31 March 2023

The 14th SIGLOC-online: Feedback Questionnaire Results(Respondents: 25 participants from 5 countries & regions)
COIL Promotion OfficeOsaka Metropolitan University, Japan

Part 1: Overall Rating
Category
Overallevaluation

Question
Answer
1. How likely would you be to recommend SIGLOC-online to a friend or colleague?

NPS (Net Promoter Score) = 56.0
2. Explain thereason for the
rating above.

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I had a wonderful experience. It is a really good program
The experience was good and educational and the teachers are kind andunderstanding.
It is great learning new topics. Participants just needs to be mindful of theirschedules.
It is time consuming in that we use different times hence others have clashes
with physical class and due dates for the program
I highly recommend sigloc to other friend or colleague to join this training.
As my experience, I learned a lot from different issues presented andenjoyed working with participants around the world. That's why I rated 9.
The tasks are quite challenging however it can improve our critical thinking
about how to solve local and global problems by using the power we have in
our hands.
I gained a lot of new knowledge by joining.
SIGLOC was an awesome experience. However, the schedule of the tasks
may sometimes conflict with the academic and personal schedules.
it a very good online learning, which has helped me to become an innovator..
Its time management and consistency
I got to learn about a lot of things from different culture and perspective andhow you need to be considerate of other people's condition.
I recommend SIGLOC online to a friend or colleague. A perfect rating
because it is beneficial to us to understand the issue both locally andglobally. It will help many young minds deepen their knowledge about thecurrent issues in their community and help them think beyond their capacity.
It includes innovation which needs critical thinking. Even though it is justthree weeks has been a rich learning experience.
It is because I found that SIGLOC is one of the good international programthat give us opportunity to be a social innovator thinker for our country inorder to keep the global sustainability as well as gain new experience andmeet new friends from other countries.
It is a very good program offering easy ways to tackle problems through the

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Impression

3. Have you
enjoyed the
SIGLOC-online?
(5 is the highest.)

Networking

4. Did you makenew friends
through the
SIGLOC-online?
(5 is the highest.)

lesson on problem analysis
The instructors are kind and friendly to the participants, enough materials
were provided to guide the participants and the program lets us to meet
people from many countries and share opinions.
I think there are lots of interesting and useful knowledge, and connections
we can get from this program. After finishing, our skills will be improved alot.
It is a good program and you can learn a lot from this program
It has been a good experience. I have learnt a lot, and would like others tolearn what I have learnt
Because it a good platform for young change markers to improve their social
innovative skills
It's good to enhance your narrow knowledge.
Great training. But the face-to-face I would do it a 10.
I have tried recommended to some friend, but they seems to think the projectmight disturb their schedule. Unless the program was held other than online
session.
Because it's been educative though the time difference was disadvantaging
me sometimes to submit work on timeIt's a non segregating platform- it puts together all people regardless of theirethnicity and beliefs.
I see SIGLOC as a green pasture where students can hone their skills in
research as the program enables learners like me to further enhance theirabilities to their potential. The instructors were also genuinely kind andhelpful, so that's definitely a 10/10 for me.

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Part 2: Program Organization
Category
Expectation

Question
1. What madeyou decide toparticipate in
SIGLOC-online?

Answer● To gain experience and insight in my quest to be a social innovator● I am really into International Programs and I like the goal of Sigloc.
● Alumnus friends told me about this program and I find communicating frompeople around the world interesting.
● I wanted to know more about how to be an innovator● I was interested in networking with other social innovators and learning fromexperienced professors in the field.
● I want to be more active in joining various programs recommended to me and thisprogram is a great opportunity for me to learn with other participants in othercountries.
● My lecturer recommended SIGLOC to me.
● I decided to participate in SIGLOC-online because I want to experience newthings, especially if it is an international opportunity. I knew that I would be able
to gain something helpful which will also help me in my future profession.
● I wanted an exposure to new things and the way of life of other people.
● our lecturer● I wanted to experience with other people than in my country as maybe i can takeon the way they work and the way they communicate, Plus i wanted to break myown barrier and be confident enough to talk to strangers● What made me decide is my desire to experience to participate in this kind of
platform. I want to see how programs such as this help give ideas, learning, andinformation to share with others. Moreover, I am motivated by my classmates
who have already finished their participation in this program.
● The reason because I want to out of my comfort zone and trying something newwhich means I want to challenge myself to participate in the program like
SIGLOC.
● The fact that it has interest in innovator which is my area of interest. Additionally,gave an opportunity to get to learn of other nations● My lecturer suggest me to participate in the program at first, then I searched forthe program online to know more about the main purpose and after I know that it
focused on solving social issues, I was attracted to join because I want to gain
more knowledge about the issues happening and listen to many different views
from many people.
● There are two reasons let I join this program. Firstly, I need to finish requirements
for the graduation from my university. Secondly, I am interested in studying social
issues as well as finding out solutions.
● I want to experience connecting while working with people all over the globe● I wanted to meet different people and learn from them
● I consider myself a change maker and I enjoy activities that help me better myskills● I have interested in and want to know more about the term Glocallization.
● Social Innovation, conducted by Japan, collaborate with international participants,
etc● I was hoping to learn from maybe the solution process. Also want to know how
OMU is doing nowadays.
● A friend told me about it and I got interested● My desire to be a socially innovative problem solver.
● My main motivation in joining SIGLOC online is to become a better student andbe able to contribute to the community that I live in.

