Audiographic Teleconferencing Project: An Evaluation
| Objective #1. | To assess the practicality of using Audiographic Teleconferencing to provide training for volunteer tutors in the two regions targeted. |
Two evaluation forms were completed by tutor learners and coordinators following audiographic teleconferencing sessions in October 1995 and January 1996. Fifteen forms were completed following the first module and 23 following the second. The responses were analysed and compared to relevant materials from other sources, such as the Project Coordinator's presentation to the Literacy Coordinators' Annual Conference, and the consultant's observations over the several months.
Fifteen people returned a form evaluating the session on left and right brain held October 4 and 18, 1995. Their ratings of questions about the Users' Handbook, the Study Guide and Publicity were fairly positive and consistent across the three topics. However. the questions about Audiographic Teleconferencing tended to be less positive and less consistent with the others. The contrast becomes clear when the percentage of ratings along the 5 point scale are compared for each section of questions, as is shown in the table below. (Only those questions using the 5 point scale are included.)
| % of responses by ratings (A high rating = a positive response.) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Topics | Ratings | ||
| 1/2 % |
3 % |
4/5 % |
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| Users' Handbook | 0 | 2 | 80 |
| Study Guide | 0 | 13 | 85 |
| Advance Notice | 2 | 7 | 89 |
| Audiographic Teleconference | 13 | 19 | 63 |
Of the 15 tutors responding. 14 made additional comments and suggestions. Only two of these did not make some reference to the technology. Several themes emerge from the comments of these 12 people. The comments are summarized below under these themes and supported by direct quotations taken from the form.