These testimonials span a wide range of learners, from university students to adult continuing education and corporate contracting trainees. This sample is highly reflective of the feedback received regularly.
Corporate contract training Level I Excel feedback
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Email from an ‘adult learner’ university student – Basic Access course.
– Thanks for the confidence builder. I enjoyed your class and learned more than I expected. I will be using Access in the future to document donations to the Waynesburg Historical Society. That was my reason for the example I used on the final.
Your classes are a great learning experience. You know your subject and care about your students. FP
Selected university student feedback from Basic Excel course .
– I am glad that I took this course for the following reasons: learning the capabilities of excel, having the ability to use this “great tool”, and having an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of concepts involved in the program. I plan on taking the information I learned from this course and applying to my life. Excel is a powerful program and I definitely will use it from here on out. When I started this class I assumed it would be a 1 credit hour hassle; however, I could not have been more wrong. The course was very beneficial and I recommend to any person. TS
– I wanted to tell you how much I appreciated this class because I learned so much. At first I really wasn’t looking forward to this class, but after the first week I started realizing how powerful and life changing excel actually is. I want to thank you so much for teaching me excel and how to use this tool… Thank you again for everything and I look forward to taking Access. MB
– I am glad that I took this course because it has been the most important and applicable course I have taken thus far at Walsh University. Owning several businesses myself, the tools I have learned to use in this class are priceless. Note: This is my senior year! DC
– I just wanted you to know that your class was very beneficial. I am very glad that I did not test out of Excel because I learned more useful knowledge in your class than in just about any other class I have taken. TS
– I have learned more than I ever thought and I know that being able to use excel will help me greatly with my major which is business. Even though the 3 hour class sessions seemed to last 10 days, I think the outcome of this learning experience was worth the time invested. NB
– Professor Mickley has convinced me that Excel is a powerful and worthwhile tool! MR
– Being around people who have tested out of the class, I can easily see how much more about Excel that I know. I am able to perform so many more tasks faster and more efficiently than them. Especially in my field of study, I know that I will need the knowledge of Excel to perform my job to the best of my ability. Honestly, before this class I thought I would be able to perform tasks on Excel with no problem. I now know how much I was lacking in my Excel skills. SS
– Some classes you take, you do learn but its not exactly something you can apply directly and immediately, they seem more preparatory for future classes where as this class I guess you could say the gratification of your work is instantaneous. CM
– I truly felt that Mr. Mickley was very passionate about teaching us about excel and the many great uses it could offer us. It was a life changing experience because I can keep track of my finances and I now know how to become a millionaire. NM
Continuing education CompuFiciency 101 feedback
3. What did you like most about this course? *Great information. *Instructor addressed all individual needs. *Everything. *Many time savers. *Content is very informative. *A lot of good information covered; moved quickly from one topic to another. *Ability to flow with needs of participants rather than a rigid curriculum. *Everyone had plenty of opportunity to share and get help with things they needed.
4. What improvements would you recommend? *Session broke down to more classes; too much too fast. *Two days; there is a lot of information to cover also it is great that the information is available online to check out later and take time to digest the information. * Just more time; feel like we barely got started.
5. Additional comments? *At times a little too fast screen to screen. *Very good. *Brian presents his information very well. *I am a beginner computer student; it was a little over my head; but I need to be around this, it shows me how far I have to catch up. *I highly recommend this course. *I liked that Brian was willing and happy to answer questions; he was excited about the information.
Continuing education Level I Excel feedback
3. What did you like most about this course? *Hands on. *User friendly and very detailed instruction. *Was not boring and very different. *The hands on teaching and minimal lecture; easy to understand; thanks. *Demonstrated what needed to be done; students and hands on learning. *He is a very hands on teacher. *Hands on; very intuitive; this class will help in my work place; made things clearer.
4. What improvements would you recommend? *None. *None.
5. Additional comments? *None. *Enjoyed this course and I feel it will help me in my everyday procedures at work; thank you. *I would like to take more courses from Mr. Mickley. *Great instructor.
Following are snippets from a SINGLE class to my end-of-course feedback answering the question “What did you like most about this course?” .
There was seriousness but for the most part there was laughter.
I also thought that this course provided other interesting lessons that did not have to do with excel that are useful lessons in life.
I think you did a very good job of teaching excel.
I also really enjoyed the life lessons we were taught by you. You really are a very motivational speaker and it helped me to realize I was not putting forth as much as I could.
I also enjoyed the non-Excel discussions about life and etc.
Whether it be budgeting or for my future job, I’ll be able to use the basic skills I learned in this class and use them well.
Excel can be used for anyone and anything in life. It will make my life so much easier
My knowledge of Excel and the life lessons Mr. Mickley instilled in us as we worked through the class. It was good to learn much more than just excel in this short 5 week class.
It was one of the few things that I have learned in school that is actually immediately useful.
Before, it was intimidating because it was a program I had never actually used much. It can be a great education tool if used correctly.
It was a life-changing class, that opened my eyes to all aspects of life and excel.
How to do the major things in excel and how to continue to learn or “fill my bucket” of knowledge. I really enjoyed your class discussions. They make you look think about life and look at things in a different perspective.
I feel strongly about knowing how to plan my life financially. This will help me save and spend money in an according way to stay financially fit.
The most important thing I will take away from this course is that I understand how life changing excel can be.
