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Problem Solving and Problem-based Learning Journal Club: End of Series Survey

Please reflect on this journal club series and let us know what worked well and what needs improvement. Your input is valuable to us as we plan future journal clubs. Your responses to this survey will be kept confidential. However, we ask you to enter your name below. This will improve our ability to evaluate the program by allowing us to link information about your overall journal club experience to your responses to other evaluation instruments (for example, the roadcheck). The journal club conveners will not see your name in conjunction with your responses; they will only see the aggregate data, compiled by our evaluation team. You may, of course, fill out the form anonymously if you prefer; we'd rather have anonymous data than no data.

Your name:

What aspects of the journal club were the most valuable for you? And why?

Least valuable and why?

Why motivated you to participate in this journal club? Check all that apply.
Teaching quandary. You hope to figure out a solution to a specific issue you came across in a course.
Research interest. This workshop aligns with your own academic interests.
Pedagogical interest. You have always wanted to teach students this content, set of skills or in this manner.
Colleague suggestion. A colleague recommended the workshop to you.
Community interest. You want to take part in an activity with like-minded colleagues outside of your institution (as well as learn something).
Career development. You want to prepare yourself for the next stage of your career.
Other:
If other, please specify:

How well did this journal club encourage participation and establish a community that could work and learn over the course of the series of meetings? Please share any thoughts you have for approaches that worked or didn't work as well in this area.

How has this journal club changed your thinking about teaching? (what you teach; how you teach)

Reflecting on your interactions at this workshop, are there people with whom you plan to be in contact? If so, list up to five. Please indicate any new contacts with an asterisk (*) following their name.

How will you use and/or apply what you learned in your professional life (teaching, service, research, or career)?

If we were to follow up with you as to how you used or applied what you learned, what time frame would make the most sense for your plans? This information will be shared by name with the journal club conveners.

Ask me in 3 months. I plan to use or apply aspects immediately.
Ask me in 6 months. I plan to use or apply aspects sometime during the next semester.
Ask me in 1 year. My professional circumstances will not allow me to use or apply aspects until then.
Other

If other, please specify:

What is your level of interest in continuing to work with group members on future projects and collaborations? This information will be shared by name with the journal club conveners.

I would like to continue to work with journal club members to develop materials, write a paper, or participate in a research project concerning this topic.
I would like to be kept in the loop via email for the above actions and may be able to provide feedback, but do not have time to actively participate in development of materials, paper writing, or pursuing a research project.
I do not wish to participate further.

Website and TechnologyThe following questions ask you about your experiences with the Cutting Edge website.

I believe that I will use the resources found on the Cutting Edge website to help apply the learning I gained from this workshop.

I plan to use the website to share what I learned with colleagues.

In order to move forward with what you learned during this journal club, what are the one or two things that are most critical for you to find and use on the Cutting Edge website?

Overall, to what extent did the technology (conference call, Blackboard Collaborate, discussion board, SERC web workspaces) function for you throughout the journal club?

Satisfied (technology supported my journal club experience)
Somewhat satisfied (technology supported my experience but had minor glitches)
Somewhat dissatisfied (technology problems degraded and limited my experience)
Dissatisfied (technology problems severely degraded and limited my experience)

Please add any comments about how well the technology (conference call, Blackboard Collaborate, discussion board, SERC web workspaces) functioned for you throughout the series. Share any specific challenges you experienced and the degree to which these challenges interfered with your participation.

To what extent do you agree that the format of journal club series (conference calls plus virtual interactions) was appropriate for achieving the journal club goals?

Agree Tend to agree Tend to disagree Disagree

Please add any comments about the format (what worked well or didn't work well).

Please share any thoughts about the organization, schedule, and timing of events in this series.

GoalsPlease rate to the extent you agree with the following statements with 4=Agree and 1=Disagree.

The pre-session communications gave me the information I needed to prepare for each meeting of the journal club.

Materials on the website were useful in preparing for the journal club meetings.

The design of the journal club series facilitated exchange of expertise among participants.

The journal club meetings engaged me in active learning related to its goals.

The journal club sessions were well facilitated.

The logistics for the journal club series were well executed.

I believe the goals of the journal club series as stated were met:

a. Explore strategies for introducing problem-solving in the classroom and share concrete examples.

b. Develop greater understanding of the pitfalls students encounter in problem solving and explore strategies for overcoming these challenges.

c. Think critically about the influence of different levels of scaffolding on students' success.

d. Develop a common, shared vocabulary for thinking about and discussing problem solving and problem-based learning.

e. Consider approaches to assessing problem-solving that includes an understanding of the role of metacognition in students' success.

Please comment on any of your ratings, particularly if you disagreed with any item (rated any a "1" or "2").

Please indicate your current satisfaction with this journal club by selecting the appropriate number (10=Very Satisfied and 1=Very Dissatisfied).

Comments to explain your rating:

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