Question summary
There were 22 participants
Pre summer school
·
Sufficient and appropriate
information
Ø Good/ OK etc - 19
o
A bit
late
o
Test
site not accessible until just before
o
Not
sufficient information from home BC
The venue
·
Accommodation
Ø Good/ OK etc - 19
o
Not
even for East European teachers please
o
One
bathroom for four people - too worn down
o
Not
very comfortable
·
Food
Ø Good/ OK etc - 18
o
Too
substantial
o
Culturally
typical I guess
o
Evening
meals too big
o
Food
too rich - two lunches
·
The teaching facilities
Ø Good/ OK etc - 19
o
Fairly
good/ could be better/ adequate
·
The computer/ technical facilities
Ø Good/ OK etc - 9
o
Too
few computers - 6
o
iMacs malicious
o
Lack
of iMac familiarity - 3
o
Limited
access to computer room - 2
o
A bit
overcrowded
The locality - Krakow
Ø Good/ OK etc - 21
(usually expressed as excellent/ fantastic)
o
I
would move the summer school to a smaller place so participants wouldn’t be so
tempted to take time off in the centre which caused tiredness
o
Could
not have found a better place
o
Very
suitable for the topic of food
o
A
perfect place for intercultural exploration and immersion into a variety of
other cultures - especially at the height of the season
The programme - we divided the
timetable into four phases - do you
think each phase built into the
next to lead successfully to the
end?
Not always understood
Ø Good/ OK etc - 12
Ø No comment - 5
o
More
time for lessons with computers and www pages at the beginning
o
Not
clear sometimes though ended successfully
o
Link
between theoretical and practical should be mentioned from the beginning
o
No -
the first two phases were not appropriate and too long, some useless, not very
practical, the last two too short
o
The
final phase could be compressed a bit in order to be more effective and not
waste time
Please comment on the effectiveness of each phase
·
Orientation
Ø Good/ OK etc - 17
o
I was
lost I didn’t know what the product would look like
o
Going
through previous project together
o
Maybe
not enough
o
Helped
to get introduced to the topic and to ‘feel’ the atmosphere of the school
o
A bit
chaotic as we were given too broad a choice - easy to get confused
·
Preparation
Ø Good/ OK etc - 12
o
Too
long - 3
o
Too
much public discussion
o
More
time for working on computers
o
More
clarity to the aims
o
Not
clear to everybody
o
Short
but concise
o
Item
tutors more accessible
o
Not
connected with each other
o
More
attention could be paid
o
Dependent
on participants preparedness and previous knowledge
·
Production
Ø Good/ OK etc - 12
o
Too
short - 5
o
It
made me nervous but now I know it was not as hard as I imagined - positive
stress
o
Effective
- a lot of help from tutors - 2
o
Too
little time - too fast
o
Equipment
problems
o
I
like working with computers, I like developing my ideas with other people, I
like creating classroom materials
o
Struggling
very hard
·
Evaluation
Not always understood
Ø Good/ OK etc - 14
o
Four
pages too much - 5
o
Both
necessary and hated at the same time
o
Not
enough time to evaluate other participant’s items
o
OK as
far as we could see the results of our and others’ work
Which of the sessions specifically helped
·
prepare you for your item?
Not always understood - comments only on ideas - no tutor names given
Ø No comment - 11
o
Fieldwork
- 2
o
Computer
skills
o
Web
tools
o
Wieliczka
trip
o
Hot
potatoes - 2
·
prepare you for your future ?
