Formative Evaluation of the Gulf of Mexico Climate Commu

Formative Evaluation of the Gulf of Mexico Climate Community of Practice

Draft Survey

Thank you for participating in this survey on the Gulf of Mexico Climate Community of Practice (CoP)! The goal of this survey is to collect feedback from CoP members, like you, on how well the Community is supporting networking and information sharing among participants. We are also interested in your feedback on how we can improve the workshops, webinars, and online resources.

Your participation will be kept confidential and your name will not appear in any reports. Information gathered through this survey will be used to improve the CoP activities and as a baseline for ongoing evaluation efforts.

First, we would like to ask you a few questions about your participation in the CoP annual workshops and how useful these workshops are to you.

1. Which of the following annual CoP workshops have you attended? (Check all that apply)

___St. Petersburg, Florida, April 2010

___Biloxi, Mississippi, June 2011

___New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2012

___I have not attended any of the workshops. [Go to Q2]

2. What factors prevented you from attending the annual workshops? (Check all that apply)

___Job responsibilities

___Schedule

___Travel restrictions

___Budget restrictions

___Other. Please describe? [Open response] [Go to Q15, Webinars]

[Q3-10 will repeat for each workshop selected in Q2]

3. How useful did you find the workshop in [LOCATION]?

___Extremely useful

___Moderately useful

___Somewhat useful

___Not useful at all

___No opinion

___Don’t remember

Please tell us how useful you found the following types of activities during the workshop in [LOCATION]?

	Extremely useful	Moderately useful	Somewhat useful	Not useful at all	No opinion	Don’t remember
Presentations	O	O	O	O	O	O
Panel presentations	O	O	O	O	O	O
Panel discussions	O	O	O	O	O	O
Large group discussions	O	O	O	O	O	O
Break out groups	O	O	O	O	O	O
Small group activities	O	O	O	O	O	O

10. Overall, how satisfied were you with the workshop in [LOCATION]?

___Extremely satisfied

___Somewhat satisfied

___Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied

___Somewhat unsatisfied

___Extremely unsatisfied

___No opinion

___Don’t remember

11. In general, how satisfied are you with the annual CoP workshops?

___Extremely satisfied

___Somewhat satisfied

___Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied

___Somewhat unsatisfied

___Extremely unsatisfied

___No opinion

___Don’t remember

12. Are there specific topics you would like to see covered in a workshop?

[Open response]

13. Are there specific presenters you would like to see present at a workshop?

[Open response]

14. Do you have any other suggestions for improving the workshops?

[Open response]

Next, we would like to ask you a few questions about your participation in the CoP webinar series and how useful they are to you.

15. Which of the following CoP webinars have you attended? (Check all that apply)

___ Legal Implications of Climate Change:  Regulatory Takings. Stephanie Showalter-Otts. September 23, 2011.

___ Climate Change:  Impact on Bangladesh and Climate Justice. Taibur Rahman. November 30, 2011.

___ Update on the State of Sea Level Rise Science. Virginia Burkett. April 11, 2012.

___ Building a Resilient Coast is Vitally Important in Today's Climate. Jeff Williams. May 14, 2012.

___ The Power of Place: Communicating Climate Change in Our National Parks. Angie Richman. August 15, 2012.

___I have not attended any of the webinars. [Go to Q16]

16. What factors prevent you from attending the webinars? (Check all that apply)

___Job responsibilities

___Schedule

___Technology (e.g. computer software or internet connectivity limitations)

___ Topic not relevant

___Other. Please describe? [Open response] [Go to Q23, online resources]

[Repeat Q17-18 for each webinar selected in Q15.]

