[Athen] how was csun

[Wink Harner]

Dear Athenites,

One thing I would have appreciated --and missed from last year's conference--
was evaluations. Had Keith & I known in advance no one was handing any out,
we would have prepared one of our own. No way for anyone to provide feedback
for the presenters OR to provide feedback to CSUN on their job either.

I suspect there may be lots of grumbling amongst the masses, and I would
encourage everyone to think in terms of PLUS-DELTAS instead of criticisms.
If you truly adhere to a PLUS-DELTA format (what did I like/what would I
like to see more of vs. what would I like to change --notice: there is no
"I did not like..." here!!) you will elicit a positive response both from
your own perspective and from the group you are critiquing. This technique
forces you into problem solving mode instead of critizing. 

There are several things this year which I felt were done awkwardly/poorly/could've
been done lots better, but I'm going to think about what I would change before
just howling at it all! I wonder if there is a mechanism for us (all) to
provide feedback?

Thanks for letting me put my two cents in, everyone! It sure was great to
meet you all in person for the first time!! Hope to see (and hear) more from
you all in the future.

Blessings in abundance,

Wink
Wink Harner
Manager
Disability Resources & Services
Mesa Community College
Mesa AZ





>-- Original Message --

>From: "Ron Stewart" <ron.stewart at dolphinusa.com>

>To: "'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'" <athen at athenpro.org>

>Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:45:06 -0400

>Subject: Re: [Athen] [ATHEN] how was csun

>Reply-To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network <athen at athenpro.org>

>

>

>I think things were worse than last year, but I was not in a lot of

>sessions.  I do know that given the lack of disability experience on the

>part of the conference staff accessibility issues abounded.  At present

next

>year looks like it will have added complications because they are trying

>to

>move everything to one hotel by putting up a temporary structure in the

>Marriott parking lot.  Portapoties at a professional conference :(  should

>they change the name to the COD county fair?

>

>Ron

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

>Behalf Of Jennison Asuncion

>Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 3:01 PM

>To: athen at athenpro.org

>Subject: [Athen] how was csun

>

>Hello,

>

>I missed CSUN this year, and was side-lined from this list for the week,

>so I apologize if this topic is already underway - how was the conference

>this year? As someone who has been to four of them, including last year

>where I definitely noticed a bit of a difference (from a presenter's

>perspective), I'm curious how things

>went overall.

>

>It always surprised me that a conference the size of CSUN never conducts

>any sort of online post-conference evaluation.

>

>Jennison

>

>

>Jennison Asuncion

>Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network

>http://www.adaptech.org

>

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Ms. Wink Harner
Manager
Disability Resources & Services
Mesa Community College
Mesa AZ

480-461-7447