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2. What did you
expect to learn
from
SIGLOC-online
programinitially?

● To have experience on social innovation● I expect Sigloc to be fun and it indeed met my expectations.
● I first expected it as a program where students around the world will share theirideas and experiences. It did meet my expectations as I had new friends who workwith in accomplishing the tasks.
● Expected to do less activities● Initially, I expected SIGLOC-online program to provide me with the necessary
knowledge and skills to become an effective social innovator, and I canconfidently say that the program exceeded my expectations by providing me withvaluable insights, tools, and connections to drive positive social change in mycommunity.
● I expect this program to give me an amazing experience that I never thought of
having and it really goes beyond my expectation as I truly enjoy this program.
● I expected it to be helpful to increase my experience and knowledge and it did.
● I initially thought that the program would be really hard and I'll be intimidated
and pressured. However, the staff, the activities, and participants proved me
wrong; they were all friendly, appreciative, and approachable. I also thought thatthe tasks would be too difficult for me and would affect my academics negatively,
especially because of the warning that I need to spend 6 hours on tasks. But thetasks were informative, enjoyable, and bearable as well.
● I expected a well organised learning and yes, I did meet my expectation.
● what i expected is what i found, except i did not make new friends from otherplaces● Yes it did● I expect acquiring learnings from a vast perspective, and it exceeds myexpectations. I acquire broad knowledge in just three weeks. It is a rich learning
experience, and I didn’t imagine the information I get from this will be too muchfor me to handle. I was amazed at all resources, activities, and questionnaires.
These helped me to think differently.
● I'm expecting that I can learn more about what the program is actually about andI'm expecting that I can give an idea and solutions in my local community toward
solving global issues.
● My expectation initially was to learn as an innovator how to handle community
problems● I expected that the program will explain the social issues that arisen in the worldand how we can overcome it. Yes, it met my expectations because the notes andsample case study open my mind that social issue is a big problem and have many
aspects.
● Before joining the program, I expected that I could learn new knowledge about
global sustainability, and make friends with people from different cultural
backgrounds. And SIGLOC assisted me more than that. Besides my expectations,
I also finished my proposal for an environmental issue in my community.
● I was expecting this program will be hard and I will having a lots of fun. So, it did
meet my expectations● I expected meet and learn from people in other parts of the world. Yes, my
expectations were met.
● I expected to learn on more social issues and to express my ideas on how to makethe world a better place and on a scale of one to ten my expectations were met on
8/10● The program has completely met my expectations when providing me withcompanions who can provide innovative and creative suggestions.
● I though this is more on seminars, video tutorials, workshop, etc. But still
expectations were met and I learn a lot.
● I expected to nothing much from online program. I wanted to learn new ideas andmethod to solving social issues. But I did not seem to get any from this program.

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Theme

3. What did you
find the themeof this SIGLOC(SDGs: Social
Innovation inyour local
community
toward solving
global issues)?

Yes, it did meet my expectations and beyond
I expected to learn alot of things about social issues from other countries.
The experience was more than I expected. I
I expected SIGLOC to be an informative learning program and I'm glad that myexpectations were even exceeded.

● SDGs: Social Innovation in your local community toward solving global issues● I found it quite interesting and timely.
● It is interesting as I learned first from what my community is experiencing then I
did bridge it to the global context by the end.
● It is important and can be better if it is applied worldwide● The theme of SIGLOC is to empower individuals to create positive social change
in their local communities, which will contribute towards achieving the United
Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and addressing global issues.
● "Think globally, act locally" is a way to express the theme of SIGLOC as we findways to solve global sustainability by acting locally to help not only ourcommunity but also others.
● I learnt on how I can contribute, as an individual, to solving global issues.
● The theme of SIGLOC is very wonderful as we get to know and understand how
solving issues in the local community would contribute globally.
● SDGs: Social Innovation in your local community toward solving global issues.
● its the right theme, for it does its best at what they aim at● It is very accurate towards solving the current issues that is happening at the
moment● The theme of SIGLOC SDGs: Social Innovation in your local community toward
solving global issues, is challenging as it helps me to understand more aboutsocial innovation. The theme also allows me to see the problems in mycommunity and make a possible solution to make a change.
● Social Innovator Global Online Classroom● Sustainability● The theme is ok. It is appropriate to solving issues the world is facing● It was interesting and I think a theme of great consideration for the world today● Bring your initiatives to change the local situation that affects global
sustainability.
● Use of social innovation to improve our communities● The theme was nice. Even now, I am struggling to find perfect solution to combat
the social issues in my community.
● I am an innovator● The theme was self explanatory and well constructed as it touched both local andglobal sustainability initiatives.
● I find it quite interesting. The thought that there are people who are making theirefforts to make the world a better place is just delightful. The theme clearly shows
the motivation behind the conduct of SIGLOC online, and I'm quite sure that theparticipants were able to fulfill their obligations towards development.

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Activities
besideSIGLOC

4. Besides participating in the 11th SIGLOC

Programlength andSeason5. Choose the most appropriate one for the program length (including weekend activities).

