What do people thinnk is the ideal length of time for a georeferencing
workshop? I have attended a one-day workshop; I know that there have
been two-day workshops too. It seems like a trade-off between the time
people can devote to it and the amount of content to cover.
Second question: could the workshop be effectively staged--beginning
then advanced so that some participants could do a shorter workshop?
Thanks, Dorothy A.
ideal length for georeferencing workshop
Hi Dorothy,
Hi Dorothy,
An "ideal" length for a workshop is long enough for everyone to learn what they need and no longer, which is to say that it depends on the audience and the goals. If you want neophytes to walk away from a workshop and be able to georeference without supervision (albeit with access to forums such as this one), then I think four days is the about the length of time needed. This is roughly the target length for the numerous international georeferencing workshops we have given. None of them turned out to be too long. At the other extreme, we have done many one-day trainings for students to get them going, knowing that they would be working with experienced students and that they would be under supervision. Between these extremes, we have given several two-day introductory workshops to show people that there is more to know than they might think at first. The workshops associated with SPNHC are good examples of this level of introduction.
We have the schedules for a number of past georeferencing workshops publicly available (http://128.32.146.144/GeorefWorkshops/). You can look at those and get a good idea how workshops of various lengths progress.
Cheers,
John
workshop length
Thanks for your comments and the very meaty link. It will be helpful. I am thinking about modular workshops, perhaps, or querying the intended audience for what they think would be most useful for them and taking that into consideration in workshop design. I also think it is important to impress upon the trainees that they might benefit most from a workshop if they are prepared to start georeferencing very soon afterward, in order to reinforce what they have learned. Maybe a workshop could have some follow-on activities to ensure this.
Dorothy