Not always understood
Ø No comment - 11
o
Computer
skills - 3
o
Web
quest
o
Reflection
on theory behind practice
o
Awareness
raising
o
Working
with realia - 2
The teaching
- please give an overall comment on:
·
tutor sessions
Ø Good/ OK etc - 13
o
I
didn’t understand the purpose of some of them
o
Informative
but more interactive and useful
o
More
related to one another and more interesting - not just reading
o
Personally
I missed some more theoretical input into CS methodology
o
Not
bad
o
At
least two sessions less
o
Should
be more active
o
Some
of the tutors were trying to reinvent the wheel
o
Interesting
but not all necessary
o
Knowledge
build-up in the course was used in the final work
·
tutor item support
Ø Good/ OK etc - 20
o
Improved
by more frequent contact
o
Enough
to raise our ‘trainer autonomy’
o
A bit
insufficient
o
Critical
in a very constructive way
o
Constant
feedback
·
computer support
Ø Good/ OK etc - 20
(‘professional’ often used)
o
Lacking
some details here and there
o
More
or less good enough
o
Very
patient and helpful
·
organisation
Not always understood
Ø Good/ OK etc - 19
o
Sometimes
not very clear
o
Could
be better
o
A
little tiring because of weekend work
o
Great
that there were ‘free’ days
·
for
trainers
(10 participants) - please comment on your
strand
Ø Good/ OK etc - 5
o
Some
participants misplaced in that group
o
Supported
with more practical issues
o
Not
all trainers knew what was expected of them - need more support theoretically -
more collaboration
o
Too
theoretical, too academic, too abstract
o
Some
overlapping
o
Liked
sessions dealing with the final outcome
o
Exchange
of ideas from different teaching backgrounds was useful
The social programme
·
at the hostel
Not always understood - included comments on the hostel itself
Ø Good/ OK etc - 11
o
BC
night a success
o
Could
have been more interesting
·
trips
Ø Good/ OK etc - 16
o
Tesco
visit interesting but not useful to me - it could be optional
o
Unique/
inspiring
o
Wieliczka
- brilliant - 2
o
Excellent
- some of us will always remember the visit to Tesco
o
Needs
participant priorities
o
Interesting
and important for historical and cultural background
·
visiting speakers
Ø Good/ OK etc - 8
o
Excellent
researchers but not very good at giving sessions
o
There
should be no visits
o
Could
get it on the web
o
Shouldn’t
be read - 3
o
Not
interesting - 5
o
Presence
of native speakers, variety of faces - topics
o
ELTeCS was interesting
o
Too
academic
Do you think we achieved the
participant-generated aims for the school?
Not always understood as relating to original aims
Ø Good/ OK etc - 20
Did you achieve your own personal
goals for the summer school?
Ø Good/ OK etc - 20
Our philosophy - please comment on the following:
·
a community of teachers, trainers and tutors
o
Very
interesting
o
Fully
accomplished in my opinion
o
I
expected something more close - more social contacts
o
Friendly
and supportive atmosphere
o
Achieved
easily the tutors were very supportive and available all the time
o
Helpful,
friendly, a lot of paying attention to each other
o
True
o
Good
professionals - very well organised and cooperative
o
Good
selection, great personalities
o
A real
community
o
Sense
of togetherness
o
Different
from all other courses I have attended and I think it works very well -
stimulates creativity
·
the local dimension - Krakow as a
participant of both the social side of the school and on the webpages
o
It
was useful to be in such a cultural centre
o
It
fulfils all necessary elements
o
Impossible
to avoid its influence it was an active participant indeed
o
An
inspiration and background all the time
o
Invaluable
experience
o
Excellent
choice
o
The
timing was perfect for the city to present itself at its best
o
Not
necessarily - too many temptations and events taking place there
o
It
offered the resources necessary for developing our webpage activities
o
Krakow served both aims very
well
·
the international dimension
o
The
number of Polish people was adequate to provide a view of the ‘local’
o
Accomplished
thanks to participants from so many countries
o
An
opportunity to learn from different countries
o
Only
in a multicultural group can you learn about ideas of an intercultural approach
o
The
greatest advantage
o
More
excitement and more professional insight
o
Partially
o
A
widely represented spectrum
o
The
first time in my life I had the opportunity to make friends with people from
neighbouring countries this is what brings spice to courses of this kind
o
We
truly developed cultural awareness
o
Excellent
o
Very
broad, varied and interesting
o
Insight
into cultures I haven’t met closely so far
Our aim was that we should be
product-led but process-centred - these questions ask you to reflect
on your learning of methods and techniques connected with:
Not always understood
·
intercultural approaches in FLT
o
Because
of the number of international teachers this year the intercultural approach in
