Venus Transit 2004
Informal Education Survey

To better serve you with our future events, we are interested in learning more about Venus Transit-related programs that you offered to the public. We would also like to get your feedback on the education resources we provided. We invite you to share your experience with us through this survey. All required questions and fields are noted in blue. However, please try to answer all the questions if possible. The complete survey will take approximately 15 minutes. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact: Jackie Wong jackiew@ssl.berkeley.edu General Information First name: Last name: Title (Mr., Ms., Dr.): Institution: City: State: Email Address: Venus Transit Programs 1) Did you offer any Venus Transit related activities or programs? YesNo If Yes, skip to question 2. If no, were you interested in offering Venus Transit related programs? What were the reasons for not offering? Skip to question 10 2) What type of programs did you offer? (Check all that apply) Program(s) Type Showing of webcast Observation of Transit with or without telescope Hands-on activities Planetarium show Sponsor/Host a lecture, presentation, or demonstration Fieldtrip / afterschool or weekend program Teacher workshop Other: Program(s) Description Target Audience General publicSchool GroupsUnderserved populationsOther: Approximate Attendence Less than 1010 to 3030 to 5050-100Over 100 3) What was the most successful Venus Transit program or activity you offered? What made it successful? 4) What programs or activities were NOT successful? What made them unsuccessful? 5) What were some useful resources for planning or facilitating your program(s)? (Check all that apply) Live Webcast Venus Transit Packet Your Staff Scientist Other local Scientists and Astronomers Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum website Archived videos online / CD-rom or DVD videos Hand-out materials from SECEF (e.g. bookmarks, posters, solar viewing glasses, etc) Other:                  Which of these was the most useful resource: 6) How far in advance did you begin preparation for your program(s)? Less than 1 month before the program(s) 1-2 months before the program(s) 3-4 months before the program(s) 4-6 months before the program(s) more than 6 months before the program(s) 7) How did you advertise your Venus Transit program(s)? (Check all that apply) Radio TV Newspaper Community postings/Bulletins/Posters Schools Your organization's regular newsletter Mailing/Postcards Other:                   8) Did any scientists or astronomers outside your organization help with your program(s) in any way? YesNo If Yes, how did you contact them? Future Programs 9) Are you interested in offering future webcast events and/or related programs? YesNo Are you interested in offering programs related to the Ancient Observatories webcasts during December 2004 and March 2005? YesNo If Yes, who can we contact when more details of the Ancient Observatories webcast become available? Name:  Email:  Phone:  If no, can you specify your reasons: (Check all that apply) Not interested in content Scheduling conflict Not enough time to plan No resources to offer program Other:                    10) We are hoping to offer the following resources for future webcast events. Which of the following would be useful to you? (Check all that apply) Telephone-conference with SECEF organizers and other informal educators to ask questions, share tips, exchange ideas etc. Assistance in identifying local scientists to help with your programs Monthly email/newsletter with webcast updates Training in content related to the webcast Training in using the webcast (e.g. technical issues, system requirements, etc) Hand-out materials (e.g. bookmarks, posters, etc) 11) What other resources would be useful to you for planning these future events? 12) We might be able to offer additional education resources if the cost can be shared with the educators. Will you be interested in resources that require a small fee? (Examples: VHS/DVD videos, eclipse glasses, bulk amount of hand-out materials.) Yes No Maybe, depending on the resources and costs 13) To get a better idea of the Venus Transit-related programs offered at informal education organizations, we would like to collect any press releases, media coverages, program schedules/flyers, web materials, and especially pictures taken at the actual events. We appreciate any materials that you can send us. Web links and electronic materials are preferred. Yes, I will be sending materials by mail or email No, I will not be sending any materials I am uncertain at this time Please send all materials to Jackie Wong. Web and Electronic materials: jackiew@ssl.berkeley.edu Physical materials: (Please note that any materials you sent will not be returned.) Jackie Wong The Center for Science Education Space Sciences Laboratory University of California 7 Gauss Way, MC 7450 Berkeley, CA 94720-7450 14) Other comments and suggestions.