 A Few Good Questions . . .
Evaluation is a very important step for effective videoconferencing and one that is so easy to overlook! If no evaluation is done, the technology and instruction might not be adapted to better meet the needs of the learners. Here are some questions to ask yourself, the learners, and support staff. These questions can be adapted for any kind of videoconferencing event whether a meeting, an interview, or other usage. However, in instructional settings, getting answers to these questions will definitely lead to improvement.
- What were the intended outcomes of the lesson? Were they achieved?
- Were expectations clear prior to the lesson?
- Was the lesson technically effective?
- What did you like/dislike about using the technology?
- What would have improved the lesson?
- What should be done differently next time?
- How did the experience compare to a more typical classroom experience (pros/cons)?
Instructor Evaluation Form
We worked with Dr. Victoria Bernhardt, Director of Education for the Future, to devise evaluation forms. This form is available in MS Word document format. If you'd like to download and customize
it (for example, the original form provided an opportunity to add comments after each question) or print it, please feel free to do so. It looks something like this:
| Instructor(s): |
Date of videoconference: |
| Title of videoconference: |
Length of videoconference: |
| Number of viewers: |
Number of sites: |
| What were the intended outcomes of the videoconference and
how well were they achieved? (please attach description if necessary) |
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| Circle the number that represents your feelings about these questions |
Not at all Effective |
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Very Effective |
| How effective was the content of the videoconference? (how well was the content delivered)
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| How well did the content of the videoconference connect to your curriculum? |
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| How effective was the videoconference technically, e.g., clear picture, clear sound? (how well the technology worked) |
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| What did you like about using the technology? |
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| What were the benefits of using this technology? |
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| What did you not like about using the technology? |
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| What would have made the videoconference better? |
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| What will you do differently the next time? |
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| General comments? |
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Download the MSWord form
Viewer Evaluation Form
Dr. Bernhardt also helped develop this form to be used with videoconferencing participants and remote learners. This form is available in MS Word document format. If you'd like to download and customize
it (for example, the original form provided an opportunity to add comments after each question) or print it, please feel free to do so. It looks something like this:
| Instructor(s): |
Date of videoconference: |
| Title of videoconference: |
Length of videoconference: |
| Briefly describe the videoconference |
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| Circle the number that represents your feelings about these questions |
Not at all Clear |
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Very Clear |
| How clear were your expectations before the videoconference began? |
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| How clear were expectations for participation after the videoconference began? |
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| Circle the number that represents your feelings about these questions |
Not at all Effective |
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Very Effective |
| How effective was the content of the videoconference? (how well content was delivered) |
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| How effective was the videoconference technically e.g., clear picture, clear sound? (how well the technology worked) |
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| Circle the number that represents your feelings about these questions |
No Opportunity |
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Many opportunities |
| Did your site have opportunities to interact with the person or people at the other site(s)? |
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| What were you hoping to get out of the teleconference, and did you get it? |
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| What did you like about using this technology? |
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| What were the benefits of using this technology? |
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| What did you not like about using this technology? |
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| What suggestions do you have for the presenter(s) to make the videoconference better? |
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| How did learning new information in this fashion compare to in-person, in-class presentations? |
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| General Comments? |
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Download the MSWord form
Final Thoughts
It is important to gather and process the information from the evaluation and synthesize it for distribution.
Once this is done, you can distribute the evaluation report to interested parties such as other teachers, staff development planners, instructional designers, technical support staff, and administrators. It's a good idea to meet with these folks, and especially with technical support personnel, to debrief after the evaluation information is distributed so you can address the issues identified in evaluation and plan how you might incorporate solutions into future videoconferences.
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