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Conference Evaluation Focusing on Learning and Transfer

 Background: The article presents the results of using a model for evaluation of conferences; a model focusing on learning and transfer. Many conferences are evaluated using participant-satisfaction surveys, but satisfaction is a diffuse concept and is linked to many factors other than learning. Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to examined how participants of four national conferences of adult learning assessed the relevance of the content of a number of workshops, how much they had learned from the workshops and whether they had used what they had learned. And to test a tool to measure this. Setting: The subject matters of the study is four evaluations based on surveys of national conferences in Denmark in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. The overall purpose of the conferences was to communicate and discuss new knowledge within the area of general adult education and vocational education and training, and to help ensure that this knowledge is subsequently used in the participants' daily practices at work. Intervention: Testing a tool to measure learning and transfer, which is not too resource-intensive to use for managers of workshops as well as conferences to strengthen the potential for learning and transfer by participants. Research Design: Using the same survey-based evaluation-tool in four different conferences in order to compare the results and try to find general knowledge. Data Collection and Analysis: Collecting and analysing data on the basis of survey-data of the participant’s self-reported perception of relevance, learning and use (transfer) of the content of the workshops. Findings: The study shows that the percentage of conference participants who experience relevance, learning and transfer from the conferences only varies marginally from year to year, while this percentage varies particularly between the individual workshops. Another finding is that participants’ assessment of relevance is more associated than satisfaction with learning and transfer. Keywords: evaluation; conference; workshop; learning; transfer; adult learning

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RECOVERING FROM TRUST BREAKDOWNS IN LARGE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATIONS

On the basis of experiences from the Faroese large-scale implementation of integrated healthcare information systems and insights into dynamic aspects of trust, we offer the following lessons learned for the successful management and recovery of trust (breakdowns) in large system implementations: restore relations by turning towards face-to-face events and procedures, assure a well-functioning and available support organization, demonstrate trust in actors to enhance their own self-confidence and celebrate successes, even the smallest or ones injected by yourself. The propositions are based on a 6-year longitudinal qualitative case study and analyzed using critical incidents and content analysis. The propositions were discussed in a seminar with project participants. Finally the findings are challenged and sharpened and suggestions for further research are given