6. Choose the convenient month(s) for the students in your school to participate in this kind of program.
Please check the appropriate answer for each month.

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OnlineProgram &ICT

7. What kind of applications did you use for communicating with your group/team?

8. Give somecomments onwhat wasdifficult and/or
needs to be
improved
regarding thecommunication
environment andsoftwareapplications thatwere used in the
program.

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The network was poor
I think other platform should be used in communication like discord.
Maybe, there's not much of application options as some struggles in using
slack. I recommend adding discord as it offers promising features which
Slack also features.
at least allow the mobile phones to be in use because a lot of students
without pcs couldn't manage to do the tasks
No problem, everything was great.
The ICT aspect of the problem was perfect. Everything's so easy to use andthe applications/software that were used were also familiar to me.
the problem was internet connection via zoom sometimes i failed to connect
everything was just okay on my sideThe ICT is good for me, I have a little problem accessing the BEVI because
it doesn’t match the credentials, but it is still bearable to fix. I do not have aproblem with my internet connection, the communication environment, orthe software applications used in the program. All are good for me,
especially slack in our communication. So far, that’s all.
I had poor internet connection problem during the program.
I think generally the first step is always hard. Otherwise nothing seemed to
be a challenge on my partI think it is suitable to use Slack because it has many easy features thatpeople can understand the purposes. For the meeting, I felt convenient to use
Zoom.
Everything was alright.
nothing
One of the limitations was Internet connection. Low Internet speedsinterrupted online collaboration and group work. It also interrupted zoom
meetings. The activation of the "Mychecklist" was a hindrance to most
students who ended up dropping out.
The software applications used were efficient. The only challenge is that
network connectivity is generally poor in my country
I don't have anything. I think the tools being used by the program are really
optimized and I find it very convenient to use them for different purposes
when participating in this program.
At first I find time in navigating the tools but then I get used to it and theprofessors are approachable.
It was easy for me.
Wifi would become very weak and the program requires a fortune of moneyfor bundles pro
Honestly, I think that the ICT tools that were used throughout the program

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even started made it easier for us to utilize the tools we need so I don't see
any room for improvement in the ICT environment of SIGLOC online..
9. What are thepros and cons oflearning online
compared toparticipating inan actualstudy-abroad
program/trainin
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Learning online is convenient as it leaves time to do things in the homecountry
The pros of online learning is it is not stressful since you're situated in yourhouses, however, it's cons is if u have no internet you won't survive.
I believe the pros is that we are comfortable in our own home. As for thecons, actual study-abroad experience is much fun as there will be interaction
among members which is I believe more engaging than online.
they help students to know more about internet and also to know how toaccess various platforms
One pro of learning online is flexibility, but a con is the lack of immersive
experience and cultural exposure compared to studying abroad.
It is very efficient to do online learning as we have every resources that we
can get online at tips of our fingers however, it can be very stressful if one
place doesn't have the an adequate amount of internet connection coverageas it can bother student's and lecturer's focus throughout learning session.
Pros : I can communicate with people from all around the world, cons :Some of us have different time zones so it was hard to sync our free time.
PROS:
1. Able to access the program online
2. With proper time management, we can study in the university while also
participating in the program.
3. Gained new friends virtually.
CONS:
1. Learning is not entirely maximized as we only need to read lectures. It
might be best if we can at least somehow watch a lecture video for thoselearners that are aligned to that learning style.
2. Conflicting timezone with other participants. Hence, we could notcommunicate that much conveniently.
3. We could not explore and experience the culture onhand as we can only
look at pictures and videos. Actual experience would be much more
effective and memorable.
the pros is than it is fun to learn online, and the cons is the network problem
and financial problems to buy bundles for the program.
i think both are okay in their way
The pros is that some participant needs more information regarding theavailable task as some of the example might me too brief for theunderstanding of the participant. I wish that there would be a video on
explaining more regarding the task especially the picture book
The pros are it is flexible and ideal for those who want to participate in the
program in different countries without the need to go abroad. Online
learning brings opportunities for universities to participate in the program
without the need to spend money to study.
The cons include hard-to-do work and finishing it on time because eachparticipant has different time zones. In some ways, it limits the interaction ofparticipants because not all can join activities and zoom meetings at ascheduled time and day.
Online = Pros: Save money. Cons: Too much screen time.
Actual = Pros: Can communicate in face to face. Cons: Use a lot of money
Pros. It carters for people from different nations at the same time. Cons In
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Pros - Flexible time and reliable, Participants can pick their free time tocomplete the tasks assigned and find information. When we use online
platform such as Google services, we can save the file anytime and the data
will not get lost.
Cons - For people who have poor Internet communication, they cannot joinsynchronous meeting or if they joined, it will be stuck during the meeting.
They also cannot finishes the task on time because of limitation to browse
for information.
Advantages: convenient (can attend anytime, anywhere as long as having
Internet connections), lower cost (no need to pay for the transportation),
flexible in time of doing tasks (we can manage time to finish tasks anytime
before the deadline). Disadvantages: no direct interaction with instructors(harder to learn lecture)
It is pretty hard for me to have a communication with my teammate since
our time zone are different
Pros are that it is: Convenient, Easy to cooperate with students from otherparts of the world, You get to meet different people from different
communities.
Cons are that it is. Difficult to set up interactions due different time zones,
There can be a language barrier.
The pros are that the cost are less compared to actual. However due to timedifferences and schedules interaction is compromised and I feel in person
participation would make students to give the program the needed attention
The downside is that I didn't really have much interaction with other groupmembers, because it's online, so the need to make friends is also reduced
compared to face-to-face learning. The advantages are innumerable. I'm in avery busy time right now and the fact that this course is taken online without
going to class allows me to be proactive with my time.
Pros - can work anytime, anywhere, can work in silence when possible
conflict arises, laso good for me who has weak hearing ability
Cons - not as intensive as the in-person training, best in human interaction
people seem to not able to be on time or escape from study or works. I wish
that other might spare some time to do activities together, but I could neverenforce my will to other.
Pros: brings people from different places, cheap and not time consuming
Cons: location to access internet connection
Network breakdown
Being close to our families, being able to continue our regular studies, andlearning in the comfort of our homes are the pros of online learning. Lack offocus due to distractions, on the other hand, is the only con that I can thinkof.

