Reviews from 2012 Participants
What helps you learn at a conference or workshop?
Here's what participants at the 2012 Summer Institute wrote at the end of the Institute about what worked for them.
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I enjoyed the mix of presentations and team group work. |
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Structure was logical and went smoothly; expectations were laid out ahead of time. |
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Having such complete takeaway materials |
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Visuals, plain text, engagement, minimal PowerPoint, level of knowledge, speaking skills |
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Having the opportunity to immediately practice the skills we were being taught |
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Working in groups |
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Having checklists to use back at work—practical tools |
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Diverse teaching |
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Regular breaks |
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Comfy environment, not too much information at once |
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Time to practice between sessions; work in pairs or groups, stayed on task and on time |
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Modular approach was good; course leaders are truly experts. Thank you! |
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I really liked the group discussions and activities |
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Nice buildings, surroundings, snacks, general ambience |
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Good balance between presentations and group work |
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Notebook was extremely well organized and allowed me to highlight materials without worrying about capturing all that was being said. |
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The change up of instructors and the variety of exercises |
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I also learned from the Q & A periods from my colleagues |
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Highlighting references in the bibliography for follow up reading and continual self-education and for supporting future proposals |
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Enthusiastic presenters and participants |
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