Feedback form for Synfig Studio Workshop on 7 November 2020

Dear Participant,

We thank you for attending the Synfig Studio workshop on 7 Nov 2020. 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.

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Q1A. Your background:

  Student
  Faculty in a College
  Teacher in a School
  Working Professional (Graphic designer/ Animator/ etc.)
  Other




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





Questions related to the Synfig Studio background

Q2A. Do you use any other equivalent software for 2D animation (other than Synfig Studio) in your School/ Institute/Organisation?

  Yes
  No




Q2B. If the answer to the above question is Yes, please let us know the name of the software.





Q2C. For how long have you been using the above-mentioned animation software? (If your answer to the Q2A is NO, then please select the option 'Never used before'.)

  Never used before
  less than 1 year
  less than 3 years
  less than 5 years
  more than 5 years




Q3A. Do you already use Synfig Studio in your college/Institute/Organisation?

  Yes
  No
  Not sure




Q3B. If the answer is "Yes" to the above question, in what way do you use? Please select all the relevant options.

  Creating animations for teaching
  Creating animations for presentations
  Creating animations as a hobby
  Making short films
  Creating Motion Graphics
  Other




Q3C. If your answer to the above question is OTHER, then please specify:





Q4. What is the difficulty level of Synfig Studio in creating animations?

  Very Easy
  Easy
  Neither easy nor difficult
  Difficult
  Very difficult




Q5. Before today's workshop, have you attended any other Synfig Studio 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




Questions related to the workshop

Q6. 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





Q7. Were these tutorials useful in learning the following aspects of Synfig Studio? (Kindly respond using the scale given below, wherein 1 implies "extremely useful" and 5 implies "totally useless".)

  1 (extremely useful)     2     3     4     5 (totally useless)     6 (Not applicable)  
Interface of Synfig Studio
Drawing and coloring shapes
Importing and scaling images
Gradient animation
Animation by adding Waypoints
Preview and rendering of animation





Q8. Did the practice assignment help you understand the associated topic?

  Yes
  No




Q9. Please explain your answer to the previous question





Q10. Did you find the TA's help useful?

  Yes
  No




Q11. Rate the following aspects of the workshop:

  Excellent     Good     Acceptable     Bad     Extremely bad  
Quality of instructional material presented to you
Learning through Spoken Tutorials and practice assignments sessions
Discussion on practice assignments sessions
Quality of the online workshop overall





Q12. 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





Q13. Select the response that describes your views/responses regarding the format of the workshop:

  Strongly Disagree     Disagree     Neither Disagree Nor Agree     Agree     Strongly Agree  
I am happy with the format of this workshop
There were too many students in my classroom
Even if some people will be denied admission it is better to have less number of participants in the workshop
Given that this project has to work for self sufficiency it is better to charge a larger fee and conduct workshop with smaller number of students
I liked the classroom break-up format





Q14. Select the response that describes your overall view of the workshop:

  Strongly Disagree     Disagree     Neither Disagree Nor Agree     Agree     Strongly Agree  
The workshop exposed me to new knowledge and practices.
I did not learn much from this workshop.
I will recommend my friends and colleagues to use Synfig Studio
I am unhappy with the format of this workshop





Q15. What aspect(s) about the workshop did you like the most?





Q16. What aspect(s) about the workshop did you dislike the most?





Questions related to the Spoken Tutorial Forum

Q17. Did you register yourself on the Spoken Tutorial Forums as asked in the guideline email sent before the workshop?

  Yes
  No




Q18. Did you post questions on the Spoken Tutorial Forum during the workshop?

  Yes
  No




Q19. Did you answer anybody's questions on the Spoken Tutorial Forum during the workshop?

  Yes
  No




Q20. 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




Q21. Select the response that describes your views/responses regarding the Spoken Tutorial (ST) Forum:

  Strongly Disagree     Disagree     Neither Disagree Nor Agree     Agree     Strongly Agree  
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





Q22. What aspect(s) about the ST Forum did you like the most?





Q23. What aspect(s) about the ST Forum did you dislike the most?





General

Q24. 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





Q25. Suggestions for improvement or any other suggestions.