4  Feedback

4.1 Executive summary

Feedback data show no difference in perception of workshop value by learners among formats (in person, hybrid, or virtual). Qualitative (word-cloud illustrations) feedback are generally positive.

4.2 Quantitative questions

For each question, we examine statistically and graphically (if differences were statistically significant) the rankings divided by instruction format (DSI request 2023/07), request/not, and course/outreach variables. In the future, we may check rankings vs length of course in hours.

5 TODO need to clean out NA for variables we test, as it errors out in the statistical test (graphs work and just automatically remove)

5.0.1 Do you anticipate that this new knowledge can be applied towards your work?

There was no significant difference in perception of learning new knowledge from the workshop among learning formats.

[1] FALSE

5.0.2 This workshop was valuable towards your program of study.

Most participants perceived the workshop as valuable towards their program of study. Interestingly, “disagree” is never chosen by any of our several hundred respondents.

There was no difference in perception of the material as “valuable to my program of study” between workshop formats (hybrid, online, or in person).

[1] FALSE

5.0.3 This workshop was valuable towards your career.

Most participants perceived the workshop as valuable towards their career.

There was no difference in perception of the material as “valuable to my career” between workshop formats (hybrid, online, or in person).

[1] FALSE

There was no difference among career levels (classifications) for perception of value towards their careers.

[1] FALSE

5.0.4 This workshop was valuable towards your teaching.

More respondents felt the workshops were not applicable towards their teaching but were otherwise positive. As our workshops are research focused, this is probably reasonable.

There was no difference in perception of the material as “valuable to my teaching” between workshop formats (hybrid, online, or in person).

[1] FALSE

5.0.5 How do you rate your skills after learning about this workshop topic?

We have a range of skill ratings after the workshop. This could be an area for improvement but could also be dependent on whether we have targeted the right audience with the right level of materials.

There was no difference in perception of future abilities to use skills from the workshop between formats (hybrid, online, or in person).

[1] FALSE

5.1 Qualitative feedback (Wordcloud code)

5.1.1 “What did you like about the workshop?”

5.1.2 “What about the workshop needed improvement?”

5.1.3 “What other workshop topics would interest you?”

We can examine this wordcloud to see if we need to advertise existing workshops more in addition to having ideas about new ones.

5.1.4 “Any other comments?”

6 Name one aspect of the workshop that you liked.

7 Name one aspect of the workshop that could be improved.

8 What other workshop topics would interest you?

9 Please let us know any other comments you have about the workshop.