All attendees responded individually during one session at the state teaching conference. At the regional meeting we distributed a brief questionnaire to all participants to be completed and returned before the conference ended. At the national meeting an announcement indicated a questionnaire was available at the registration desk and could be returned there. We also distributed questionnaires to faculty in our own department and asked colleagues to do the same in three other departments. Take a few minutes and write down your two or three major pet peeves about such presentations.
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Attendees complained about both too much and too little material, some audience members monopolizing or too little opportunity to participate, and so forth. Attendees can always read in depth, contact presenters, and continue their learning after the conference. First, however, they need a clear, concise presentation of the important issues, and they expect to obtain this through quality teaching at the meetings they attend. Becoming a critically reflective teacher . Students' pet peeves about teaching.