| 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. |
