1. |
It seemed
to me that there were a lot of Webheads in the audience. I
mean, for not being a Webhead long myself, I found I knew
almost all of the participants. Were there also others? Is
there a way to track registrants to know if our advertising
reached a wider audience? |
2. |
such
venues of meeting with professionals are very stimulating to
me, need to be a more active member in this rapidly changing
community |
3. |
This has
been the best Webhead event yet. The community obviously gets
stronger every day. |
4. |
Havind
difficulty to access the live sessions, I did a follow-up with
the recorded sessions. It was great but of course I missed the
fun with the live sessions! |
5. |
Fantastic
conference! Thanks so much! |
6. |
I hope to
see more of these sessions in the future. Because of time
differences and work I was not able to participate in as many
as I wanted. I will contiune to be more active in them though
since I feel they are so helpful and full of useful
information. Keep it up! |
7. |
I just
wish I could enjoy your activities more but do not have the
infrastructure to do so. Thanks for all your efforts and keep
up the excellent work. You have reached a great number of
people and deserve to be acknowledged. |
8. |
When we
love sb or sth it's very difficult to find fault. Sorry to be
subjective, and probably unreliable in my appreciations. But I
can only recognize the fruitful efforts made by mentor Vance
plus the qualified contributions and help from so many wise
experts around the world, who merged into an invaluable
confluence of knowledge, ideas, and, above all, most
constructive communication. |
9. |
I admire
the volunteers work. I regret there was not a clear difference
between 'commercial'presentations and 'sharing good
practice'(material free of charge) Maybe two different
convergences in the future? |
10. |
I can
hardly wait till next years online convergence. |
11. |
It was at
once exciting using all this technology, listening and
watching presentations and at the same time confusing as I
jumped from one technology to another with things not
occurring on time. Overall though loved the conference, what I
saw and heard of it and however chaotic it all was. I'll be
there at the next one for sure and I will bring some other
people along for the ride. |
12. |
Lets do it
again. |
13. |
communication fell to dead ears, and that is
troublesome |
14. |
This was a
great event! I was disappointed that there was so little
discussion on the Moodle forum. Also, as usual with Moodle, it
was hard to figure out where the various forums were and what
each was for. Maybe they need to start earlier before the
convention? |
15. |
I am a 2nd
year graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. Claire
Siskin suggested that I check out the conference and I am so
grateful she did. I learned so much much in such a few days.
All of the presentations were excellent. The presenters were
organized, knowledgeable, and open to new ideas. I am very
grateful for all the knowledge and expertise they shared.
Thank you very much for letting me share this unique and very
educational experience! |
16. |
A great
and beneficial conference like this one should have been
announced for in all forums and online chatrooms and clubs. I
expected to see more participants in the talks, especially the
one for David Nunan; there were only 20 of us. |
17. |
Thanks for
a wonderful conference. Very inspiring and even if there were
some technology problems (there always are) I felt technology
was used in a extremely good way. |
18. |
I
congratulate all the Webheads conference team for the great
work and organization. Thanks for keeping us
updated. |
19. |
I really
appreciated people's willingness to help when I got it wrong.
I think this is what makes this group special. |
20. |
this has
to do more with my low-tech skills and with my mismanagement
of time... too many ongoing activities than I could cope
with...I stiil need to learn how to prioratize and get things
done synch. in real time... |
21. |
A unique
opportunity to link up people with similar interests from the
whole world. |
22. |
Being a
newbie in the world of English learning+technology it was very
beneficial for me to read some of the materials in advance, to
have a glimpse at the presentations beforehand (at least
partially). I did some more reading on some of the topics, so
I could follow the presenter's ideas and discussions. I
couldn't share at this convergence - I only grabbed... But I'm
going to spread the word for your fascinating world at a local
conference in spring 2006 and may be you'll find some new
followers from Bulgaria. |
23. |
Congratulations on a great first convergence.
I'm sure all participants like myself benfitted greatly from
the great diversity and expertise of the presenters. WELL
DONE!!!! |
24. |
Timezone
difference kept many of us from attending more sessions of the
convergence but when I knew Daf had stayed online for 19 hours
for one session after another I really admire her. I surely
wish I hadn't missed so many sessions. I strongly hope that
some student participants would be involved in the future
WiAOC convergence. |
25. |
Congrats
for the huge effort made by all the people behind and in
charge of this convergence!!! No words to express my
gratitude!!! I learned a lot!!! |
26. |
All my
best wishes. |
27. |
congratualtions for the excellent work you've
done Vance. I am proud to belong to THE Webheads Cop and more
than happy to be among those who presented on this first
online event...I remember that a year ago I didn't even know
you ( the webheads) and when I sent you ( you Vance)a YM
Instant message explaining my concerns you just said "you
knocked at the right door",...i entered... and you were right.
Thanks for having welcomed me as a family memeber, I 'll never
forget it Vance. sincerly Soraya. PS there were many first
times since I joined your community: first time to dare to
speak to a native, first time to follow a workshop ( BAW2005),
first time to chat with other persons apart from local
friends, first time to submit a proposal, first to be
accepted, first time to present ...and ONLINE. all these
things I haven't had them in my country but with you MY 2nd
FAMILY....for all these things and much more
10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 +1
thanks |
28. |
I really
enjoyed the conference and must congratuate you on your hard
work and the effort you put into it. There was enough variety
for everyone and the events were well timed during the period.
