Hi Readers,
So we held our 2nd workshop of the semester. It focused on writing resumes, cover letters, and application essays. It was more successful compared to the 1st one. This time we had 7 attendants instead of zero. Nonetheless, it was a learning experience and a chance to get to know our students. Some questions were raised: "How do we motivate students to participate more? How do we encourage students to procrastinate less?"
We received some feedback. Some felt that the workshop was more like a lecture instead of an engaged collaboration. Some students felt that the speaker did more talking ( a soliloquy ) instead of a collaboration engaged in recursive dialog and conversation. Because of this "talking at" instead of "talking with" perception, at times there was tension ( ex cell-phone warning was done rudely ). A student commented on how she didn't like that the workshop went over time. She couldn't stay to workshop her resume because she had to run to class.
I'm not sure how the facebook/word-of-mouth/strategic flyers advertisement affected the outcome. Most of the students who said "yes" didn't show up. Maybe it's still too far away from the Career Fair event? Maybe the afternoon time slot helped? We'll definitely review all these factors again and consider the feedback for next time.
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