Webinar 1: How are we getting on? (for teachers of deaf pupils)

Course evaluation summary

Number of Participants: 36
Number of Respondents: 8

Overall Assessment:

Will you do anything differently as a result of today's training?

Consider the purchase of higher quality clear facemasks.
Yes, aspects to support my working with pupils.
Share knowledge with colleagues. Use good ideas that were suggested.
I will be more aware of how to talk to different authorities, knowing how differently they are interpreting the return to learning face to face in schools. It was a very well timed course.
It was interesting listening to others and I forwarded notes to my boss.

What was best about the course/event?

Hearing how others are tacking the same issues.
Listening to how other councils are interpreting the guidelines.
Hearing other ToD experiences.
Connecting with other ToDs (2) and getting a picture of what is happening across Scotland, which is extremely useful.
The presenter was terrific at keeping the discussion going and making sure everyone felt part of the meeting.
Sharing ideas.

What, if anything, could have been improved about the course?

Internet connection, stopping, people signing off.

How did you hear about this course?

Course Info Email from SSC: 7
Colleague: 1

What other CPD training would you like the SSC to provide?

Supporting children remotely, what is the best technology to use?
Continue to allow platform for discussion.
How peri services allocate support to pupils.
More on this same topic for parents of deaf children with a panel including an education lawyer such as Iain Nisbett?
Anything, it's all good. Early Years support when doing it remotely would be grand.
Anything deaf related.

Technical Feedback

How was your experience of accessing the course via Collaborate? 4/5

How would you rate the webinar technology? 3.8/5

Any comments on the technical aspects

I was on Zoom, so there were lots of issues with Collaborate.
Sound quality was very poor at the beginning and occasionally at other times during the event (3).
Sometimes speaker were echoing but clearly to do with connection rather than platform.
Initially, the audio was only working intermittently but this was resolved.
It worked well.