Please answer the following questions.  If you return this form to us at the registration desk or at the closing brunch, you will be eligible to participate in a special drawing for one complementary gift certificate for a two (2) night stay with hot breakfast for two, valid at any Omni Hotel through March 31, 2011.  You do not have to be present at the closing brunch to win!!  Otherwise please mail this form to the ITC office at One Dupont Circle, Suite 360, Washington, D.C.   20036-1130.  This evaluation form will also be available online for conference attendees at www.itcnetwork.org
Q1 How many eLearning conferences have you attended?   This is my first   3 - 5 1 - 2   6+ Q2 Where are you employed?   Two-Year College   Association Four-Year College   For-Profit Organization K-12   Q3 In your current position what are you responsible for:  (Please check all that apply)                       Programs   Acquisition   Online Courses Computer Lab   Teaching Instructional Design   Telecourses Library   Video Conferencing Q4 How did you first learn about eLearning 2010?   Conference Brochure   A Colleague E-mail from ITC   Ad or Meeting Notice Internet Search   Where   Comments:   Q5 How many other conferences related to distance education have you attended in the past year?     None 1 - 3 4 - 7 8 + Q6 Did you attend the following conferences in 2009?   MS User   WCET Distance Teaching and Learning Conf-Univ. of WI Madison   USDLA Educause   Statewide Conf League - CIT   Sloan C League - Innovations   Other National Conf. Q7 How do you compare your experience at eLearning 2010 with that at these conferences?   eLearning 2010 was much better eLearning 2010 was better eLearning 2010 was about the same eLearning 2010 was worse eLearning 2010 was much worse Q8 Please rate the sessions below:  (Check the three most useful and three least useful sessions you attended).   Most useful   Least useful   Pre-Conference Workshops AM     Addressing Challenges in Faculty Development - Part 1 (Hricko)     Authentic Learner Assessment (Runyon)     Screencasting 101:  Free or Inexpensive Tools to Caputre the Experience! (Anderson)     Tweet This - Social Networking in Higher Education (Dahl, Williams)     vTSTC:  Beyond a Second Life! (Gibson)     Pre-Conference Workshops PM         Improving the Sustainability of Faculty Development Programming - Part 2 (Hricko)     Improving Your Online Course (Runyon)     Enough is Enough!  It's Open Source of Course!! (House, Souza)     Web 2.0 Applications (Anderson)     Grants from A to Z:  Make Sure your College Gets its Fair Share (Canine, Roffino).     Sunday, Feb. 21, 9:45 am - 10:45 am         How the Distribution of New Faculty Training can Effect Participation and Engagement Online (Dinho)     Going Digital and Portable:  The College-wide Move to Electronic Textbooks (Kissinger, Green)     You Can Teach Chemistry Fully Online Including the Lab (Thompson)     Enhancing Social Presence by Using Video (King)     Taming the Tornado:  Tech Tools for Busy People (McCann)     Strategic Planning for Distance Learning (Slimp, Gross, Edwards)     Tools for Growing Distance Learning Programs (eLearningtoolbox.com)     Sunday, Feb. 21, 11:15 am -12:15 pm         Technologies to Engage, Excite and  Delight your Math Faculty (Andersen)     Podcasting Powerpoint (Craver)     Hybrid Microbiology and Anatomy, Physiology Labs:  Lessons Learned (Yoder Smith)     No Budget Video Captioning (Ascher)     Social Networking for Beginners (Evins)     Lessons Learned:  Dealing with Administrative Challenges and Setbacks (Lokken, Womer)     Financial Crisis in Education:  We're in it, too! (Coast Learning Systems)     Sunday, Feb. 21, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm         Faculty Access to Supportive Technology (FAST) Team  (Bartoletti)     A Collaborative Approach to Certifying Faculty for Teaching Online (Lobez, Mosley)     Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age (Anderson)     Connection, Collaboration & Communication (Humphreys, Milroy, Showalter, Hogue, van den Heuval )     Using Web 2.0 Tools Inside Your Virtual Learning Environment (Dahl)     A "W" Study:  Why Do Students Withdraw from Online Courses and What Can You Do About It? (Hilke)     Streaming the Bard and More (Ambrose Video 2.0)     Sunday, Feb. 21, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm         ELATEwiki:  An eLearning and Teaching Exchange for Educators (McHaney)     Creating Open Educational Resource (OER) Content Playlists as Textbook Alternatives (Makevich)     Innovative Solutions for Online Medical Lab Technician Clinical Courses (White, Petree)     Complying with Federal and State Accessibility Requirements (Alexander, Wood)     Screencasting 101:  A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Screencasting Universe (Anderson)     Leadership in Distance Learning:  Practical Solutions from Emerging Leaders (Sneed, Bartels, Craver, Pezelle, Williams)     Sakai Basics - Inside the Evolving Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment (rSmart)     Monday, Feb. 22, 10:00 am-11:00 am         Train your Newbies to Teach Online..in Two Weeks or Less (Babb, LaDuke)     The Professor is In:  Built in Student Support (Latham, Davis)     Designing for Student Success in Online Science Labs (Christophel, Rutherford)     EduStream Content on Demand:  Creating Media-Rich Learning Environments (Kuck, Parada)     Let Open Source Help Create Rich Instructional Content on a Shoestring (Diaz)     How to Successfully Switch Your Learning Management Solution (Smih, St. Amour, Douglas)     