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Category
Session 1

Question
1. How are yousatisfied withoverall work on
Session 1(Asynchronous
Debate) ?
(5 is the highest.)

2. Give commentson the tasks andvolume of Session
1.

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The tasks were challenging and helped in improving my analysis skills
it was good.
Some struggles understanding the instructions. It will be best if there will be aprovided examples where student/participants learn how to properly write thedebate paper.
very productive and useful for everyone
My topic is about the climate change topic for Session 1. The Session 1 isabout to debate whether the global community should prioritize reducing
greenhouse gas emissions at the cost of economic growth (Standpoint A), or
prioritize economic growth and balance climate change measures witheconomic considerations (Standpoint B). The session is structured andengaging, providing opportunities for students to develop persuasive andcritical thinking skills through constructive speeches and refutations, and tosynthesize their learning through a reflection task.
I had a hard time thinking of ways to solve the problems in Session 1 but I
gained a lot of knowledge by researching for journals and articles relate totasks in Session 1.
The experience for the session 1 was really arduous. I spent lots of hours
researching about my topic, but I can say that it is a good experience.
the task was good and the volume was manageable.
it was okay for it was opening our eyes on what we will meet at the end
The task is good as we can debate and change our opinion regarding thematters involved
Session 1, with tasks 1-5, starting from constructive speech, refutations, andreviewing, provides a clear understanding of the issue discussed. It helps tomake someone’s stand more comprehensive and justifiable regarding the
problem or solutions to consider what other factors affect their stand on anissue.
I had the chance to produce constructive speech by refer to useful materials.
Was hard for me to understand cause i missed the meeting due to network. But
it was the most challenging of all the session as for me, it called for criticalthinking
Initially, I cannot really understand the topic given and cannot come up withstrong points because I don't know much about the issue. However after
consulting the slides and receives comments from other participants, now I am
able to understand better.
I misunderstood the requirements of the task. But overall, they were not bad.
Good and challenging tasks that broadened my thinking about issues affecting
our. It made me to think about issues from different viewpoints andperspectives.
The task was interesting and should have been given more time.
It was an arduous start to me. I was surprised with the amount of work I had tocomplete and struggled to find ideas, but overall it gave me knowledge.

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Session 2

It was a good start to know other people ideas.
Enjoyable
The tasks where relatively good- especially that they were both individual andgroup tasks.
The counter-arguments of the other SIGLOC participants were definitely
splendid. They opened my eyes to new perspectives towards the given issues,and I really enjoyed it.

3. How are yousatisfied withoverall work on
Session 2 (Local
community andsocial issues) ?
(5 is the highest.)

4. Give commentson the tasks andvolume of Session
2.

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The tasks where good for insight
I had fun.
Provide more examples or a pool of problems where student can dive. Someparticipants struggles identifying what type of problem they will dwell. I also
recommend giving more details with the google slides.
it was an interesting task and very productive
Session 2 includes well-structured and comprehensive tasks that required us tounderstand the case and analyze problems in our local community. Task 3
provides an opportunity for us to share ideas and learn from others, while Task
4 require us to revise our analysis and hypothesis and create a tentative
proposal to improve the sustainability of their local community. Overall, thesession encourages active participation and critical thinking, providing with thenecessary tools and resources to propose solutions to socio-economic issues.
The start of creating picture book had me searching for the suitable issue for adecent amount of time since I have to have supportive explanation fromjournals and articles that can support my stance. I had gained a lot of insightfrom just researching the materials.
Session 2 was also a great experience. However, I would appreciate it more if
there are lectue videos available as getting the hang of making the picturebook
and understanding the concepts were a bit difficult.
it was amazing i enjoyedthis activity helped us to become aware of what issues are in our community, italso gave us opportunity to reflect on the issues
This task allows me to dive deep into my own local community issues and i amable to be aware about the issues that is happening all around the world
In session 2, with tasks 1-4, creating a picture book is not challenging becauseof the needed information to put. One must understand the issue to provide
inputs and comments to other picture books. This way, a participant canenlarge their knowledge about the topic.
I am able to identify the community that have problem in my country.
For some reasons i feel the whole program's purpose lied there.
I love this session because this is my first time figuring about social issue
happened in my local community and do historical background.
It took me lots of time to finish. I struggled in doing stakeholder analysis. I
wasn't sure which stakeholder I should analyze.
It was a good experience due to the fact that it made me to start thinking about
issues affecting our community. It made me realise the core problems mycommunity is facing and how i can hypothesise about solutions to the core

