TxDLA 2007 Conference

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2007 Texas Distance Learning Association Conference Evaluation

Thank you for taking the time to complete the evaluation of the 2007 TxDLA Annual Conference. TxDLA continually strives to serve the membership and to improve the conference. Your feedback and suggestions will help in the planning for the 2008 conference and in making it a valuable experience for all attendees.

What is your overall opinion of the 2007 TxDLA conference?

Excellent Good Average Poor

How beneficial did you find the conference?

Very Beneficial Beneficial Slightly Beneficial Not Beneficial

Would you recommend this conference to others?

Yes No

How would you rate the length of the conference?

Too Long Just Right Too Short

Did the conference provide you with sufficient time and opportunity to network and socialize with colleagues?

Yes No

How would you rate the Galveston Moody Gardens as a conference location?

Excellent Good Average Poor

Conference Hotel

How would you rate the hotel facilities?
Excellent Good Average Poor

Overall, how would you rate the food/beverage service at meals, breaks, and night activities?
Excellent Good Average Poor Did not eat at the conference site

Additional comments and suggestions related to hotel facilities and services.

Pre-Conference Workshops

Overall, how would you rate the pre-conference workshop topics?
Excellent Good Average Poor Did Not Look At The Workshop Topics

Overall, did you find the pre-conference workshops you attended beneficial?
     Very Beneficial
     Beneficial
     Slightly Beneficial
     Not Beneficial
     Did Not Attend Any Pre-Conference Workshops

Additional comments, suggestions, etc. related to pre-conference workshops.

Conference Breakout Sessions

Overall, how would you rate the breakout session topics?
Excellent Good Average Poor Did Not Look At The Session Topics

Overall (ALL breakout sessions), did you find the breakout sessions you attended beneficial?
     Very Beneficial
     Beneficial
     Slightly Beneficial
     Not Beneficial
     Did Not Attend Any Breakout Sessions

How would you rate the Hands-On (90- minute) sessions?
     Prefer hands-on (90-min) sessions over standard lecture-type sessions (45-min)
     Prefer lecture-type sessions (45-min) over hands-on (90-min) sessions
     Did not attend any Hands-On sessions
     No preference

Additional comments, suggestions, etc. related to breakout sessions including conference tracks (i.e., were there any areas of interest (i.e., tracks) that should be included in future conference that were not included this year.)

10.

Roundtable Discussion/Educator Showcase

Roundtable Discussions are informal and are designed for small group discussions of specialized topics with one or more facilitators leading the discussion. A number of discussions run simultaneously, and conference participants may move between the various discussions at pre-determined times.

Educator Showcases are designed to be a “show-and-tell” forum to demonstrate a variety of innovative, high-quality distance education materials, courses, and implementations.

In previous conferences, one session was dedicated to Roundtable Discussions. In future conferences, would you like to see the return of this session format?
     Yes
     No
     No Preference

Educator Showcase sessions were scheduled throughout the breakout sessions this year. Did you like this format, or would you like to see these sessions scheduled at a separate time in the program?
     I liked the schedule
     I prefer them to have a separate time slot
     No Preference
     I did not attend any Educator Showcase sessions

Roundtable Discussion vs Educator Showcase
     I prefer the Roundtable Discussion format
     I prefer the Educator Showcase format
     No Preference
     I would like to see both Educator Showcases and Roundtable Discussions
     I do not like either the Educator Showcases nor the Roundtable Discussions

11.

Exhibitors/Exhibit Hall

Overall, did you find the Vendor Showcase sessions you attended beneficial?
     Very Beneficial
     Beneficial
     Slightly Beneficial
     Not Beneficial
     I Did Not Attend any Vendor Showcase sessions that I'm aware of

Did you find adequate time to visit the Exhibit Hall during the conference?
Yes
No

Overall, how would you rate the Exhibit Hall?
     Excellent
     Good
     Average
     Poor
     Did Not Visit

Additional comments, suggestions, etc. related to exhibitors/exhibit hall/Internet Cafe.

12.

Overall, how would you rate the following conference events/sessions?

	Description	Excellent	Good	Average	Poor	Did Not Attend
Mon	Monday Evening Exhibit Hall Grand Opening/Welcome Reception
Tue	First Timer's Breakfast
	Opening keynote session with Fran Solomon
	TxDLA Regional Group Meetings
	Tuesday Evening Trip....to the Kemah Boardwalk
Wed	General Session keynote session, "Distance Learning on the Front Lines" with soldiers from Ft Hood, TX
Wed	Wednesday evening's "Party Like A Pirate"
Thur	Closing keynote session, “Learning in a Flatter World” with Elliott Masie

13.

How would you rate the usefulness of the conference website?

Excellent Good Average Poor Did Not Use

Additional comments/suggestions/improvements related to the conference website.

14.

How would you rate the printed conference program distributed at the conference?

Excellent Good Average Poor Did Not Use

15.

How would you rate the online registration process?

Excellent Good Average Poor Did Not Use

Additional comments/suggestions/improvements related to the online registration process.

16.

How would you rate the cost of the conference registration considering that it included meals and evening entertainment?

Expensive Reasonable

17.

From the list provided, please identify your organization

Corporate/Private Sector
Government/Military
Healthcare/Medicine
Higher Education
K-12 Education
Vocational/Technical Education
Other:

18.

What best describes your position?

Corporate/Nonprofit Management
Corporate Sales/Account Executive
Education Administration
Engineering/Technical
Instructional Design
Instructional Support
Student
Teacher/Instructor/Professor
Technology Support/Technician
Training
Other:

19.

How did you hear about the TxDLA Conference?

Another Professional Organization’s Conference
Another Professional Organization’s Website
Industry Representative
Listserv
TxDLA E-mail
TxDLA Member
TxDLA Postcard
TxDLA Regional Group
TxDLA Website
Word of Mouth
Other:

20.

What did you enjoy most about the 2007 TxDLA Conference?

21.

What is one thing you would like to see TxDLA improve upon at the 2008 Conference?

22.

Are there any special/general session speakers you would recommend to present at future TxDLA conferences?

23.

Please provide any additional comments you have concerning the 2007 TxDLA conference.

24.

If you enjoyed this conference, we would be most appreciative of a one or two sentence testimonial for use in TxDLA materials. Please include your name and title.