Conference Evaluation

Participants were asked to do an overall evaluation of the conference. They rated 9 aspects of the conference on a scale of 1 - 5 and provided comments in three other areas (strengths of conference; suggestions for change; and what you will take away from the conference). Evaluations were also completed in each workshop. Following is the results of the ratings plus a compendium of comments from participants.

Ratings (Scale of 1-5 with 1=poor and 5=excellent)

Strengths of Conference: (Key Words: sharing information, networking, discussion, socialization, keynote speakers, variety of workshops, variety of people and topics.)

I gathered a lot of information from others that I feel myself and others will be able to take back and use in other parts of the province.

Choice of Mary Gordon and Liz Hanson as keynote speakers. Break-out sessions were valuable.

Bringing together so many voices and allowing time for people to network.

Literacy starts in the family. Anyone who has a role in a child's life has a chance to impact on that child.

Great mix of people. I liked the diversity of backgrounds and the opportunity to hear others speak about their concerns and what they were doing.

Bringing groups and representatives together from around the province.

Learned a lot about family literacy and the many literacy programs. Met lots of interesting people.

Very unthreatening. Personal needs were taken into consideration.