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A Brief Hybrid Workshop usually runs 5-15
minutes, has a variety of materials (e.g., eClips -
multimedia materials; handouts; resources for further
inquiry; and includes interaction and active learning for
the participants. This ARQ module, itself a brief
hybrid workshop, is designed for developers, to help them
devise evaluation plans for their workshops.
Guidelines for facilitators
Introduction: This workshop has three
elements, as you'll see in the eClip: feedback
during a workshop; feedback as the workshop ends or
shortly thereafter; and evaluation of a program of
brief hybrid workshops. You may well want to do only
the first one or two elements, in which case stop
the eClip when it gets to the program evaluation
slide.
Options: The Flashlight Online template
explained in the eClip is quite short, in order to
maximize response rates. You have the option of
creating a different template and an eClip to
explain it: a survey template that seeks more
detailed feedback (e.g., about the eClip, about the
activity, about the readings, about the respondent's
sense of whether this is an important topic, about
the respondent's expectations of using what's been
learned in the workshop.) If you do so, please share
your new materials with ARQ; we may want to add them
to this page.
Publicizing your workshop: Find
participants who have developed, or who are
developing, brief hybrid workshops for faculty or
students. Text for an announcement: "No one
makes a perfect workshop the first time out,
especially if you hope that others can use your
materials, too. This brief workshop on evaluation
explains several ideas, and a survey template, you
can use to get feedback for improving your materials
and skills. To prepare for the workshop, go to
this web page and watch the 4
minute eClip. If you have time, take a look at the
other materials as well."
Preparations:
Print copies of the Flashlight Online pdf
Using the template (you can change it if you like),
create a feedback form for this workshop. Decide
whether people should respond on paper or online.
Guidelines for participants
Watch the eClip about the workshop (#1 in
the right hand column on this page) before the
workshop if possible.
Come prepared to critique the Flashlight Online
template
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Activities
1. Watch video if necessary
2. Do a 'muddy points' exercise about the video and
discuss.
3. Look at the pdf of the
Flashlight Online template. Consider the
tradeoff between fewer questions (more responses)
and more questions (get those who do respond to talk
about what you most need to hear, in order to
improve your workshop. How would you modify the
template? Think about this alone (2-3 minutes)
and then compare notes with a colleague.
4. (Optional): discuss how to evaluate the
institution's program of brief hybrid workshops.
5. Fill out a Flashlight Online survey about this
workshop.
eClips
1. YouTube eClip explaining the workshop ideas
2. eClip demonstrating how to use and modify
the template in Flashlight Online (not yet produced)
3. eClip from a previous participant in this
workshop talking about how s/he used what s/he
learned in the workshop
Accessibility Options
(not yet produced)
Other Resources
Handout (pdf of
the Flashlight Online template)
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What's Next?
Immediate Next Steps
- Develop a survey for your
own workshop. The Flashlight template is
available in Flashlight Online 1.0 as template
ZS70018 (Flashlight: Evaluating a Workshop). Or
you can use these questions with another survey
tool.
- Pretest your survey
with 1-3 people. Decide whether, as written, the
survey a)
produces information you and future facilitators
could use to improve your workshop, b) is short
enough and appealing enough so that most people
would respond.
- Write a description or
create a brief eClip (e.g. 1-2 minutes)
describing what you've done, if you think others
might like to do this too. Start by describing
your feelings about creating surveys before you
took this workshop, then say what you learned
from your own survey, and whether you think
others might benefit from learning to do such
surveys
- If you have colleagues
who might be interested, get a few together and
run this workshop yourself.
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Later
Steps
If your institution is using brief
hybrid workshops systematically as part of its
strategy for engaging more faculty, and improving
teaching institution-wide, it's important to gather
evidence so you can track and improve faculty
engagement. If you'd like The TLT Group to
develop more materials in this area, or to provide
some consulting help, please get in touch!
Future Activities,
Additional Resources
Watch this space. We'll periodically add new eClips
and new Flashlight templates. |
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