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EEE Week: Suzanne Le Menestrel on Developing Common Measures

1 Comment / Extension Education Evaluation / April 4, 2014

Greetings! My name is Suzanne Le Menestrel and I am a National Program Leader for Youth Development Research at the 4-H National Headquarters, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  4-H is a national youth development organization serving 6 million youth throughout the country. We partner with the nation’s Cooperative Extension system …

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EEE Week: Melissa Cater on Extension Evaluation

Leave a Comment / Extension Education Evaluation / April 4, 2014

My name is Melissa Cater, and I am an assistant professor and evaluation specialist at Louisiana State University AgCenter. I am also serving as Chair of the AEA Extension Education Evaluation Topical Interest Group (EEE-TIG) this year. The EEE-TIG provides a professional development home for Extension professionals who are interested in program evaluation; we also …

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Sheila B. Robinson on “Ancora Imparo Valutazione” (I am still learning evaluation)!

Leave a Comment / Teaching of Evaluation / August 31, 2013

Hello! I’m Sheila B. Robinson, aea365’s Leader Volunteer Curator. I teach Program Evaluation Methods at University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education, and am a grant coordinator for Greece Central School District in Rochester, NY. In my spare time, I read, learn and blog about evaluation, and it’s no exaggeration to say I never come …

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AKEN Week: Alda Norris on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Extension Evaluation in Alaska

Leave a Comment / Extension Education Evaluation / May 14, 2013

Greetings from the Last Frontier. I’m Alda Norris, webmaster for the Alaska Evaluation Network (AKEN) and evaluation specialist for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service (CES). The faculty and staff I work with at CES are experts in a variety of fields, from horticulture, entomology and forestry to economics, nutrition and child development. …

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EEE Week: Melissa Cater on Building a Community of Practice

1 Comment / Extension Education Evaluation / January 18, 2013

My name is Melissa Cater, and I am an assistant professor and evaluation specialist at Louisiana State University AgCenter. The purpose of the Evaluation CoP is to support people within the Cooperative Extension system who are interested in evaluating Extension programs. While the focus of our group is supporting Extension evaluation efforts, the information is …

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EEE Week: Sarah Baughman on Building Evaluation Capacity Across Disciplines: From Feral Hogs and Fire Ants to Families

Leave a Comment / Extension Education Evaluation / January 17, 2013

Hi!  I’m Sarah Baughman, Evaluation and Research Leader for eXtension.  eXtension is the virtual presence of the Cooperative Extension System. We work with faculty from land grant universities to provide unbiased, research-based educational resources across a wide range of topics including feral hogs, fire ants, and families through our 70 communities of practice. A major …

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EEE Week: Kim Norris on Creating an Evaluation Culture

2 Comments / Extension Education Evaluation / January 15, 2013

My name is Kim Norris and I am an Evaluation Coordinator for University of Maryland Extension, specializing in organizational and systems change efforts. Developing a culture of evaluation for non-formal educational organizations is critical to providing focus and accountability, yet challenging.  Funders and other stakeholders seek clearly communicated, robust, timely information about program impacts for …

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EEE Week: Michael Lambur on Affordable Website Online Usability Testing

Leave a Comment / Extension Education Evaluation / January 14, 2013

Hello, my name is Michael Lambur.  I am currently the Associate Director for Program Development with Virginia Cooperative Extension.  I have been an Extension evaluator since 1985 and recently spent five years as the Evaluation and Research Leader with the eXtension initiative. Website usability testing measures the suitability of a website for its users and …

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EEE Week: Mary Arnold on Building Capacity

Leave a Comment / Extension Education Evaluation / January 13, 2013

Hi! I’m Mary Arnold, a program evaluator with the Extension 4-H Youth Development program at Oregon State University. This AEA 365 entry kicks off a week of postings by members of the Extension Education Evaluation TIG, which is starting its 32nd year! Extension is the outreach arm of the public Land-Grant universities and its mission …

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