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Problem.
More time should be given so that students can also learn more skills for
identifying social issues
I have started getting used to the tasks and I feel proud that I have completed
this session 2 up to my expectations.
It was good start to introduce our local community, and its many issues.
Educative
I enjoyed the overall work experience in session two.
The 2nd session was great. We had the chance to start our own picture bookwhich is an experience in itself. Furthermore, the start of the group work wasquite exciting and it made me look forward to the following sessions.

5. How are yousatisfied withoverall work on
Session 3 (Global
sustainability andlocal community)?
(5 is the highest.)
6. Give commentson the tasks andvolume of Session
3.

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Session 3 needed me to do a lot of work
Some participants are struggling in replying the comments. It was fun gaining
insights from other participants.
Very productive
Session 3 aims to develop a practical and concrete proposal for solving
sustainability problems within a local community, integrating learnings fromprevious sessions. The session is well-organized with individual and interactive
tasks that require analyzing existing projects, proposing solutions, andanalyzing proposals from a global perspective. Participants engage in aninteractive activity by posting comments and questions on other members'
proposals.
I take joy of completing this picture book since I need to think out of a box tosolve the problems that I work on.
Session 3 was a good experience as well, but I wish there are longer due dates
next time as I feel like the tasks were rushed. I also have university studies
which also need a lot of time to do. Maybe if I only have more time, I could've
produced more quality work as I have extra time to revisit, revise, and improve
my picturebook.
it was very nice.
this made me realise that whatever the community face, affects the country andglobal at large
It was good cause i can improve my picture books thanks to different
suggestion from some of my group members
n session 3, with tasks 1-4, reviewing picture books need revision andconsideration as the other participants commented on the slides of yourpresentation. Thus, corrections and suggestions should be applied to make it
more correct and accurate.
I am able to identify the idea and the solutions of the core problems in that
community.
Not much to say about it but it helped to fuse in people's understanding of the
topic with mineWith the reference from the slides and the sample case study, I now know that
we have to figure out many possible solutions and find the best one that satisfy
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Group WorkIt was getting better because I knew how the picture book works
This session enabled to develop thoughts about how my hypothesis of the
problem can be revised and taught me how to analyse stakeholders in solving
the problems. This session taught me on how to make proposals to the core
Problem, and how to revise and refine the proposals in order to make thembetter.
More time so that skills for implementing the ideas are learnt and shared
among students
I have successfully completed my picture book thanks to everyone's input.
Since this part I mainly focus on perfecting the content for my idea, everyone's
input is priceless to me.
It was difficult to find a solution for the current issues.
InvolvingNot fully satisfied, Network breakdowns cost my experience.
Session 3 was my favorite out of all the lessons we did. Aside from being able
to see my co-participants' creativity in their picture books, my skills in
conducting research and analyzing raw information were trained further.

7. How effective
was the interaction
with otherparticipants tocomplete eachtask?
(5 is the highest.)

8. Give commentson the interaction
with otherparticipants toprocess sessions.

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Interaction was good and effective
It was good and I made friends.
Some students are irresponsive.
Very useful and productive
Although some participants may experience delays in submitting theircomments due to time zone differences and prior commitments, it doesn't
hinder them from interacting with me and providing feedback on my work.
Additionally, our group can still effectively meet and collaborate to brainstorm
ideas and work on our group activities.
Everyone was such a sweetheart to each other and we talk comfortably without
any problem.
The interaction with other participants was fine. However, I wished I gained
more comments and insights regarding my picturebook. I mostly got
agreement and not really constructive criticisms and opinions on how can I
improve it.
participarts were so welcoming and i made a lot of friends
though comments were not that much, interacting helped push forward thework
Sometimes it was hard, and sometimes it was easy cause we have a different
timezone and plus some participant is working while joining the program so it
was a bit hard to communicate
The interaction with other participants allows an exchange of information to
make more meaningful stands or ideas in different aspects of the activities.
My friends were really helped by gave good comment on my picture book andfrom that I can improve it for better.
Cause of different life commitments others delayed others
They were really kind and smart. They gave many useful information and arepolite when arguing my points.

