1. Evaluating the Peer Skills Network’s Communication Skills Workshop Series
Daniel Prial 11 December 2015

2. The Peer Skills Network
Mission: Strengthen the Antioch University New England community by promoting the exchange of skills and knowledge outside the classroom.
Origin of PSN
Walk through the mission
Idea of the Communication Skills Workshop Series as a Pilot Project

3. “Presentation Skills”
Framing the Evaluation
Evaluation Question:
The purpose of this evaluation is to ascertain if the Communications Skills Workshop Series is:
meeting student need for “presentation skills”, as defined in the 2014 Student Academic Support Survey, in a way that is, as recommended by the survey, easily available and face-to-face and
providing students with skills they can actually use in the classroom and in their professional careers.
“Presentation Skills”
2014 Survey
Academia
Evaluation Purpose Statement: The purpose of this evaluation is to ascertain if the Communications Skills Workshop Series is:
meeting student need for “presentation skills”, as defined in the 2014 Student Academic Support Survey, in a way that is, as recommended by the survey, easily available and face-to-face and
providing students with skills they can actually use in the classroom and in their professional careers.
Profession

4. AUNE Student Government
The Audience
Internal Evaluation
Main Users:
Daniel and Sasha
AUNE Faculty and Staff
ES Student Alliance
AUNE Student Government

5. The One Question Tool
What are you taking away with you this evening?

6. Lessons Learned

7. Lessons Learned

8. Lessons Learned

9. Successfully Transferred Skills and Knowledge
So What?
More Evaluation
Necessary
Successfully Transferred Skills and Knowledge
Long Term Value?

10. What they said… Appreciate the help throughout the semester
Safe atmosphere
Learned new tricks
Good for homework and socializing
Tool to use in classroom

11. Formal Focus Group and Surveys
Going Forward
2014 Survey Data
Analysis
Formal Focus Group and Surveys
Raise Attendance
Alumni
Students
Faculty/Staff
Expand Offerings
Expand Marketing
Inform Faculty/Staff

12. Where would you go from here?
Going Forward
Where would you go from here?