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Was the Planned Pause beneficial? What did you focus on during the Planned Pause?

Date: January 28, 2021
Audience: Staff

Planned Pause Beneficial? 16% extremely, 15% very, 24% moderately, 9% not very, 12% not at all, 24% other/NA

 

Planned Pause Focus: Rest 24% of responses, 46% of responding users. Planning 22% of responses, 41% of responding users. Reflection 13% of responses, 26% of responding users. Professional Development 11% of responses, 20% of responding users. No planned pause 11% of responses, 20% of responding users. Other activity 10% of responses, 19% of responding users. Innovation 5% of responses, 9% of responding users. Assessment 4% of responses, 8% of responding users

 

On January 28, 2021, we asked 212 registered staff users:

Was the Planned Pause beneficial?
A. Extremely beneficial
B. Very beneficial
C. Moderately beneficial
D. Not very beneficial
E. Not at all beneficial

and

What did you focus on during Planned Pause (all that apply)?
1. Rest
2. Reflection
3. Assessment
4. Innovation
5. Professional development
6. Planning
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We received 132 responses to the first question (62% response rate):

  • Extremely beneficial: 15.9%
  • Very beneficial: 15.2%
  • Moderately beneficial: 24.2%
  • Not very beneficial: 9.1%
  • Not at all beneficial: 11.4%
  • Other/Not applicable: 24.2%

We received 98 responses to the second question (46% response rate):

  • Rest: 45.9% of responding users
  • Planning: 40.8% of responding users
  • Reflection: 25.5% of responding users
  • Professional development: 20.4% of responding users
  • No Planned Pause as of Polling Date: 20.4% of responding users
  • Other Activity: 19.4% of responding users
  • Innovation: 9.2% of responding users
  • Assessment: 8.4% of responding users