I do not regularly receive formal evaluations for presentations that I give. I find that some of the most positive feedback occurs immediately after my presentations (e.g., additional invites for future presentations) or via email sometimes at a much later date by an individual who was greatly impressed or inspired by the content presented or style of delivery.
Example #1: I recently was invited to give a presentation at the Western Association of Summer Session Administrator’s (WASSA) Conference held in Regina. There was a evaluation form after my presentation and the conference organizer’s later shared the raw data. The responses from participants were extremely positive as you can see from the embedded spreadsheet shared below.
Example #2: I recently gave the closing keynote presentation at a McGraw Hill Teaching & Learning Conference. The presentation was extremely well received and I have since received many messages from participants commending my performance (including an offer for an additional keynote). With the knowledge that I was standing for tenure, Dr. Jay Tashiro (Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, OUIT) offered to write a recommendation based on my performance. The letter in its entirety is found below, but I point specifically to the following passage.
As both an educator and scholar, we consider Dr. Couros a valued colleague. The Health Education Technology Research Unit will certainly sustain ongoing networking with Dr. Couros and will approach him for collaborative research projects during the next several years. We greatly value his insight as well as the rigor of his approach to studying social networks in teaching and learning. His international reputation is well deserved and we were honored by one of the best keynote addresses we have observed in hundreds of conferences.
Example #3: A substantial number of my teaching engagements include guest lectures at various universities and colleges. These are either facilitated face-to-face, or virtually through web conferencing tools. In September 2009, I was invited as ‘virtual visiting professor’ at the University of South Carolina by Dr. Cindy Jennings. As a result of the engagement, Dr. Jennings provided the following evaluation regarding the event itself and to attest to my on-going influence and contributions in the field of educational technology.
Presentation Feedback
I do not regularly receive formal evaluations for presentations that I give. I find that some of the most positive feedback occurs immediately after my presentations (e.g., additional invites for future presentations) or via email sometimes at a much later date by an individual who was greatly impressed or inspired by the content presented or style of delivery.
Example #1: I recently was invited to give a presentation at the Western Association of Summer Session Administrator’s (WASSA) Conference held in Regina. There was a evaluation form after my presentation and the conference organizer’s later shared the raw data. The responses from participants were extremely positive as you can see from the embedded spreadsheet shared below.
Example #2: I recently gave the closing keynote presentation at a McGraw Hill Teaching & Learning Conference. The presentation was extremely well received and I have since received many messages from participants commending my performance (including an offer for an additional keynote). With the knowledge that I was standing for tenure, Dr. Jay Tashiro (Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, OUIT) offered to write a recommendation based on my performance. The letter in its entirety is found below, but I point specifically to the following passage.
Recommendation-Tashiro
Example #3: A substantial number of my teaching engagements include guest lectures at various universities and colleges. These are either facilitated face-to-face, or virtually through web conferencing tools. In September 2009, I was invited as ‘virtual visiting professor’ at the University of South Carolina by Dr. Cindy Jennings. As a result of the engagement, Dr. Jennings provided the following evaluation regarding the event itself and to attest to my on-going influence and contributions in the field of educational technology.
TeachingEvaluation-Jennings