Comments on: The beef of the smiley sheet http://janetclarey.com/2007/08/07/the-beef-of-the-smiley-sheet/ Spinning the Social Web Thu, 17 May 2012 05:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Diane Hammond http://janetclarey.com/2007/08/07/the-beef-of-the-smiley-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-3991 Diane Hammond Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:49:18 +0000 http://janetclarey.com/?p=320#comment-3991 Well there's no doubt that there's quite a bit of "beef" in those comments! Not having been at the presentation/workshop/course on blended learning though, I can picture how most of those comments could accompany any of the smiley faces. I would do away with the smiley faces altogether. Do you need a "grade"? Do the smiley faces inform your practice? Do the smiley faces give the learners a framework in which to examine their own learning?<br><br>Your comment starters provide:<br>-the input you need to make modifications to your "lesson"<br>-the push for session participants to examine their own learning and how the session pushed their own thinking.<br><br>I know you called this level 1 assessment, but if learners can get away with just circling a happy face and not leaving a comment, the data collected is pretty limited. Well there's no doubt that there's quite a bit of “beef” in those comments! Not having been at the presentation/workshop/course on blended learning though, I can picture how most of those comments could accompany any of the smiley faces. I would do away with the smiley faces altogether. Do you need a “grade”? Do the smiley faces inform your practice? Do the smiley faces give the learners a framework in which to examine their own learning?

Your comment starters provide:
-the input you need to make modifications to your “lesson”
-the push for session participants to examine their own learning and how the session pushed their own thinking.

I know you called this level 1 assessment, but if learners can get away with just circling a happy face and not leaving a comment, the data collected is pretty limited.

]]> By: Janet Clarey http://janetclarey.com/2007/08/07/the-beef-of-the-smiley-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-2370 Janet Clarey Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:56:13 +0000 http://janetclarey.com/?p=320#comment-2370 Thanks Diane. Just to clarify - the responses are from a research survey of corporate learning leaders and practitioners - they weren't part of a workshop or course. I was trying to make the comparison between the additional comments we get from level 1 evals and the additional comments we get as a result of research surveys. I'm not a huge fan of level 1 evaluations for measuring learning effectiveness. I like debrief face-to-face better. Many people think the level 1 is pretty useless but it is pervasive in corporate training. Thanks for your comments! Looking forward to discussing more topics. Thanks Diane.
Just to clarify – the responses are from a research survey of corporate learning leaders and practitioners – they weren’t part of a workshop or course. I was trying to make the comparison between the additional comments we get from level 1 evals and the additional comments we get as a result of research surveys.
I’m not a huge fan of level 1 evaluations for measuring learning effectiveness. I like debrief face-to-face better. Many people think the level 1 is pretty useless but it is pervasive in corporate training.

Thanks for your comments! Looking forward to discussing more topics.

]]> By: Janet Clarey http://janetclarey.com/2007/08/07/the-beef-of-the-smiley-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-4750 Janet Clarey Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:56:00 +0000 http://janetclarey.com/?p=320#comment-4750 Thanks Diane. Just to clarify - the responses are from a research survey of corporate learning leaders and practitioners - they weren't part of a workshop or course. I was trying to make the comparison between the additional comments we get from level 1 evals and the additional comments we get as a result of research surveys. I'm not a huge fan of level 1 evaluations for measuring learning effectiveness. I like debrief face-to-face better. Many people think the level 1 is pretty useless but it is pervasive in corporate training. Thanks for your comments! Looking forward to discussing more topics. Thanks Diane.
Just to clarify – the responses are from a research survey of corporate learning leaders and practitioners – they weren’t part of a workshop or course. I was trying to make the comparison between the additional comments we get from level 1 evals and the additional comments we get as a result of research surveys.
I’m not a huge fan of level 1 evaluations for measuring learning effectiveness. I like debrief face-to-face better. Many people think the level 1 is pretty useless but it is pervasive in corporate training.

Thanks for your comments! Looking forward to discussing more topics.

]]> By: Diane Hammond http://janetclarey.com/2007/08/07/the-beef-of-the-smiley-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-2369 Diane Hammond Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:26:42 +0000 http://janetclarey.com/?p=320#comment-2369 Well there's no doubt that there's quite a bit of "beef" in those comments! Not having been at the presentation/workshop/course on blended learning though, I can picture how most of those comments could accompany any of the smiley faces. I would do away with the smiley faces altogether. Do you need a "grade"? Do the smiley faces inform your practice? Do the smiley faces give the learners a framework in which to examine their own learning? Your comment starters provide: -the input you need to make modifications to your "lesson" -the push for session participants to examine their own learning and how the session pushed their own thinking. I know you called this level 1 assessment, but if learners can get away with just circling a happy face and not leaving a comment, the data collected is pretty limited. Well there’s no doubt that there’s quite a bit of “beef” in those comments! Not having been at the presentation/workshop/course on blended learning though, I can picture how most of those comments could accompany any of the smiley faces. I would do away with the smiley faces altogether. Do you need a “grade”? Do the smiley faces inform your practice? Do the smiley faces give the learners a framework in which to examine their own learning?

Your comment starters provide:
-the input you need to make modifications to your “lesson”
-the push for session participants to examine their own learning and how the session pushed their own thinking.

I know you called this level 1 assessment, but if learners can get away with just circling a happy face and not leaving a comment, the data collected is pretty limited.

]]> By: Karyn Romeis http://janetclarey.com/2007/08/07/the-beef-of-the-smiley-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-2368 Karyn Romeis Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:26:59 +0000 http://janetclarey.com/?p=320#comment-2368 I reckon it's best to have an even number of options to choose from on the happy sheets, then folks can't plump for the middle one as the easy way out. I reckon it’s best to have an even number of options to choose from on the happy sheets, then folks can’t plump for the middle one as the easy way out.

]]> By: Karyn Romeis http://janetclarey.com/2007/08/07/the-beef-of-the-smiley-sheet/comment-page-1/#comment-4749 Karyn Romeis Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:26:00 +0000 http://janetclarey.com/?p=320#comment-4749 I reckon it's best to have an even number of options to choose from on the happy sheets, then folks can't plump for the middle one as the easy way out. I reckon it’s best to have an even number of options to choose from on the happy sheets, then folks can’t plump for the middle one as the easy way out.

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