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The people outside can give some creative and more thoughtful ideas for
picture books, in turn, I learned many new ideas from them.
it is all good surprisinglyInteractions and comments were honest and would clearly point out mistakes
and also give out different points of view about an issue. This provided
impetus to make our picturebooks better.
The time differences was a limiting factor
Although I didn't have many connections with the other group members
personally, academically everyone on the program really bonded. They broughtme new knowledge that I did not have.
We are having challenges in the common meeting time, but still we made it
because the professor allowed us to do asynchronous activities
Some interactions are clear and good. but some other are just confusing,
especially when participant did not give clear commend and wrote a fourparagraphs essay. I understand their concern and want to give very detail
explanation. But too much information made me want to throw away mycomputer.
Well interactive and very analytical
The interactions, especially in the groups was so amazing. Needless to
exaggerate, it was every educative.
All of the SIGLOC participants were friendly and open to discussions. These
character of theirs made it easier for us to accomplish the tasks we have..
Good leadership skills
They played their role just fine.
I am lucky with my leader because she asks us before making a decision. I
recommend assigning an assistant leader so that they can assist the leader andcan act as a temporary leader when the leader is not available by the moment.
Although our group leader faced some obstacles preventing him frombecoming a leader, one of our members was able to step up and take on therole. However, our group achieved success thanks to our strong sense ofcooperation and mutual support as team members.
My group leader, carrying her duty and responsibility of a group leader
extremely well as she suggest and take suggestions from others upon the things
that we discussed about.
I was selected to be a leader, and I believe that a leader should be someone
who brings everyone together and to initiate activities.
Everything's good.
our group leader was able to coordinate and arrange time for zoom meetings.
make sure that each day theres an activity and its wholly done
Needed to keep everyone in check
Updated us about some task
Group leaders help represent the group and the same time, organize theactivities. The group leader should be the one to lead, guide the whole group,and encourage participants to make it successful.
My group leader was responsibility in remembering me to complete the tasks
given and she also being a good leader along the program where she always
make sure all the tasks that need to be done are complete such as discuss ongroup name, group logo and group activities.
It was not too much on them to say
Our group leader is very responsible. He tried to find a time where all of us cando activities together and gave a fast response.
Everything was fine. It was quite tough to arrange a suitable time for the groupmeeting due to conflicting schedules and different time zones.
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Group leaders should be cordial and welcome to all group members. Setup
group activities while taking into account the different time zones of the groupmembers
It is awesome and with more time on the program rotating group leadersamong group members would be amazing and a great way to train all thestudents on how to manage teams because as social innovators we are leaders
too.
She is the best. She is responsible, proactive and friendly. I'm so glad I got towork with someone like her.
Our leader does sustain leading us because he was sick but we took charge. I
am happy he returns and finish the course.
My responsibility as a group leader made me feels like a lot to handle. I beenvery active and other has too. However, I am concern about the people who notresponded at all to any of my questions. Moreover, I tried my best toaccommodate their study time to mind and event stay up really late to host an
event. No one showed up, with no explanation or any early message. I
understand that they have different culture, and I was very very difficult tomake decision for my team with everyone not responding.
Time difference challenge
Our leader had a network breakdown but nonetheless okay.
It is the responsibility of the leader to work with the team in terms oforganising events...share information necessary and expose the group members
to so many things within their ability.
I am actually the group leader of our team, and it's quite sad that I failed tofulfill my obligations as I was admitted to the hospital. However, I can say thatmy co-leaders did a great job in guiding their members and achieving theirgroups' goals.

10. Did you haveclear instructions
for each session?
(5 is the highest.)

11. Did you havegood support fromteaching staff?
(5 is the highest.)

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They are kind and good communicators.
The instructors are very responsive and give enough details when somebody
asks their questions. Kudos to our dear professors!
Thank you very much, Mr. Kazu, for your invaluable support and guidance on
my work. Your kindness, patience, approachability, and understanding havebeen greatly appreciated. I also extend my gratitude to the professors at
SIGLOC for their contributions to my learning journey.
Instructors and staffs are very wonderful as they assist us flawlessly on ourtasks throughout this program.
They were very approachable, helpful, and friendly. : ))they had a good hospitality and very quick to solve any problem.
It was good as the instructors and staff responded immediately whenparticipant is facing some problem with the task
All the instructors and staffs are very patient, kind, and considerate of us. They
are approachable and very keen on understanding the topics we have. They arealso nurturing and very comfortable to talk to.
All instructors were very helpful which they always answers the question that I
asked. Plus, Mr. Kazu always remind me to complete all my tasks andconcerned about me especially during I had poor internet connection, he gaveme support and nice words for give me encourage to finished my tasks.
Always there to highlight where you do not understand throughout the programand so understanding of different life commitments people had
The communications with the instructors and staffs all went well. Whenever aparticipant ask a question, they will answer it quickly and gave details
explanation. They also always remind us the due date of our tasks and checked
our tasks quickly.
They are very polite, kind, and supportive. Every time they need to screenshot
the picture, they always asked ahead. Especially, they didn't force us to turn on
the camera because sometimes it was not convenient for us to turn it on. I
really appreciate that.
the staffs are good and understanding
The instructors were on hand to assist us and they helped to complete the tasks.
It was very effective and helpful
I am very grateful to all the staff who have been very supportive of me while
participating in this program such as reminding, understanding and supportingme when my tasks were not completed. I am extremely impressed andappreciate about their effort in helping me.
This is the strength of the program. Prof Kazu and other professors and staff
are so approachable, guiding. They push us to finish the program and do thetasks.
Very friendly and patient
The work was excellent- they were very supportive and understanding.
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Category
Satisfaction

Question
1. How are yousatisfied with
Cultural Activities
by ALL (My One
slide, Photoshowcase on slack
channel, Quiz on
slack channel,etc.)?
(5 is the highest.)
2. How are yousatisfied with
Cultural Activities
by Group?
(5 is the highest.)

