TAH Study Trip Atlanta 2009

Please share your ratings for the different parts of our study trip.


  1. Were you a member of the TAH professional development activities this year?
    Yes
    No (just traveled on the study trip)


  1. The balance between the study trip structured time and free time was:
    Just right
    Too much structured time
    Too much free time


  1. COMMENT ABOUT THE ABOVE:


  1. The balance between paid meals and meals on your own was:
    Just right
    More meals should have been paid
    More meals should have been on your own


  1. The cost of this trip was $1844 (travel, lodging, tours, entrance feels and breakfast). The cost of this trip was:
    Just right
    Too expensive


  1. COMMENTS ABOUT THE ABOVE:


  1. Please rate the items below based our your thoughts regarding its usefulness for your personal and/or professional learning utilizing the following scale:
    1 - Not Useful; 3 - Somewhat Useful; 5 - Very Useful;

            1 2 3 4 5      
      Sunday Talk: The “Old South” – Dr. Ethan Kytle Not Useful Very Useful  
      Sunday Atlanta tour (Universities, King National Historic Places, Stately Oaks Plantation) Not Useful Very Useful  
      Monday morning talk: “Atlanta, the industrial city” – Dr. Marko Maunula  Not Useful Very Useful  
      Monday tour of Coke Museum Not Useful Very Useful  
      Tuesday Birmingham morning talk: “Putting bad images to rest…and heritage tourism” – Dr. Blain Roberts Not Useful Very Useful  
      Birmingham bus/walking tour/Big Mules – Dr. Pamela King  Not Useful Very Useful  
      Birmingham Civil Rights Institute/Kelly Ingram Park/16th Street Baptist Church tours  Not Useful Very Useful  
      Wednesday afternoon at Ole Miss talk: “Events leading to the integration of Ole Miss in 1962 by James Meridith” - Dr. Charles Eagles  Not Useful Very Useful  
      Thursday Memphis Talk: “The King Legacy in Perspective” - Dr. Andrea Johnson  Not Useful Very Useful  
      Thursday Memphis Bus Tour/Burkle House / Mason Temple (not a Masonic Temple and King’s last talk) Not Useful Very Useful  
      Thursday: National Civil Rights Museum (Lorane Motel) Not Useful Very Useful  
      Friday morning talk: “Civil Rights and slavery quilts” – Dr. Ethan Kytle Not Useful Very Useful  
      Friday: Cotton Museum Not Useful Very Useful  
      Saturday: group reflection time Not Useful Very Useful  
      Trip Meals Not Useful Very Useful  
      Trip Itinerary/Pacing/Schedule of events, tours, talks, etc. Not Useful Very Useful  
      Content of trip that will be integrated into my  Not Useful Very Useful  
      Overall trip rating Not Useful Very Useful  


  1. Highlights of the trip for me were:


  1. One or two improvements I would recommend would be:


  1. Any other general comments?





Rob Darrow
Self
CA