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FIE/MME Week: Bessa Whitmore on Researcher and Evaluator Roles and Social Justice

My name is Elizabeth (AKA: Bessa) Whitmore. Now a retired Professor from the School of Social Work, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, I have been a member of the Feminist TIG since its inception. The following entry draws on a chapter I am writing entitled “Researcher/evaluator roles and social justice” in a forthcoming Handbook on Feminist …

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Carolyn Cohen and Davis Patterson on Interview Design Process

5 Comments / Independent Consulting / June 1, 2012 May 21, 2012

Hello, we are Carolyn Cohen (Manager, Cohen Research & Evaluation, LLC) and Davis Patterson (Research Scientist, University of Washington Department of Family Medicine). We have partnered on several evaluations over the years, and are always excited to try out new facilitation strategies. We sometimes find ourselves challenged by access to, and time constraints of, potential …

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Kylie Hutchinson on Group Facilitation

2 Comments / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, Evaluation Use, Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building, Qualitative Methods / November 23, 2010 November 6, 2010

My name is Kylie Hutchinson. I am an independent evaluation consultant and trainer with Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation. I am also a regular facilitator of the Canadian Evaluation Society’s Essential Skills Series course. When I first started my evaluation practice, I was concerned that my statistical skills would be weak. Instead, I quickly learned …

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Cindy Tananis and Cara Ciminillo on Round Robins

1 Comment / Assessment in Higher Education / October 22, 2010 October 17, 2010

Hi all. We are Cindy Tananis and Cara Ciminillo, Director and Project Manager, respectively, of the Collaborative for Evaluation and Assessment Capacity (CEAC) in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh (www.ceac.pitt.edu). Over the years, we have had the opportunity to work with various clients on variety of projects. No matter what the …

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John Nash on Creating Outstanding Presentation Slides

6 Comments / Data Visualization and Reporting / April 9, 2010 April 20, 2011

My name is John Nash, and I am an associate professor at Iowa State University in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with a joint appointment in Human Computer Interaction. I’m also a program strategist, evaluator, and design geek. Today I’d like to share ways to improve slide presentations. Hot Tip: Know Your Audience …

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Cassandra O’Neill on Collaboration and Mental Models

4 Comments / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation / March 30, 2010 April 28, 2010

My name is Cassandra O’Neill and I’ve been a consultant for the past 10 years. I’m a member of a network of consultants and coaches called Wholonomy Consulting. I’m also the President-Elect for the Arizona Evaluation Network and a member of the AEA Local Affiliate Council. A theme in my work is using effective engagement …

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Jara Dean-Coffey on Visual Facilitation and Graphic Recorders

7 Comments / Uncategorized / February 12, 2010 February 12, 2010

My name is Jara Dean-Coffey, and I am the principal and founder of jdcPartnerships (www.jdcpartnerships.com). We partner with our clients to build their adaptive, strategic and leadership capacity and do so by using an evaluative inquiry approach to strategy formation, evaluation and assessment, leadership development and technical assistance and training. Our clients are in all …

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