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MSI Fellowship Week: The importance and value of self-reflection by Arthur Hernandez

9 Comments / Uncategorized / October 2, 2021 September 19, 2021

My name is Arthur Hernández, and I am a Professor at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio Texas. Even before I knew it, I was an evaluator (albeit not a very good one!) considering my process and consequences related to my teaching, research/evaluation, and service. Now mostly, I’m interested in the means and mechanisms …

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MSI Fellowship Week: Reflective Practice and Critical Reflection: Quiet Moments with an Extension Education Evaluator by LaJoy R. Spears

1 Comment / Uncategorized / October 1, 2021 September 19, 2021

Hello! My name is LaJoy R. Spears, Program Development and Evaluation Specialist at New Mexico State University, Cooperative Extension Service. As the country grappled with COVID-19, I was navigating a new position, university, city and state. The combination of stressors required adjusting eating habits, establishing new goals, and revising exercise plans. I also focused on …

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ToE TIG Week: Self-Reflection as a Novice Evaluator: Using Reflection Journals in a Program Evaluation Classroom by Jennifer Ann Morrow, Ph.D

2 Comments / Teaching of Evaluation / March 9, 2020 March 6, 2020

Hi everyone! My name is Jennifer Ann Morrow and I am the program coordinator for the Evaluation, Statistics, and Measurement doctoral program at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. I have been teaching novice evaluators for the past 18 years. Reflective practice is an important part of what evaluators do. As evaluators we reflect …

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AZENet Week: Re-Focusing on the Fundamentals by Jenny McCullough Cosgrove, Scott Swagerty, and Deven Wisner

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / March 31, 2019 April 1, 2019

We are the Arizona Evaluation Network’s President Jenny McCullough Cosgrove, President-Elect Scott Swagerty, and Communications Chair Deven Wisner, and we are excited to kick of the 2019 Arizona Evaluation Network week of AEA365. Our upcoming Annual Conference is centered around re-focusing on #Eval fundamentals of practice. Over this week we will revisit core data visualization …

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LGBT TIG Week: Kari Greene on Reflective practice: Because evaluations are not culture-free

1 Comment / Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues / December 28, 2015 December 27, 2015

My name is Kari Greene, co-Chair of the LGBT Issues TIG, currently living in Sydney, Australia with a renewed sense of curiosity and excitement. Through my participation in the LGBT Issues TIG, I have had the great fortune to be involved with the Cultural Competence Statement Dissemination Workgroup. This group offers deep thinking, wise counsel …

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Best of aea365 week: Derrick Gervin on Tips for New Evaluators

1 Comment / Graduate Student and New Evaluators / February 4, 2014 February 1, 2014

My name is Derrick Gervin and I currently work as a Lead Evaluator at The Evaluation Group (TEG) in Atlanta, Georgia. I work with school systems and nonprofit organizations to improve student achievement. After completing my first six months as a full-time evaluator, I would like to share some tips with other newcomers to evaluation. Hot Tips: …

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IC TIG Week: Norma Martinez-Rubin on Straddling Multiple Organizational Cultures and Communication Styles

Leave a Comment / Independent Consulting, Internal Evaluation / April 8, 2011 September 1, 2011

I’m Norma Martinez-Rubin, an independent evaluation consultant and Independent Consulting TIG Chairperson 2011. Here I present a few lessons learned in transition from being an external to internal consultant. Claiming to be multicultural boosts the self-confidence required upon beginning a new evaluation project. Combine that with visualization of near success and that increases my confidence …

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Kylie Hutchinson on High Impact Low Tech Reporting Options

Leave a Comment / Data Visualization and Reporting / February 20, 2011 September 1, 2011

My name is Kylie Hutchinson. I am an independent evaluation consultant and trainer with Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation. I am one of the facilitators of the Canadian Evaluation Society’s Essential Skills Series course in Canada and regularly present a workshop on Effective Reporting Techniques for Evaluators at AEA conferences and the AEA Summer Institute. …

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