I am Rob Fischer and I have just completed six years as board president of the Ohio affiliate of AEA, the Ohio Program Evaluators’ Group (OPEG). Founded in 1980, OPEG has a longstanding commitment to evaluation professionals in the state. Our annual paid membership fluctuates between 120-150. In my total of eight years on the …
OPEG Affiliate Week: Rob Fischer on an Effective Board Read More »
My name is Susan Kistler and I am the AEA Executive Director and contributor of each Saturday’s aea365 post. Since January of 2010, AEA has offered a members-only free series of Coffee Break Webinars. Each is recorded, and we now have over 50 in the archive. I have received a number of inquiries from evaluators …
Susan Kistler on Tools for Producing Webinars Read More »
I am Phinia Landers and I am not a born leader. But, as evaluators, we are often called upon to lead – whether it be a project, team, or discussion. After ten years, I believe that I have learned what does not come naturally and called upon my leadership skills more than any other skills …
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My name is Stephen McFarland and I’m in love with Ted. He’s erudite, multifaceted, and makes me think. I love to spend an evening with him, or just 16 minutes. I laugh at his jokes, gawk at his ingenuity, and marvel at the way he makes me re-examine the world. About this time last year, …
Stephen McFarland on More Ted Talks for Evaluators Read More »
I’m Corinne Ranney-Philbrick and this year I have a new daughter and my available funding for profession development has been cut. Taken together, I’m looking online for inexpensive training opportunities and thought that I would share a few free webinar-based options that I have found: Rad Resource – Equity-Focused Evaluations Webinar Series: Sponsored by a …
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My name is Kylie Hutchinson. I am an independent evaluation consultant and trainer with Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation. I frequently teach workshops on evaluation and occasionally facilitate the Canadian Evaluation Society’s Essential Skills Series course. I am also a regular workshop presenter at AEA conferences and eStudy Webinars. I also Twitter weekly at @EvaluationMaven. …
Kylie Hutchinson on the Top 10 Reasons Why I’m Glad I’m an Evaluator Read More »
My name is Yusuf Nazim and I am learning about evaluation from aea365 and from people around the world. I wanted to share today a resource that I have found very valuable. Rad Resource – The Evaluation Center Videos on Vimeo: The site says “Lively discussions, engaging debates, and dynamic presentations about evaluation over the …
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My name is Susan Kistler and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director. This is the last in a short aea365 series on content curation. Thursday: Content Curation for Evaluators Friday: Comparing Content Curation Tools Saturday: Participating in our Content Curation ProjectT Thursday focused on how evaluators (researchers, professionals, students, others) can use content …
Susan Kistler on Content Curation Part III: Seeking Reviewers and Curators Read More »
My name is Susan Kistler and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director. This week, I’m running a short series on content curation: Thursday: Content Curation for Evaluators Friday: Comparing Content Curation Tools Saturday: Participating in our Content Curation Project I’m in search of tools that may be leveraged by evaluators in their own …
My name is Susan Kistler and I am AEA’s Executive Director. I normally post each Saturday, but this week, I wanted to create a short series to kick off a project: Thursday: Content Curation for Evaluators Friday: Comparing Content Curation Tools Saturday: Participating in our Content Curation Project Content Curation “describes the act of finding, …
Susan Kistler on Content Curation Part I: Five ways to leverage content curation Read More »
