My name is Ivonne Chand O’Neal, Co-Chair of the American Evaluation Association’s Arts Culture and Audiences Topical Interest Group (TIG) and Chief Research Officer at Creativity Testing Services (CTS), a research consulting firm specializing in the creation and validation of creativity assessments, and applications of creativity testing in corporate, educational, and artistic environments. In this …
My name is Rekha S. Rajan and I am an associate professor at Concordia University Chicago and program leader for the Masters degree in grant writing, management, and evaluation. I am also the author of the books: Integrating the Performing Arts in Grades K-5, Grant Writing: Practical Strategies for Scholars and Professionals, and the forthcoming …
ACA TIG Week: Setting the Stage: Evaluating Live Performance Attendance Read More »
My name is Jessica Sperling, and I work in research and evaluation for education, youth development, arts/media/culture, and civic engagement programs. I am currently a researcher with the City University of New York (CUNY), where I consult on evaluation for educational programs and for StoryCorps, a storytelling/narrative-sharing program. Before joining CUNY, I had developed StoryCorps’ …
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My name is Steven Holochwost, and I am a Senior Research Scientist at WolfBrown, a consultancy and research firm, and a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University. In those roles I conduct evaluations of educational programs for children, and in particular, children at risk. Lessons Learned: One of the …
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Hi. I am Don Glass, an independent consultant who is a visual artist, learning designer, and developmental evaluator. Hot Tips: One of the things that I love about attending the AEA annual conference is getting the opportunity to better understand how my work can relate to and be informed by recent debates and developments in the …
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Hi, I am Annabel Jackson, Co-chair of the Arts, Culture and Audiences TIG. My Co-chair, Ivonne Chand O’Neal, and I are delighted to host a week of aea365. Together, we have curated this week-long series to highlight examples of evaluation methods used to explore arts and culture, arts education, arts participation, and informal learning. Featured evaluation …
Hello, I am Rupu Gupta, Analyst at New Knowledge Organization Ltd. and Co-Chair of AEA’s Environmental Program Evaluation Topical Interest Group. My evaluation work focuses on learning about the environment and conservation in informal settings. As we celebrate Earth Day, I would like to share some reflections on evaluating these experiences. Lessons Learned: Informal learning settings …
Hello from Laureen Trainer, Principal of Trainer Evaluation in Denver and Joy Kubarek, Vice President of Learning for Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. We both came from museum education backgrounds and now find ourselves in the world of evaluation where we work to improve museum practice, advance our industry, and demonstrate value. We are also passionate …
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Greetings to the aea365 community. We are Kelly Washburn and Julie Carpineto from The Institute for Community Health in Cambridge, MA. We are the local evaluators of an urban high school-based teen pregnancy prevention program in Greater Boston. We would like to share an example of a creative evaluation project developed with this program. Over 90 high students participated in …
My name is Susan Kistler and I am on a crusade to expand our reporting horizons. Earlier this month, we looked at little chocolate reports. Today, let’s consider adding videos to your evaluation reporting toolbox. Get Involved: But first, a little incentive for you to share your best alternative reporting ideas. And possibly get a reward …
Susan Kistler on Innovative Reporting Part II: Book Giveaway and #altreporting Videos Read More »