17. How useful did you find the webinar on [TOPIC]?

___Extremely useful

___Moderately useful

___Somewhat useful

___Not useful at all

___ No opinion

___Don’t remember

18. How satisfied were you with the webinar on [TOPIC]?

___Extremely satisfied

___Somewhat satisfied

___Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied

___Somewhat unsatisfied

___Extremely unsatisfied

___No opinion

___Don’t remember

19. Overall, how satisfied are you with the CoP webinars?

___Extremely satisfied

___Somewhat satisfied

___Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied

___Somewhat unsatisfied

___Extremely unsatisfied

___No opinion

___Don’t remember

20. Are there specific topics you would like to see covered in a webinar?

[Open response]

21. Are there specific presenters you would like to present a webinar?

[Open response]

22. Do you have any other suggestions for improving the webinars?

[Open response]

Next, we would like to ask you a few questions about your use of CoP online resources and how useful they are to you.

23. Are you familiar with the following online resources? (Check all that apply)

___ Climate CoP web site, including the awareness and action toolkit (http://masgc.org/climate/cop/index.html) [Go to Q26]

___Storm Smart Connect, Gulf of Mexico Climate CoP Group (http://stormsmart.org/) [Go to Q26]

___I am not familiar with any of these resources. [Go to Q24]

24. What factors prevent you from using the online resources? (Check all that apply)

___Job responsibilities

___Schedule

___ Technology (e.g. computer software or internet connectivity limitations)

___Other? Please describe: [open response]

25. What online resources do you use for access to climate information in the Gulf of Mexico?

[Open response] [Go to Q29, Objectives]

[Repeat Q25-26 for each resource selected.]

26. How useful did you find the information on [RESOURCE]?

___Extremely useful

___Moderately useful

___Somewhat useful

___Not useful at all

___No opinion

___Don’t remember

27. How satisfied are you with the [RESOURCE]?

___Extremely satisfied

___Somewhat satisfied

___Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied

___Somewhat unsatisfied

___Extremely unsatisfied

___No opinion

___Don’t remember

28. Overall, how satisfied are you with the CoP online resources?

___Extremely satisfied

___Somewhat satisfied

___Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied

___Somewhat unsatisfied

___Extremely unsatisfied

___No opinion

___Don’t remember

29. Do you have any suggestions for improving the online resources?

[Open response]

Next, we would like your feedback on how well the CoP is doing on the following objectives. Please tell us how much you agree with the following statements.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
CoP members are working together to share lessons learned and gather information.	O	O	O	O	O
CoP members understand attitudes, perceptions, beliefs and information needs of Gulf communities.	O	O	O	O	O
CoP members are developing regionally appropriate climate education materials and messages.	O	O	O	O	O
The CoP is supporting the formation of new networks between the different types of participants.	O	O	O	O	O
The CoP is an effective model for meeting the need for climate information in the Gulf of Mexico.	O	O	O	O	O
Expanding the CoP to focus on education, outreach and extension professionals, local community needs, and K-12 helps its effectiveness.	O	O	O	O	O

The CoP has an active membership that includes:	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Climate researchers	O	O	O	O	O
Federal government	O	O	O	O	O
State governments	O	O	O	O	O
Local governments	O	O	O	O	O
Flood plain managers	O	O	O	O	O
Emergency managers	O	O	O	O	O
Coastal resource managers	O	O	O	O	O
Social scientists	O	O	O	O	O
Land use planners	O	O	O	O	O
Education, outreach and extension (EOE) professionals	O	O	O	O	O

46. What other groups should the CoP include?

[open response]

47. Overall, how satisfied are you with the CoP?

___Extremely satisfied

___Somewhat satisfied

___Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied

___Somewhat unsatisfied

___Extremely unsatisfied

___No opinion

___Don’t remember

48. Do you have any suggestions for improvements to the CoP, including new activities, partners and participants, topics, or tools?

[Open response]

49. Which category best describes your occupation?

___Climate researcher

___Flood plain manager

___Emergency manager

___Coastal resource manager

___Social scientist

___Land use planner

___Education, outreach, and extension

___Consulting

___Other? Please describe: [open response]

50. Which category best describes your sector?

___Federal government

___State government

___Local government

___Academia

___Non-governmental organization (NGO)

___Non-profit organization

___Private business

___Other? Please describe: [open response]

You have completed the survey! Thank you for your feedback!

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