Content and process for the workshop and tutorials are developed by the SURWEB Professional Development Coordinator based on observation of the workshops and feedback from participants. For example, the SURWEB Professional Development Coordinator distributed an exit survey to provide formative evaluation of the workshops during the first quarter of 1999.  Results of the exit survey are located in Appendix F: Results of Teacher Exit Surveys from the SURWEB Workshops.  In addition, the Coordinator keeps records of the participants’ profiles for each workshop. Finally, teachers are encouraged to register with the SURWEB guestbook to provide qualitative feedback about the SURWEB information resources and workshops.

SURWEB demonstrations and professional development workshops are intended to disseminate SURWEB and to facilitate the general integration of digital, networked multimedia into classroom practices.  They are conducted with teachers, students, and other community members who have a stake in educational improvement. 

In 2000, the SURWEB coordinator was instrumental in providing site design, demonstrations and instruction for the iMatrix Consortium.  New types of professional development were designed for technical staff from educational technology projects across the United States.  At “Bring Your Own Server Parties” the projects met with SURWEB technical and professional development staff to learn how to install and use the SURWEB application on their home servers.   Formative evaluation of the iMatrix concept and training is detailed in a report about iMatrix training for the Florida Learning Alliance (Black, 2000) located in Appendix G.