Activities

4. Give yoursuggestions toimprove Cultural
Activities.

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None, because I personally thinks it's fine and just good for me.
These activities is what I enjoyed the most as I got the opportunity to learn
from the other participants.
At Least allow usage of mobile phones for everyone to participate
As a first-time participant in this activity, I don't have any suggestions for
improvement at the moment. I must say, this is one of the best activities I haveever joined.
Everything was perfectly done since all the group members reach a consensus
on completing the Cultural Activities and the participants who joined ourgroup, Glocal Gladiator's, Cultural Activities seemed to have a lot of fun while
playing with us. Even though not all participants could join, we had so muchfun throughout the activities. Thus, no improvement to suggest.
You can improve the cultural activities by utilizing other softwares that featurecustomizable game activities that are still educational. I recommend Kahoot.
if you want to share you culture, you may be including some photos and videos
and explain well on the symbols and their meaning.
annonymous comment also help individual to be fully open
Cultural Activities can shift to asynchronous sessions when only a few
participants join the zoom meetings. In this way, it will increase their
participation.
Do more interesting cultural activities but invite instructors to also join theactivities to make it more cheerful.
They were not much effective cause of different times
Apart from doing zoom meeting, maybe we can have a game tournament
online such as Fun Run.
The cultural activities should provide impetus for every group member toparticipate and showcase a unique cultural practice that they like about theircommunity.
A list of suggested games and activities should be provided as well as support
softwareI have learned a lot of new knowledge from friends from other countries,
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Links to some cultural videos may be made available too.
I have no suggestions for the improvement of the assigned Cultural Activities.
However, I think that it would have been much fun if we did them face to facebecause that would've been awesome!

