• Format of open dialog is good
• Wiki could work better. 
• Need better structure in wiki.
• Good structure model:
  • reading assigned beforehand
  • activity assigned beforehand
  • discussion
  • structured activity during class

• It helped, to have the notion of a "knowledge-based community". This really helped to focus on specific groups, technologies, etc.

• Cutting edge topics: truly new and emerging.
  • Not just the technology, but the application of it
  • Topics are broad and open to people's background and ideas

• participatory, collaborative design was great

• Would have been nice to have a cross section of the ideas early in the course, then bring those back
  • Possibly explore the previous year's wiki, do some reflection on the wider ideas

• Great to meet people from different areas/disciplines
• Good to note that people learn differently (reading, activities, etc.)

• Really felt like you learned deeply in that area where you led the course
  • After having led a session, really empathized with others.

• In terms of the materials and processes from last year, and how to use them:
  • Students must be allowed to take a new tack, but also to re-work an existing one
  • Our efforts can be a good example. It would actually be HELPFUL to have these examples.
  • Designing the activities for the class was challenging, but a good exercise in how to get people exchanged in learning about the topic.
  • May be good to distill the efforts into a summary, and then add a brief description about the detailed content. Or maybe reveal the detail in "passes" - first impression, second impression, etc.
  • natural curiosity should be encouraged, to take over.

• Need to track resources (papers, sites, materials), main approaches (broad definition of activity) , and outcomes (here are some cool categories that emerged).