Enhancing Online Course Content with Curriculum-Based Video Clips (Intelecom)     Monday, Feb. 22, 11:30 am-12:30 pm         Faculty to Faculty:  Creating a "Wildfire" of Faculty Development Opportunities (Forbess, Marquez)     "No Way I am Walking in That!" Designing Ecology Virtual Field Trips (Wallis)     How to Connect with Your Online Students and Improve Their Performance (Kinney)     Folks Using Folksonomy, Digital Galleries and More (Chapman, Jones)     Using Flectures to Teach Online (Megill, Megill)     Third Time's the Charm:  An LMS Implementation Journey (Beattie)     Case Study on Student ID Verfication conducted at Univ. of Maryland University College (Biometric Signature ID)     Monday, Feb. 22, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm         Creating a Peer Mentoring Program for New Online Faculty (King, Mallick     Quality Matters in Ohio:  The Birth of a Statewide System to Promote Quality in Online Courses (Dominique, Boyd, Ragias)     Increasing Student Success by Using Web 2.0 to Create Cross-Institutional Learning Communities (Klein)     Course of Record (COR):  A Collarborative Method for Developing Online Courses (Shapiro, Munce, Hesting, Godcharles)     Creating Web-Based Course Packs that Move with You and between Any Course Management System (Ficek)     Are We in the Right Sandbox? (Bowen)     Monday, Feb, 22, 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm         It's Pedagogy, Not Technology:  LMS Training can Address Teaching, Learning and Student Engagement (Kell)     vTSTC:  Behind the Scenes on Creating TSTC's Virtual Presence in Second Life! (Gibson)     Can You Hear Me Now?  Are Your Students Calling?  (Bishop, Coveny)     Creatively Combining Technologies for a Successful Online Course (Lohr, Quast)     Handheld Learning-Using the iTouch as an Educational Tool (Buchholz, Bradford)     eLearning Myth Busters:  Is Conventional Wisdom Wrong? (Dahl)     Tuesday, Feb. 23, 8:30 am - 9:30 am         Are Your Faculty Getting Adequate Support to Teach Online? (Johnson)     Striving for Quality Online Courses (Johnson, Hornung)     Avoiding Webinar Wrecks (Bowen, Bartoletti)     "How Do Ya Work This Thang?"  The Emerging Digital Technology Certificate Program (Amick)     Rethinking Developmental Math (Karr, Rominger)     Tuesday, Feb. 23, 10:00 am-11:00 am         An ACAdemic Approach to Redesigning Faculty Professional Development (Whiteside, Nixon, Duke)     Grassroots Growth:  Developing a Faculty Training Program (Shelangoskie, Butler)     Virtually Being There:  Strategies for Designing and Facilitating Effective Online Group Projects (Stevenson)     Handjiving and LiveScribing - Using Structure and Technology to Facilitate Learning in Hybrid Courses (Gaudet, Temple)     OMG!! Do U Want to ROTFL When You Hear the Word "Wiki"?  (Chapman)     Quality in Online Education - Creating the Framework  (Innovations in Education)		Q9 Are there any session topics you would like to see covered at eLearning 2011 that were not covered here? Q10 Please check the top three topics you would like  addressed at eLearning 2011.   Connectivism   Open Educational Resources Cyberculture   Open Source Topics Gaming   Publishing Leadership in Distance Education   Students and Technology Innovative Uses of Technology - Case Studies   Supporting Military Students Instructional Design   Teaching Online National Legislative Initiatives   Mobile Learning New Technology Tools   Other Online Facilitation and Interaction     Please explain if you selected Other Q11 Please recommend general session speakers for eLearning 2011? Q12 Can you recommend a possible topic for the Grand Debate for eLearning 2011? Q13 How much time did you spend in the exhibit hall?   15 minutes 30 minutes One hour More than an hour Q14 How many exhibits would you like to see?   10-20 21-30 More than 30 It doesn't matter to me Q15 Please provide a contact name for a person or company who might want to exhibit at eLearning 2011? Q16 The amount of free time in the conference program was?   Not enough Just right Too much Q17 How would you rate the off-site tour on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best)?   One   Four Two   Five Three   Did not Attend   How can we improve these events? Q18 How was the Omni Fort Worth Hotel on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best)?   One   Two   Three   Four   Five   Food Service at Meal Functions           Meeting Facilities           Room Accommodation           Location           Comments: Q19 How do you rate the AV equipment and services at eLearning 2010 on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the best)?   One   Two   Three   Four   Five   N/A   Access to wireless internet during general sessions             Performance of presentation AV during general sessions             Internet cafe             Comments:   Q20 Did you use Twitter or access the Internet during the general sessions?   Yes   No Q21 Did you use the Internet Cafe during the conference?   Yes   No Q22 Overall, how would you rate your experience at eLearning 2010?   Fair Good Excellent Q23 How can we improve and general comments: Q24 Will you recommend attendance at eLearning to your colleagues?   Yes No   Why?   Q25 What should be considered for the ideal location for future eLearning conferences?   Lowest airfares Suburban hotel w/low rates & nearby mall or restaurants Downtown hotel w/higher rates, but nearby shops and restaurants Resort hotel w/higher rates, but little or no transportation to  city
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