Congratulations once again. |
29. |
This
conference was very well done. If I hadn't known it was a
first-time venture, I wouldn't have believed that it
was. |
30. |
I think
the best thing about this kind of conference is that
everything is acrchived. That's a tremedous resource both for
me and the people who couldn't attend. |
31. |
What
really made this conference enjoyable and impressive were the
participants - so many committed, lively, and knowledgable
people involved. The support from everyone was just
incredible. The only thing that disappointed me was my own
inability to get more involved, due to an overload of work and
family commitments. I hope to find better balance and be a
more active participant next time around. I look forward to
advancements in the technology that will increase the quality
of interation at events like this. WiAOC was a pioneer event -
looking forward to many more. |
32. |
Not quite
sure where recordings were (to be) stored. E.g. Have not found
any transcripts at TappedIN |
33. |
1.We
should share one platform for online presentation which will
make things much easier for participants; 2. If not, at least
set short cuts for different platforms and help people to set
it up before hand. |
34. |
I really
enjoyed it |
35. |
I stepped
in right at the middle. Wasn't sure about the schedule because
of the time difference. That I must learn, to make use of
these... |
36. |
Great
keynote speakers, lots to learn. I think I learned more this
weekend than I could have done in years diddling on my own.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, for getting everybody together like
this. |
37. |
Thanks
Vance for organizing this convergence...and thanks also to all
the webheads pillars : Dafne, Barbara, Buth, Michael, Rita,
Teresa, Andrew, John |
38. |
This was
an amazing feat and I would like to commend all of you who
made it possible. It was not flawless (some scheduling issues
and technology problems--presenters), but it was nothing short
of a miracle that 90% of the activities came to fruition. The
conference opened my eyes to some of the great resources for
conferencing as well (Learning Times). |
39. |
Overall,
it was very good. I hope you continue next year. i might even
give something. |
40. |
Keep up
the good work |
41. |
Thanks
everybody for such a great event. Waiting for
more!!! |
42. |
Never go
into any events |
43. |
No
comments. Thank you very much for excellent level of
presentation and participants.For the nex events I'd like you
to join me. |
44. |
Thank you
so much for putting this together. I'm not sure how to answer
No. 7 because, for me, in general the conference was
excellent, but there were many points during the weekend that
I was extremely frustrated by the technology. |
45. |
I
regularly lurk in Webhead stuff, but I'm not an active member.
I found some of the sessions a little alienating, because the
presenters were talking to other active Webheads and not to
newcomers. Not the content, so much, but the tangents, and the
assumptions. Presenters should remember that not everyone is
going to be aware of all the Webhead background, or know who
all these people are. I learned a lot, but I was in several
sessions that were more networking (among friends) than
anything else, and while networking is great, it's awkward to
be the newcomer, especially when you weren't expecting
it. |
46. |
I am so
grateful the sessions are recorded. I was not able to be
present at most of the sessions since I am currently working
on my Master's Degree and I had two enormous papers to write
and submit during this convergence. Reading the emails, from
everyone, I can feel the enormous enthusiasm from so many
people. Yaodong sent me some screen shots of Vance's session
and even though I wasn't able to attend I can still feel
exhilarated with seeing all the smiling faces of who was
there. I am looking forward to viewing the recorded session.
This entire convergence deeply touches me because it just
proves how many truly dedicated, unselfish, thoughtful, eager
to help, intelligent, humorous, and all around beautiful
educators there are in this entire world. If there was ever a
confirmation of the goodness of people this is certainly it!!!
This confergence truly enriched my soul!!! Thank you, eveyone,
from the bottom of my heart, for organizing something so
powerful!!! |
47. |
I'm in
Brazil and I was in that WOW-process! How would I ever have a
chance to get to learn and meet so many knowledgeable people
in so little time? How would I gather so much valuable
information and so many precious tips, links, resources, and
tools if it weren't for this convergence of bright techie
minds trying to pass on the information they have in such a
meaningful and applicable way? Thanks you all. It has been a
delight to join you online and this online seminar just
strengthened my willingness to Become a Webhead in January
2006, a moment that I've been looking for since I met some of
you during the San Antonio TESOL! I'm sure that next year
we'll have more of this sharing and learning moments that you
provide us. Carla Arena Casa Thomas Jefferson
Brasilia-Brazil |
48. |
I believe
we should have a lessons learned blog, moodle, wiki or
whatever. And different kinds of list servs - moodle generated
- where different topics would be addressed with "alerts" by
email when posts are made. |
49. |
Great
Conference, great organization, keep the good
work! |
50. |
Most of
the presentations were excellent. One can't just give one
overall grade though, as above. But overall, the quality was
far, far better than at any other conference I've attended:-)
Congratulations, Webheads. There were amazingly few problems
with the microphones and technology. It was a wonderful
experiment but too long though. We were all very tired by the
end. |