IAS 2010 June - Scientist Post Event Feedback

Hi, thanks for filling in our feedback survey. Your response will help us improve the event for teachers, scientists and students in the future.

Most questions are not compulsory, but please give as much information as you are willing; your feedback is really useful to us!

1. What is your name? Required Question

2. Overall, did you enjoy taking part in the event?

	Yes, it was fantastic
	Yes, it was OK
	Not really, it was a bit of a chore
	No, it was a waste of time

3. What do you think you gained from the experience?

4. What do you think the students gained from the experience?

5. Thinking about your initial expectations, before you started the event: have they been met, not met, or exceeded?

6. How do you think it compared to other forms of science engagement or dialogue you may have been involved with?

7. How did you find the following parts of the site?

8. How did you find the scientist briefing notes?

	Very useful - they told me everything I needed to know
	Quite useful - they covered most points but had some gaps
	Not very useful - I had lots of questions after reading them
	Not at all useful - a waste of paper
	I didn't read the briefing notes
	I didn't receive any briefing notes

9. Do you have any comments about the scientist briefing notes (compliments, criticisms, suggestions, all gratefully received!)?

10. Approximately how long did you spend per day, on average, participating in the event?

11. From a technical viewpoint, how did you find using the site?

12. Which of the following sections of the site did you think was best for communicating with students?

	Scientist Profile
	Q+A
	Live chats

13. Did you feel you changed the language you used or the way you were communicating during the event?

14. If so, can you tell us something about how and why?

15. If you take part again, would you prefer to be in a themed zone or a general zone?

16. Did you feel you interacted with other scientists during the event, as well as students?

17. If so, did you find this interaction useful and why?

18. What is the main thing you have learned from taking part?

19. What did you particularly like about the event?

20. What did you particularly dislike about the event?

21. Would you change the event in any way? If so, how?

22. What would you do differently next time (if anything)?

23. Did anything surprise you?

24. Would you participate again?

	Yes
	No

25. Would you recommend it to a colleague?

	Yes
	No

26. Are there any other comments you'd like to make?

	Less than 30 mins/day
	30mins-1hr/day
	1-1.5hrs/day
	1.5-2hrs/day
	2-3hrs/day
	More than 3 hrs/day (please specify)

	Very difficult
	Quite difficult throughout
	Quite difficult to start but easy once I was used to it
	Quite simple and straightforward
	Very easy
	I didn't use the site