Going into this workshop, I did not have a very good attitude about it. I just assumed it was going to be boring just listening to a panel talk. Each panelist took a turn talking a little bit about their lives and I was not very interested in it. However, I was interested in listening to Charles L. Ni because I felt like I could relate to him after reading his book. He was very open to any questions being asked and loved getting involved with the students. You can tell he loved getting involved because he wanted to stand up and walk around and be more interactive with the audience. I felt like the rest of the panel should’ve gotten more people involved like Mr. Li did because most of the students weren’t even paying attention and were just going about their own business. I feel like most students felt as if it was a waste of time. Although I found Charles Li very interesting, I did not find the rest of the discussion to be very enriching and I definitely feel like it could’ve been conducted differently so that it would’ve appealed more to the students.
I agree with you entirely, the other panelists looked like they didn’t want to be there and it was very unthoughtful of them not to have mikes upstairs. People in the balcony sector weren’t allowed to ask questions. 🙁