts
• Students wouldn’t use it;
texting costs money

8. 5 In relation to the lunch break...
Several write-in
comments
about the long
queues

9. 6 Was the briefing for the work of
the groups...

10. 7 How do you rate the work you did
in your group?

11. Write-in comments on the groups
and general issues
• A moaning session
• Useful work done, but not as intended
• Coffee and biscuits in group meetings, please
• Did help to contextualise things
• Extremely effective
• Facilitate more exchange between sectors
• I enjoyed it
• Interest groups worked well
• Not enough members
• Nothing new
• Number tasks, rather than bullet points
• Standard of debate poor
• Unable to contribute
• We discuss like this every day