= Brainstorm workshop survey: Halifax 2013 =
== Selected comments from attendees: ==
* ''"Really clear and well paced. Good job!"''
* ''"Pace was awesome, clarity was good. Loved the interactive basis of the workshop"''
* ''"Very good background and basic explanation, very good commentary on procedures"''
* ''"Good intro, made things very clear"''
* ''"A lot of info, but great job of presenting it clearly"''
* ''"The clarity of the explanation was really good for the allocated time"''
* ''"Information was conveyed at the perfect pace"<
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* ''"Excellently executed"''
* ''"Great software! Keep moving forward!!"''
* ''"Food was great! Loved it! Thanks"''
== Survey results ==
Number of participants: '''40'''<
>Number of returned documents: '''31 '''(78%)<
>[[attachment:workshop_survey.pdf|Link to the pdf document|&do=get]].
=== Summary ===
1. Before today's class, how would you describe your use of Brainstorm:
* '''Never used: 90%'''
* Some simulation work: '''3%'''
* Some experimental work: '''3%'''
* Experienced user: '''4%'''
* N/A: '''3%'''
1. How helpful was the class in learning Brainstorm: 1(worst) to 5(best)
* 1: '''0%'''
* 2: '''0%'''
* 3: '''6%'''
* '''4: 61%'''
* '''5: 32%'''
1. Did you try the online tutorial before coming to class:
* Yes: '''42%'''
* No: '''52%'''
* N/A: '''6%'''
1. Interested in using Brainstorm for:
* EEG: '''52%'''
* MEG: '''87%'''
* MEG+EEG: '''51%'''
* NIRS: '''0%'''
* sEEG/ECoG: '''0%'''
* Scripting:''' 66%'''
* Pre-processing: '''58%'''
* Visualization of recordings: '''58%'''
* Source analysis: '''67%'''
* Time-frequency: '''58%'''
* Functional connectivity: '''71%'''
* Statistics: '''39%'''
* Research: '''74%'''
* Clinical applications: '''29%'''
* Epilepsy: '''13%'''
* Baby / infant studies: '''3%'''
== Comments and suggestions ==
The number indicates the number of participants who made similar comments.
=== Comments about the workshop ===
* '''Very good pace and clarity: 24'''
* A bit rushed in the afternoon: 4
* A bit too slow in the morning: 3
* Too much for a day: 4
* Request for a few more breaks: 1
* Section on time-frequency less clear than the others: 1
=== Missing topics and requests ===
* More on functional connectivity: 3
* More on different inverse methods: 2
* More on forward modeling (BEM): 1
* More on time-frequency: 1
* Clinical applications / epilepsy: 2
* Processing EEG data / ERPs: 2
* Explain which analysis should be used in which research question: 2
* Export TF/connectivity maps to SPSS: 1
* Study of deep brain structures: 1
* Full group analysis: 1
* Would have been better with Neuromag data: 1
* More activities that require critical thinking rather than following along: 1
* How to import external events files: 1
=== Missing tools in Brainstorm ===
* '''Development of the functional connectivity: 8'''
* Pipeline edition similar to !BrainVision (drag and drop): 2
* Beamformers: 2
* MEG/EEG + fMRI: 2
* Add markers in the imported data: 1
* Easy way to cancel ongoing process: 1
* Better stats: 1
* Allow for behavioral covariates: 1
* Motion correction: 1
== Technical issues ==
* Some bugs with the scouts: 5
== Results analysis ==
=== Results encoding ===
1. 1=Never used, 2=Some simulation work, 3=Some experimental work, 4=Experienced user, 0=NA
1. How helpful: 1(worst) to 5(best), 0=N/A
1. Online tutorials before coming: 1=No, 2=Yes, 0=N/A
=== Results values ===
1. 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
1. 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5
1. 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1