Feedback form for Synfig Studio Advanced 1 Week Workshop

Dear Participant,

We thank you for attending the Advanced workshop on Synfig Studio. We would like to have your valuable feedback about the Workshop and the Self-Learning experience as it will help us enhance the quality of our work. Kindly click on the best option that describes your views. You can also provide your comments in the spaces provided in the form. Your response will be kept confidential.

Thank you for your time!

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Questions marked with are mandatory



1A. Your background:

  Student
  Teacher in school
  Faculty in college
  Research Scholars/PhD Student
  Professionals (Graphic designer/ Animator/ etc.)
  Other




1B. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





2A. Do you use any other equivalent software for 2D animation (other than Synfig Studio) in your School/ Institute/Organisation?

  Yes
  No
  Not Sure




2B. If the answer is "Yes" for the above question, please mention the name of the software.





3A. Have you used Synfig Studio before registering for this workshop?

  Yes
  No




3B. If the answer is "Yes" for the above question, in what way did you use. Please select all the relevant options.

  To create animations for teaching
  To create animations as a hobby
  For presentations
  For short movies
  Other




3C. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





4. Any workshop/training on Synfig Studio that you may have attended BEFORE this workshop. Please enter the total number of days of the workshop/training you have undergone before. If you have not gone through any such workshop/training before, please choose 0 days

  0 days
  1 day
  2-4 days
  5-7 days
  Above 7 days




5. How would you rate your level of knowledge in using Synfig Studio before and after the workshop?

  Novice     Amateur     Competent     Proficient     Expert  
Before the workshop
After the workshop





6. Rate your effort in order to solve the screening task.

  Very High     High     Nominal     Low     Very Low  
Understanding the problem statement
Creating the animation in Synfig Studio
Submission on Moodle





7. Rate your experience in using Spoken Tutorial to learn Synfig Studio. Kindly provide the response that describes your views

  Strongly Disagree     Disagree     Neither Disagree Nor Agree     Agree     Strongly Agree  
Tutorials are well made and self-explanatory
Tutorials need improvement
Various aspects are unclear and need further explanation
I learnt a lot using Spoken Tutorials





8. Using these tutorials, were you able to learn the following concepts? (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "extremely useful" and 5 implies "totally useless".)

  1     2     3     4     5  
Basic bone animation
Cutout animation
Rocket animation





9. Rate your experience in understanding and following live demonstration of Synfig Studio features during the interactive session of the workshop. (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "extremely easy to understand and follow" and 5 implies "extremely difficult to understand and follow".)

  1     2     3     4  
Character drawing in Synfig Studio
Convert - Random animation in Synfig Studio
Post production process of animation in Synfig Studio





10. Rate your experience in performing the following assignments during the interactive session of the workshop. (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "extremely easy" and 5 implies "extremely difficult".)

  1     2     3     4     5     Not Attempted  
Assignment 1: Drawing of character
Assignment 2: Adding bones to character
Assignment 3: Using of noise effect
Assignment 4: Application of cutout tool for animation





11. Rate the following aspects of the workshop

  Excellent     Good     Acceptable     Bad     Extremely bad     Not Applicable  
Quality of instructional material
Self learning experience through Spoken Tutorial
Live demonstration session on Synfig Studio
Quality of the online workshop overall





12. Select the response that describes your views/responses

  Strongly Disagree     Disagree     Neither Disagree Nor Agree     Agree     Strongly Agree     Not Applicable  
The workshop exposed me to new knowledge and practices.
I am willing to participate in future activities related to Synfig Studio
I will recommend my friends and colleagues to use Synfig Studio





13. Would you be interested in volunteering to be a TA for the beginner workshop on Synfig Studio on 7 November 2020 (9.30 AM to 5.30 PM)

  Yes
  No




14. Did you register yourself on the Spoken Tutorial Forums as asked in the guideline email sent before the workshop?

  Yes
  No




15. Did you post questions on the Spoken Tutorial Forum during the workshop?

  Yes
  No




16. Did you answer anybody's questions on the Spoken Tutorial Forum during the workshop?

  Yes
  No




17. Were your doubts already answered in the Spoken Tutorial Forum?

  I did not refer to the Spoken Tutorial Forum
  Yes my doubt was already posted on the Forum by somebody and it was also answered
  My question was not posted on the Forum
  I did not have any doubts




18. Select the response that describes your views/responses regarding the Spoken Tutorial (ST) Forum

  Strongly Disagree     Disagree     Neither Disagree Nor Agree     Agree     Strongly Agree     Not Applicable  
Discussion on the ST Forum will be useful even after the workshop
Answers on the ST Forum will be available also to those who do not attend this workshop
Forum based support by the FOSSEE team will be useful if you decide to conduct a workshop using Spoken Tutorials
Your answers on the ST Forum will provide recognition of your capabilities
I will recommend my friends and colleagues to use the Spoken Tutorial Forum





19. What aspect(s) about the ST Forum did you like the most?





20. What aspect(s) about the ST Forum did you dislike the most?





21. We have provided you Synfig Studio Spoken Tutorials and many other learning materials in this workshop. What else is required for you to conduct a similar workshop in your institution by yourself?

  Strongly Disagree     Disagree     Neither Disagree Nor Agree     Agree     Strongly Agree  
(a) Remote help of a FOSSEE expert (b) Spoken Tutorial Forum support
Spoken Tutorial Forum support alone is enough
I don't need any other help





22. In what way do you plan to use Synfig Studio after learning the advanced features in this workshop.





23. What aspect(s) did you like most about the workshop?





24. What aspect(s) did you dislike most about the workshop?





25. Have you visited our website FOCAL (https://focal.fossee.in)?

  Yes
  No




26. Any suggestions for improvement