FLT was better presented, expressed and understood – I became more culturally
sensitive
o
Something
completely new
o
Teaching
everyday issues, stereotypical for common textbooks, from a cultural studies
point of view
o
It
helped me pay more attention to the practical side of investigating cultural
issues
o
Learnt
skills to share with other people in my country
o
Learned
a lot to use in the classroom
o
Difficult
to do in the school
o
Not
too many novelties yet it was a pleasure to brush up my knowledge
·
material writing skills
o
I was
able to write and prepare quicker than before
o
I
didn’t know it was so hard
o
The
mini-projects really gave the opportunity to develop material writing skills
and focus on the objectives of bringing culture into the classroom reality
o
Our
ability to write materials has definitely increased
o
Doing
things really teaches you how to do them
o
Could
have been more
o
Discussions
with each other and with tutors helped me get a better perspective
o
This
is the part where I would have expected more theoretical guidance
·
ICT skills
o
More
time practising computer skills
o
Some
but not too much
o
We
could have had more
o
Really
well done and I learnt a lot
o
Unlimited
area
o
Hot
potatoes
o
Possibility
to refresh skills not used very often
o
Web
quest
·
fieldwork skills
o
A lot
of new skills and methods
o
I
love it and could do it all the time
o
Good
to be reminded about simple things
o
Much
better than material writing - I am sure we will all benefit
o
I
learned everything - I never used it before
o
Developed
as I was given a lot of opportunity to do a lot of fieldwork more or less
useful for individuals - but all were thought provoking
o
A lot
of stress on this part - successfully combined with exploring Krakow
What have you learned on the theme
of Food?
Ø No comment - 7
o
All
my expectations of possible explorations were confirmed
o
It is
a never ending theme
o
A
great theme to explore
o
An
excellent means to promote intercultural skills
o
Lots
of new vocabulary
o
Eating
cultures in other countries
o
Possibilities
of using food in teaching
o
A way
of connecting people
o
Jewish
food
o
It
can be analysed from different angles
o
It
can be explored in a billion ways
o
I had
never done anything connected with food and literature
o
It
focused my attention on globalisation - articles and Tesco - which I had not
cared too much about before
o
We
became more aware that it is common for everybody and at the same time
different
o
Quite
far especially when looking at the range of topics
How will you take what you have learned:
·
into your classrooms?
o
Prepare/
adjust some of my materials
o
I’ll
use most of these ideas with my students
o
Using
these web materials
o
Using
strategies learned
o
Exploring
the theme interculturally
o
Using
the computer in new ways
o
Into
speaking classes leading to discussion
o
The
intercultural dimension
o
Introduce
fieldwork
o
Expanding
existing methods with newly-acquired skills
o
Improve
computer-based knowledge of my students
o
Addressing
students to the webpages
·
into your professional life?
o
Use
some of the professional contacts that were newly established
o
Apply
for some joint project
o
Another
step in my self-development as an ELT teacher
o
Preparing
my own materials to use on the web
o
Aware
of what I can do with various materials
o
Offering
TTC courses on the skills developed
o
Not
afraid of producing and using my own materials
o
Helping
other teachers explore the theme
o
Found
out the potential of my abilities
o
Excellent
springboard for material writing skills
o
Disseminate
interculturality and fieldwork among my colleagues
o
Better
computer skills
o
New
contacts
Would you like to
take part in reporting back on your use of summer school materials via the Nicenet
site?
Ø Yes - 17
Ø Probably/ maybe - 3
Ø No comment - 2
Would you like to take advantage of the ELTeCS bid
training?
- if so how?
o
I’m
not sure
o
Rather
not
o
Maybe
next year
o
I’ll
definitely think about it
o
Already
involved in other projects
o
I
don’t know how yet but I’ll definitely try
o
I
will try to write a bid with my colleagues
o
Possible
in the future
o
No
o
Organising
international summer school
o
Webpage
materials for state school teachers
o
Not
given it much thought
o
Not
clear when exactly
o
To
consider later
Two (or more) things …
·
that particularly impressed me
o
Variety
of people
o
Supportive
tutor attitudes
o
Krakow
o
Openness
of tutors
o
No
barriers among people when they want to be friends
o
Work
produced
o
Integration
of tutor team
o
Special
warm atmosphere generated by tutors and participants
o
Organisation
of course
o
Friendly
people
o
Patience
of the organisers
o
Very
professional
o
Excellent
tutor computer skills
o
Internationality
o
BC’s
presents
o
Well
organised social life
o
Importance
paid to interactivity
o
Human
contact
·
to do differently or improve next year
