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Learning Experience Evaluation for
Spirituality and Age-ing Conference

The purpose of this evaluation form is to gather information about your experience with this conference. Your feedback is important to us as it helps us make decisions regarding future programming and make quality improvements in the technologies we use and the programs we offer. The information you share will remain confidential. At times we may publish cumulative data compiled through a group of evaluations but we will ask specific permission before citing any personal responses.

The evaluation form also serves as your CEU application. We will begin sending out the CEU forms during the last week of November.

Name:

Email address:

Event: Spirituality and Age-ing Online Conference

Date(s): November 3-14, 2008

Type of CEUs requested:

Profession:

Professional Training:

1. What were your goals and expectations for this online conference?

2. In general, to what degree did this conference meet your personal/professional goals and expectations?

Not at all

Very Well

3. Please respond to the following questions regarding your involvement with each of the conference presentations and discussions.

3.1) Did you participate in the Opening Session Live Discussion on November 3? Yes No
(1.5 contact hours if yes)

To what degree did this discussion benefit you and your ministry?

Not at all | | Significantly

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3.2) Did you read Rosalie Hudson's presentation on "Body and Spirit: One Journey, One Future"?
Yes No (1.0 contact hours if yes)

To what degree did the content and discussion of this presentation benefit you and your ministry?

Not at all | | Significantly

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3.3) Did you read Meissa Alemán's presentation on "Managing Dialectical Tension in Later Life Marriage and Families"? Yes No (1.0 contact hours if yes)

To what degree did the content and discussion of this presentation benefit you and your ministry?

Not at all | | Significantly

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3.4) Did you read Elizabeth MacKinlay's presentation on "Loneliness in Later Life: Will the Experience of Baby Boomers be Different"? Yes No (1.0 contact hours if yes)

To what degree did the content and discussion of this presentation benefit you and your ministry?

Not at all | | Significantly

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3.5) Did you read John Swinton's presentation on "Forgetting Whose We Are: Theological Reflections on Successful Aging, Personhood, and Dementia"? Yes No (2.0 contact hours if yes)

To what degree did the content and discussion of this presentation benefit you and your ministry?

Not at all | | Significantly

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3.6) Did you readHarriet Mowat's presentation on "The Ageing Journey and Its Spiritual Tasks"?
Yes No (1.0 contact hours if yes)

To what degree did the content and discussion of this presentation benefit you and your ministry?

Not at all | | Significantly

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3.7) Did you read Jane Marie Thibault's presentation on "Dedicated Suffering: A Pastoral Response to Pain and Suffering"? Yes No (1.0 contact hours if yes)

To what degree did the content and discussion of this presentation benefit you and your ministry?

Not at all | | Significantly

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3.8) Did you view or listen to Georgine Buckwalter's presentation on "Growing Spiritually through Life's Aging Transitions"? Yes No (1.0 contact hours if yes)

To what degree did the content and discussion of this presentation benefit you and your ministry?

Not at all | | Significantly

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3.9) Did you read Wayne Oates' legacy presentation on "Avoiding the Helplessness of Forced Retirement"? Yes No (1.0 contact hours if yes)

To what degree did the content and discussion of this presentation benefit you and your ministry?

Not at all | | Significantly

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3.10) Did you participate in the Closing Session Live Discussion on November 13? Yes No (1.5 contact hours if yes)

To what degree did the content and discussion of this presentation benefit you and your ministry?

Not at all | | Significantly

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4. To what degree did you participate in the Email Discussion Groups?

5. Tally up your continuing education credits:

Presentations read:

Live Discussions:

Email Discussion:

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6. To what degree did the Conference "How-To's" and explanatory emails at the beginning of the conference answer your questions about the online conference process?

Not at all | | Very Well

Additional comments regarding how these might be imporved:

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7. To what degree did the conference format and features contribute to your learning experience?

The 8 Presentations:
Not at all | | Significantly

The 2 Live Discussions
Not at all | | Significantly Did not participate

The Email Discussion Groups:
Not at all | | Significantly Did not participate

Additional comments:

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8. If this seminar had been held at the same time in a traditional format, could you have participated?

Yes No
If no, is that because of: Schedule Travel Costs Both

Additional comments:

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9. How might this workshop impact your ministry in the future?

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10. Would you participate in future online conferences if they were offered?

Yes No

If yes, what topics would you like to see addressed?

11. Is there anything you would like to see us do differently to enhance your learning experience?

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12. Any additional comments?