My name is Teri Garstka and I am currently a Research Associate in the Institute for Educational Research and Public Service at the University of Kansas. We have a wide portfolio of research and evaluation projects in early childhood, child welfare and youth programs, and family services. We work with lots of state, local, and …
Teri Garstka on Using REDCap for Designing a Data Collection System Read More »
I’m Susan Kistler, AEA’s Executive Director, and contributor for each Saturday’s aea365 post. This week I’m writing on Thursday and queuing it up for Saturday, anticipating a couple of busy days ahead. I also serve as a houseparent at a small Boarding school on the south coast of Massachusetts, known as “the School by the …
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My name is Philippe Buteau and I am an analyst at my own small co-owned firm, Buteau and Lindley. Back in May, Susan Kistler briefly wrote about Google Refine on aea365 and prompted me to take a look. Since then, I have used Refine in a number of ways and thought that I would submit …
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My name is Marion O’Reilly-Stanhauer. I am an independent evaluation consultant focusing on out-of-school time (OST) programs such as after-school enrichment, tutoring, and summer success. The programs I work with are impacted by standardized testing in their states, often due to calls for additional OST support when standardized tests indicate low proficiency levels or the …
Marion O’Reilly-Stanhauer on NWEA’s Data Gallery and Standardized Educational Testing Read More »
I’m Jolene VillaLobos and I work as a part-time program director/part-time evaluator for a mid-size nonprofit. We’ve recently been exploring the use of video which has meant that I’ve been exploring tools to help in that quest. Hot Tip: Vimeo is a free video hosting service. It hosts videos, just as YouTube hosts videos, but …
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My name is Ana Drake and I love macros! Most of my work involves sitting at a computer for one reason or another – doing data analyses, conducting research, or writing correspondence. Macros are basically one instruction that expands to do many things on your computer. In their simplest form, macros allow you to click …
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At the AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Institute, over 150 attendees went to a session on Low-cost/No-cost Tools for Evaluators. Here are some of the great ideas on data collection and management tools recommended from the audience. Microsoft OneNote: OneNote is Microsoft’s free-form note-taking and information-management software where one can capture ideas, information, and other data in …
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At the AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Institute, over 150 attendees went to a session on Low-cost/No-cost Tools for Evaluators. Here are some of the great ideas on collaborative tools recommended from the audience. Microsoft SharePoint: SharePoint is a web application platform that provides a centralized collaborative hub for web content management. This includes management of documents, …
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My name is John Colon and I work for Better Questions Better Answers. I’m amazed by what is available, for free, for my computer. Here are some of my favorite, can’t live without, better than sliced bread tools. Rad Resources: I’d like to share 9 tools that make my life easier. 10: Gantzilla: Free version …
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My name is Stacy Carruth and I am a Community Health Specialist at a Regional Center for Healthy Communities in Massachusetts. Much of the work we do is supporting community coalitions working on substance abuse prevention. Two communities we work with are funded to reduce fatal and non-fatal opiate overdose, an issue of concern in …
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