[Events] getting people to fill out exit surveys

[sheila miguez]

What is the participation % for software-carpentry bootcamps? I follow
their blog and they post recaps after events with examples of good things
and bad things from the comments. I wonder what method they use?


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Tim McNamara
<paperless at timmcnamara.co.nz>wrote:

> Something that can work well is an Etherpad/Google Doc/etc with an
> easy-to-type-in URL. Post the URL at the start of the day and invite people
> to add their thoughts as they're going along.
>
>
>
>
> On 13 February 2014 09:53, Carl Karsten <carl at nextdayvideo.com> wrote:
>
>> I attended a conference where you did not get your shirt until you had
>> filled out the survey.  I was busy, so I jammed thought the questions as
>> fast as I could thinking "I wish I had a little more time to give better
>> answers"
>>
>> how about:
>> When someone signs up for an event that agree to give feedback with the
>> threat that they will be sent an email every day reminding them until they
>> do.
>>
>> and if you really want to squeeze, email everyone the list of people who
>> are still outstanding "if you know these people, please encourage them to
>> fill out the survey."
>>
>> I didn't say it was a good idea.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> We've historically had a really hard time getting people to fill out
>>> exit surveys.  This is a problem, as it's one of only a few ways we have of
>>> finding out how events go and how to improve them.
>>>
>>> What do folks recommend?  Should we try to get folks to fill out surveys
>>> at the event, rather than afterwards?  (Maybe we could frame it as an open
>>> source contribution?)  Should we build in time for exit surveys during the
>>> event?  Offer prizes/rewards/stickers/thank yous for filling it out?  Is
>>> there language we could use to express how very much we would like people
>>> to complete it?
>>>
>>>
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sheila
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