Part 5: Overall Reflection
Category
Gains

Question
1. How did you
realize yourattitude towards
social issues haschanged in the past
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I learned how to recognize a issue and take part in it.
It changed my perspective on how I view societal issues. I learned that as amember of the society there is something that I can contribute even if I am justa student.
Through the comments from my colleagues
In SIGLOC, I learned about social issues' complexity and the importance of
involving all stakeholders to create sustainable solutions. This has changed myattitude towards social issues, and I now feel a greater sense of urgency andresponsibility to contribute to positive change in my community.
I gain more interest in learning about social issues as it also affects mycommunity.
I realize that as an ordinary person, I can contribute in solving social issues aswell.
I realized that I actually had little care to environment and I never thought that
I would be able to produce a solution to the problem that my chosencommunity has been s
it was good but I have learnt to be more effective and participate in solving
those issues.
i have a role to play and through my participation can ideas become reality
I realize that i need to be more considerate and give more attention towards tha
current social issues
I became more aware of different issues throughout the whole session. Thatchanged how I view the world and how we are all interconnected. Moreover, it
enables me to allow suggestions and corrections to take it positively to makebetter ideas.
I think I'm more concerned about society.
Positive. looks like matters that can be handled
I realized that I became more responsible and punctual to finish my tasks andrespect others' culture.
I know that there are many problems I haven't paid attention to before, or even
known their existence. I should care more about the people around me. I havemore holistic views when addressing issues because it is necessary to consider
different aspects.
I can view things differently now
I am able to see people from different cultures, religions, tribes, ethnic groups
from other parts of the world from different perspectives and points of view.
When I discovered I have started to see things differently
I have become more aware and believe that I need to take more practical actionin the future instead of relying on anyone else.
I do things on a wider perspective. I became more understanding of others
Yes, some commend shows new perspective (other than engineer) of social
issues and their solution. I do not believe that they have clear and precises
solution, but it was a nice approach.
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to social issues.
When I went back to assess the social challenges our community, it lookedeasy to connect the various steps needed to achieved what we sought for.
I have to admit that I realized how inactive I was when it comes to helping insolving social issues in our community. I also realized that despite thehardships that I experience as a part of our community, I should still appreciate
the fact that I'm still young and I still have so much to give in terms of making
the world a better place.
GlocalFun
Learn, have fun, and grow together!
It helps to learn more of what you are not expected to
The main takeaway from my SIGLOC-online experiences is that social
innovation is a collaborative process that requires critical thinking, creativity,and empathy to address complex social challenges and achieve sustainable
solutions.
Think globally, act locally.
Informative
Healing the world starts from small; starts from local effects and solutions until
it will reach the global world.
Am an innovator and SIGLOcian, am able to think locally and act globally.
i can change the world
EXPERIENCE
Filled with positive challenges
Great experience and knowledge
It can be solved
far-sighted
Glocal = Global + local
think the future
I'm not able recollect a specific phrase but I have surely learnt a lot
We must be Glocal thinkers
Improve.
Contribute local and global
I got to meet many people.
Social issues can best be solved by taking suggestions of solutions from people
going through the problem.
It's a problem solving global platform.
Knowledge
Social Innovation skills
I've learned about local and global sustainability.
Undoubtedly, this program changed my perspective on how I view societal
issues. I gained knowledge on what ways I can help in our society as well as
how to be a critical thinker as part of the society. No matter how small I canhelp, it still contributes to the society. Cliché as it may sound but this program
highlighted the quote, "One small step can be a giant leap."
Apart from this, if there is something personal that I gained from SIGLOC thatwill be time management as it the most crucial part in this program. How you
manage your time when accomplishing your task can affect other's work. That
is why we should respect everybody's time.
Made new friends and gained knowledge on the usage of other platforms
Through SIGLOC-online, I gained a deep understanding of social innovationand its frameworks, tools, and methods for creating sustainable solutions. The
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participants and network with experts in the field, providing invaluable
feedback and insights. It has been a transformative experience both personallyand professionally.
My critical thinking skills in regards of solving global sustainability increase.
New knowledge, experiences, and good friends.
I've gained that I am able to think of solutions that will help my communityand other places in my country. I also learned the problems existing in different
countries.
I am equipped with technological skills, social skill and I have learnt andbecome a good researcher.
time management
Lot of friends, and not perspective that i can apply in my daily life
I gained a wide range of knowledge in understanding issues and finding
possible solutions to help my community. SIGLOC also taught me how
important it is to understand the need and respond to different problems in thecommunity. Think critically and allow others to help you develop more of what
you know.
New experience and knowledge about social issues that other countries arefacing.
How to solve social issues through problem analysis
Knowledge about social issues and steps to find solutions to overcome them.
Besides fundamental knowledge of global sustainability (need to consider 3layers - biosphere, economics, and social equity), I am more aware of otherissues existing in other societies. Also, I know how to make a good proposal.
To make a social project successful, there are collaborations between
individuals, individuals and communities, local communities and global
communities.
knowledge and also friends
That I should be constantly learning about my community and the world
atlarge trying my best to solve the issues we are facing. There is NO END TOLEARNING NEW THING
The ability to find a solution in diversity
I have learned a lot of useful knowledge which mainly comes from myself-examination of issues of social sustainability that I was not interested in
before.
Great use of technology to foster learning, interaction, and camaraderie, Global
supply chain, four-stages model, etc.
IDEAs
There are some social issues which are common among different communities
of different countries, while others are specific to some communities.
Better understanding of the social issues.
I gained knowledge, skills, and friends.
Add a few more people and make it more interactive
Instructors' should be more hands on.
Provide more engaging activities where participants can interact more byadding more synchronous sessions. Provide more examples where students canlearn from the pool of issues so that the students will be guided in creating theirtasks. Along this, provide more detailed instructions especially, with the debate
task as some participants confuses how to choose their stand point.
Provisions of various platforms and gadgets
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No suggestions.
It will be best if you can also record video lectures for deeper understanding of
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they may improve in looking at the financial challenges that we faced ofinternet connection and bundles.
improve on cultural activities
I suggest that the minimum due date of each task is 2 days cause sometimes 1
day is not enough for us to finish the task as some of us is busy with ouruniversity and other important matters
Time zone can help to better understand the session synchronous andasynchronous, like putting all the different time zones of each participant tomake it easy to identify the time of the day when to attend the session and pass
the activities. Then, the rest are all good.
Give long duration to submit the tasks given. Maybe 2 days for 1 tasks.
nothing
Organize mini activities and select winners to attract more participants.
For the lecture, I think it will be easier for participants if there is a recording of
instructors for every slide.
i suggest the timeline of each task should have been longer (such as 3 days
upwards) since not all of the participants are free to do the task because they
have other commitments to do (university stuffs and exams). I think it isimportant to consider the timeline
My recommendation and suggestions is to reduce on the ICT setup
complexities. This is because it became an impediment to most people which
led to them dropping out of the programmeMore time should be given to the program and pivot studies should be made totest implementation
I think studying in just 3 weeks might be a bit short for an issue that needs
more discussion. I recommend a program of 4 weeks or more if possible.
Have more videos seminars than readings. We want to have a glimpse also ofwhat is discussed in the face-to-face training as well.
I hope that the time different between country wasn't so great.
A fair time can be agreed upon for due times regardless of time difference
Including videos too in Chapter books.
I hope that the next one would be conducted abroad so that the next
participants will be able to personally interact with each other. I think that thiswould be a great way to have them encounter the different culture, beliefs, andideologies of other nationalities.
To all dear staffs, instructors, and to those who organized this program, Kudos
and Thank you very much for this opportunity! If I am only given the chance topersonally shake your hands and even hug you, I will do it. Thank you verymuch for having me as one of your participants. I hope this program will
establish and create more SIGLOCIANS all around the world. Until we meetagain! <3And also allow the students from various countries to choose time they should
do the program
Again, Thank you sincerely for providing me with this opportunity to engage
in such a valuable learning experience.
Thank you!!
Thank you for the three weeks! I'm happy I got to meet and interact with youall.
i love this programlink members or alumni to new opportunities in future and sponsor them for
future studies
So far, none.
Promote the SIGLOC in social media such as Facebook and Instagram to makepeople know more about the program and the existing of the program.

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experience to me. Thank you.

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私はこのプラットフォームを提供してくれた大阪公立大学に感謝したいと思います。ありがとうございました。さようなら。

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It was amazing to be a part of the 14th SIGLOC
Good job. I enjoyed the training and I learned a lot. I will recommend this to
my colleagues.
Am grateful to be a part of the 14th SIGLOC
The platform has been helpful
I had so much fun. Thank you so much Osaka Metropolitan University!

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