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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