Module 5 — How to deal with stress

Of the 12 respondents, 8 reported the exercises to be either very good or excellent, 3 reported them to be good, and 1 reported them to be fair. Seven of 10 respondents reported the materials to be either very good or excellent. Additionally, one person commented that it was "too bad we didn't have more time to review the materials provided."

It appears from the evaluation forms that the Best Practices section was the weakest part of the workshop. Three participants reported the exercises to be very good, 3 said they were good, and 3 said they were fair. One said that they were poor. Similar evaluations were provided for the materials. Interestingly, this was the only section in which someone reported either the materials or the exercises to be poor.

Participants were also asked to identify other workshop topics they would like TCLN to host. The following is a list of their responses from the evaluation forms:

• Practical 'how to' of computer and online material for those of us who are intimidated by using the computer
• Conflict resolution
• Dealing with difficult people
• Personal empowerment
• Demonstrations
• Assessments
• An oral presentation on the New to Adult Literacy in Ontario — What Literacy Staff Need to Know ³ for the new educator and/or refresher for the experienced educator with a discussion of the role of instructor and responsibilities
• Self improvement — time management
• Work skills training — resources
• Empowering learners — how to step back
• Goal setting for students
• IMS tips
• Resource sharing — exchange of info

These recommendations are consistent with those reported during the workshop. The top five future learning priorities identified were (in descending order):

1. Assessments
2. How to deal with difficult people/motivate people
3. Demonstrations
4. Resources
5. Time management

³ This resource, in the form of a binder, was written by Ann Semple for Literacy Link South Central (2001).