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1. What is the name of your company or organization?

2. What industry does your company or organization serve? Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Mining Utilities Construction Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation and Warehousing Information Finance and Insurance Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Management of Companies and Enterprises Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services Education Services Health Care and Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Accommodation and Food Services Other Services (except Public Administration) Public Administration

3. My company or organization is… Individually or family-owned Publically traded Government entity

4. How many people does your company or organization employ? 1-100 101-500 501-1,000 1,001-5,000 5,001-10,000 More than 10,000

5. What was the main reason for attending this session? (select all that apply) It was a requirement. I was asked to attend. I was interested in the topic. I was interested in the delivery format. I was interested in the speaker. other (please specify ...)

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6. Where does Succession Planning rank in your company or organization’s strategic objectives? It is a top priority. It is moderately important. It is something we are considering. It is not that important. It is a low priority. I don’t know.

7. How do the following three aspects of Succession Planning rank as the greatest areas of concern for your company?Management Succession Planning minor concern slight concern moderate concern significant concern major concern I don’t know.

Technical Succession Planning minor concern slight concern moderate concern significant concern major concern I don’t know.

Social Network Succession Planning minor concern slight concern moderate concern significant concern major concern I don’t know.

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8. How does each of the following attributes rank as important factors when considering educational opportunities for your employees?Convenience not important somewhat important moderately important very important extremely important

Faculty / Presenter not important somewhat important moderately important very important extremely important

Quality not important somewhat important moderately important very important extremely important

Price not important somewhat important moderately important very important extremely important

Time Commitment not important somewhat important moderately important very important extremely important

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9. How important was the speaker's experience and/or notoriety in making your decision to attend this seminar? If someone else were presenting, I wouldn't have attended the seminar. The speaker's presence was a very important part of why I chose to

attend. I was somewhat interested in this particular speaker. I had only heard of this speaker before attending this seminar. I had never heard of this speaker before.

10. Did you feel that the speaker and his content spoke to your company or organization's needs given the scope of the seminar? Very much Moderately so Somewhat Not so much Only a little

11. Did the seminar fulfill your expectations going into the session? Very much Moderately so In some ways Not so much Not at all other (please specify ...)

12. How would you rate the seminar overall? Excellent Very good Adequate Needs work Not useful

13. If Penn State University were to incorporate interactive video instruction as a means of delivering courses, would you be more or less likely to attend future seminars, courses, and/or programs? Much more likely Somewhat more likely Neither more nor less likely Somewhat less likely Much less likely

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14. How many other participants were there at your location?

15. Where were you participating from today?

16. Did you receive your session handouts before the seminar began? Yes No

17. Were you instructed on the proper etiquette for a seminar delivered through videoconferencing? Yes No

18. In your opinion, was the room configured properly to accommodate distance learning? Your comments are welcome.

19. What is your opinion of the quality of integration that took place between the speaker and the technology? Well choreographed Smooth I didn’t notice Stilted Awkward other (please specify ...)

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20. Did the number of participants at your location hinder your willingness to participate? Yes No

21. Did the use of video technology hinder your ability to participate? Yes No

22. Did you feel a high level of engagement among the participants at your location? Yes No n/a

23. If you were attending from a site other than where the presenter was speaking from, were you adequately asked to participate in the class? Yes No

24. How would you rank the level of engagement between the different sites compared to the level of engagement found at typical in-person seminars? More engaged Somewhat more engaged About the same Less engaged Much less engaged

25. Were you more or less willing to participate during this seminar compared to an in-person seminar? Much more willing Somewhat more willing About the same Somewhat less willing Definitely less willing

26. Please share any additional comments about your group or your reflections about video as a means of delivering interactive distance learning seminars, courses, and programs.

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27. Have you ever attended a session that was delivered using interactive video technology? Yes NoIf “yes”, was it a positive experience? Why or why not?

28. In your opinion, what was the quality of the following items during the seminar?Audio Quality inadequate: the quality severely impacted the quality of interaction tolerable: a number of issues, the effects had a noticeable impact on

the quality of interaction adequate: a few issues, but it didn’t effect the quality of interaction very good: only a couple of minor issues excellent: no issues

Visual Quality inadequate: the quality severely impacted the quality of interaction tolerable: a number of issues, the effects had a noticeable impact on

the quality of interaction adequate: a few issues, but it didn’t effect the quality of interaction very good: only a couple of minor issues excellent: no issues

29. Did you have difficulties hearing the participants from other locations? Yes No

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30. Please rate the follow based on your preference for delivery:audio conferencing do not prefer slightly do not prefer don’t have a preference slightly prefer definitely prefer

in-person sessions do not prefer slightly do not prefer don’t have a preference slightly prefer definitely prefer

live online sessions do not prefer slightly do not prefer don’t have a preference slightly prefer definitely prefer

videoconferencing do not prefer slightly do not prefer don’t have a preference slightly prefer definitely prefer