Science Cafe Online Workshop Formative Evaluation

Report date: May, 2011

Overview

Evaluation Title:

Date of report:

05/2011

Contact:

Scott Pattison [1]

Permissions

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Creative Commons
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General Description:

This report presents findings from the evaluation of the online professional development workshop on the topic of hosting nanoscience cafes.

Major Findings:

The evaluation of the September 2010 Science Cafe Online Workshop provides evidence that some workshop outcomes were successfully achieved while others provide potential for improvement.

Key findings include:
- No more than 30% of participants were from any one of the nine regions, and no more than 40% of participants were from any one of the three types of organizations.
- 80% of participants agreed or strongly agreed that they had the knowledge to deliver science cafes in their communities.
- 70% of participants agreed or strongly agreed that they were familiar with nanoscience topics that could be presented through a science cafe.
- 82% of participants agreed or strongly agreed that the workshop met expectations.
- 2 participants applied for stipends to deliver science cafes during NanoDays 2011.

Categorize

Evaluation type:

formative/remedial
professional

Type of product(s) studied:

Professional development, meetings, workshops

Method(s) of data collection:

observations
surveys

Resources

Documents:

Science Cafe Online Workshop formative evaluation report [3]

Author(s):

Jenna LeComte-Hinely

Scott Pattison