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Sep
19
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For an example of an elegantly simple program evaluation that yielded great results, check out an article by Michelle Eberle and colleagues in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine New England Region, which appeared in the August 2014 edition of MLA News. The article describes the region’s Clear: Conversations project, a collaboration among five organizations in which… Read More »
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Sep
05
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The American Evaluation Association (eval.org) sponsors a Potent Presentations Initiative (p2i) that has a stated purpose of helping evaluators improve their presentation skills, both within a conference setting and as part of individual practice. P2i challenges evaluators to hone in on three concepts: Their message, their design, and their delivery. There are a wealth of… Read More »
Posted in: Data Visualization
Jul
02
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“On the average, it is true that most training does not work very well. But some programs work very well with some of the people, and this represents their great potential for being leveraged for even greater results.” Robert O. Brinkerhoff, “Telling Training’s Story.” Most evaluation methods for program training reduce data to averages: the… Read More »
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Mar
13
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Last week I attended a webinar presentation from Stanley Capela entitled Recipe of Evaluation Techniques for the Real World. This is one of the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) ongoing 20 minute Coffee Break webinars . The webinars, offered Thursdays at 2pm Eastern time, often present similar tools and tips that are also covered in the… Read More »
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Feb
20
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Do you want to know more about great assessment resources, tools, and lessons learned from others who share your interest in evaluation? Do you not want to add another professional journal to the existing TBR (to be read) stack in your office? Check out the American Evaluation Association (AEA) 365 blog at http://aea365.org where anyone… Read More »
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