Hi #Eval20 attendees…and anyone else who has ever learned something. I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and frequent contributor with a tip for retaining what you learn – whether from a live or virtual event, a book or journal or a hands-on project. We remember a lot of what we’ve learned. Every time we …
What will you takeaway from #Eval20 Reimagined? by Sheila B Robinson Read More »
Hello again! Jan Noga here, owner of Pathfinder Evaluation and Consulting, in Cincinnati, Ohio with some Rad Resources for making your virtual events pop. Lesson Learned: Most resources for virtual teaching focus on using specific platforms. In the same vein, most workshop/instructional design resources focus on face to face situations rather than online. The ones …
Hello again! Jan Noga here, owner of Pathfinder Evaluation and Consulting, in Cincinnati, Ohio with more tips and lessons learned about conducting online workshops. Today’s post will focus on key points for supporting your online learners. Lesson Learned: Online workshops are not online meetings. Attendees have committed time (and often money) to your event. Running …
Hi! My name is Jan Noga and I am the owner of Pathfinder Evaluation and Consulting, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Like many of you, I’ve been grounded by the pandemic and needed to look to the world of virtual meetings and events in order to keep up with my professional life. During 2019, I was transitioning …
Hello! I’m Scott Chaplowe here to tell you about our Presidential Strand session, Evaluation and the Challenge of Our Time Friday, Oct 30, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM, (Session #1917). Sponsored by the Environmental Program Evaluation TIG, it will shine a light on the intersection of climate change and evaluation. In addition to myself, the …
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Hello AEA members! Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with an important message about the AEA elections. The ballot is now open for our 2021 President-elect and Members-at-Large of AEA’s Board of Directors. Unfortunately, AEA member voting has been historically low. Let’s do better this year! Hot Tip: Don’t recognize some of the names? …
AEA members – you ARE registered for this vote! Let’s do it! by Sheila B Robinson Read More »
Hope you are staying well. I’m Kyle Hannon from Filibuster Press, an Indiana Evaluation Association member, and I’m working hard to avoid pandemic illness while providing content to organizations that need it. In this new abnormal of working during a pandemic, it has become increasingly important to stay healthy. But it has also become more …
Hi! We are Claire Thoma Emmons and Susan Foutz from the Research & Evaluation Department at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the largest children’s museum in the world. When the COVID-19 pandemic closed the museum for three months, we had to transition to virtual everything—including onboarding and training new staff and interns. The Children’s Museum …
IEA Affiliate Week: Pivoting to Online Training by Claire Thoma Emmons and Susan Foutz Read More »
Hi, Jennifer Borland here, an IEA member, a media evaluation specialist, and the Director of Research Programs at Rockman Et Al. When the nationwide call came in March to help flatten the curve, I had just wrapped up a round of face-to-face playtesting. It had been nerve-wracking to wipe down every surface and hope there …
IEA Affiliate Week: Embracing Socially Distant Data Collection by Jennifer Borland Read More »
I am Kate Bathon Shufeldt, a Board member of the Indiana Evaluation Association and owner of Thrive Nonprofit Solutions, an independent consulting firm in Indianapolis. Having worked from a home office for years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, I have had an opportunity to develop and refine my strategies for working from home. While there …
IEA Affiliate Week: Separating Working at Home from Home Life by Kate Bathon Shufeldt Read More »
