Deep Water Horizon Professional Development Program

April 2010

Evaluation Results

Test Results

Group Post Test Pre Test

Mean 80.3208 50.0782

SD 12.4775 13.0999

SEM 1.0471 1.09993

N 142 142

Post Test Mean 30.2426

t 23.9886

df 141

Sig (2 - tailed) 0.0001

Participant’s Home Location

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Female vs Male Participants

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84% 16%

How did you find Ms. Barbara Albrecht's (University of Florida) knowledge of content?

Very Valuable Valuable

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How did you find Dr. Julie Anderson's (LA State University - Sea Grant) knowledge of content?

Very Valuable

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How did you find Dr. Moby Solangi's (Institute of Marine Mammal Studies) knowledge of content?

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How did you find Dr. Frank Hernandez (Dauphin Island Sea Lab) knowledge of content?

Very Valuable

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68% 23% 6%1% 2%

How would you rate Albrecht - Environmental Impacts on the Marine Environment presentation?

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How would you rate Anderson - Seafood Safety presentation?

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7%27 % 1 %0%65%

How would you rate Solangi – Deep water Horizon Oil Spill Impacts on Dolphins and Sea Turtles presentation?

Very Valuable

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How would you rate Hernandez - Sargassum Communities in the Gulf Presentation?

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Louisiana Only - How would you rate the Hands On Activity - What Are We Tasting?

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Louisiana Only - How would you rate the Hands On Activity -Sea Turtle Rescue Round-up?

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Mississippi and Florida Only - How would you rate the Hands On Activity - Inventory and Monitoring Exercise?

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Alabama Only - How would you rate the Hands On Activity - Sea Turtle Survivor?

8%32%54%

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Was this the first time that you have participated in a video conference?

Yes No0%

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58% 42%

Based on your experience in this video conference, would you attend another professional development program offered

through video conference - distance learning?

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Was there adequate time for the hands on activity?

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91%9%

How would you rate the host satellite facility where you attended the program?

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How would you rate the refreshments?

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How would you rate the host satellite facility assistance/knowledge provided by the Staff?

How do you plan to use your enhanced oil-spill knowledge and augmented teaching strategies/activities within your curriculum?

• I will incorporate this into my curriculum as a real life experience. Some people have the misconception that because we do not live on the coast then it doesn't affect us, but in reality it does in every aspect.

• Up until now, we have had so much mixed information about what has happened on our coast. I now feel that I have the information I need to help them see the facts behind the real issues and solutions. I can contribute so much more than I did in the past and make the learning experience mean more to them.

• It will allow me to be more confident in the information I convey to the children. It will aso allow me to posess valuable insight to broaden the scope of lessons related to the oil spill.

• Use science in math class to figure percentages, cause and effect, food chains, ecosystem, population and carrying capacity

In your opinion what are the three most valuable components of this Workshop?

• 1) Data from Experts 2) Interaction with colleagues 3) Opportunity to ask experts questions

• The presentation about Sargassum presented by Dr. Hernandez. He brought up many interesting facts. 2. The facts about seafood safety presented by Dr. Anderson. There are quite a few things she mentioned that will attract the attention of my students. 3. The hands on games will be very helpful in teaching my students.

• sharing knowledge from several sources 2, having informal access to experts 3. additional printed materials available to take home

• 1-How the seafood is tested and the amount you would have to consume to be affected. 2-The sargassum presentation was quite interesting, as well as, the turtle & porpoise information. 3-I learned quite a bit about the oil and weathering. I didn't understand the process of the clean-up or the monitoring until Barabra's presentation.

Any additional comments?

• I truly enjoyed the presentations and they were very informative.

• Having multiple experts "present". Interactions with other sites. Useful content.

• Great Job overall!• Thank you for arranging this! I enjoyed it and

will use the information in seveeral marine lessons!

• Great information. Iook forward to additional conferences!

• Great job, well done!!• Very good workshop, I learned a lot. When is

the next one? • I appreciate the many reminders via email and

the opportunity to respond on-line.• Great work shop. Learned so much. Great

host.• AWESOME - was glad I attended.