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Wednesday, 12 Aug. to Wednesday, 26 Aug. at Virtual meetings

Pittsburgh

Summary

18 learners signed up; 8 responded to the survey

Learner Goals

Why did people sign up?

  • "to learn from the awesome work of CLP and P2PU"
  • "A refresher on and greater comfort with facilitating Learni9ng Circles"
  • "Be ready to facilitate my first virtual learning circle within the next month or so."
  • "To learn from Daniel and Becky re: refresher about learning circles in general, hear how CLP is operationalizing learning circles and to preview the training intended for facilitators"
  • "Learn how Learning Circles work and how I can engage future volunteers in them to support adult learners in my community."

and 12 others

Goals Met

Did participants reach their learning goals?

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Confidence in course materials

Do participants feel more confident about what they learned?

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Next Steps

How do participants intend to apply what they learned?

  • "Work with the rest of my coworkers who attended and see how we can implement this at our library."
  • "MCL is pulling together a planning team, in order to get ready for an October start (due to impact of layoffs)"
  • "Not sure, I am looking for a way to contribute to content creation for learning circles about social issues such as education for participatory citizenship, Democracy, climate change, critical thinking and others. I have experience in preparing multimedia presentations and would like to help creating courses on these topics. Will be happy to collaborate. Http://www.edu-multimedia.com"
  • "running my first learning circle in 2 weeks!"
  • "I hope to keep thinking and planning, hoping the day may come when I am in a position where I am able to facilitate a learning circle. I am considering trying to launch one "on my own time," just to get some experience, since that seems the only way for the time being."

and 3 others

Net Promoter Score

Would participants recommend learning circles to a friend?

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Why or Why Not?

  • "It's a wonderful idea that deserves more traction ."
  • "it's free learning using expert content in an informal group setting"
  • "Learning Circles (and distance learning) are the name of the game right now and I don't see that diminishing that much even after the pandemic. Plus, they're kinda fun."
  • "I have lots of nerdy friends who would enjoy the format if the topic were one they were interested in."
  • "Once the pandemic is behind us, and learning circles can take place in an in-person environment, I think they can prove useful to individuals looking to acquire new skills."

and 2 others

Attendance

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