My name is Susana Bonis, and I am an advanced graduate student at Claremont Graduate University. I work with small to mid-size nonprofit organizations in fundraising, strategic planning, and evaluation. Most of the organizations I work with focus on outcome measurement, and many are looking to develop their own internal evaluation capacity. I introduce nearly …
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My name is Susan Kistler, and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director. It is my pleasure to contribute each Saturday’s post to the aea365 blog. For many, blogging is still a new concept. Here are three ways to make the most of this – or any – blog. Hot Tip: Subscribe to the …
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My name is Stefanie Leite and I am a Research Assistant for Advanced Empirical Solutions and an Independent Evaluation Consultant. Interviewing is my favorite means of information gathering. There is something immensely satisfying about asking people to tell their stories, capturing them accurately and artfully, and then relaying them to the decision makers in an …
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My name is Matt Galen, and I am a master’s student at Claremont Graduate University. I am primarily interested in evaluating educational and medical programs, and I have had the pleasure of contributing to several evaluations recently. I have had the opportunity to fulfill many roles, including an immensely satisfying period as a project manager. …
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My name is Theresa Murphrey and I am on the faculty at Texas A&M University. I teach both traditional classroom based student as well as distance-based learners from around the world. I have been working with a new tool that I have found to be extremely useful in facilitating teaching and learning. Rad Resource: Jing …
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My name is Claire Tourmen and I am an assistant professor in education science, in France (AgroSup Dijon). I study evaluators’ practices, skills and training. I’m interested in explaining evaluation to people who don’t know it (people involved in an evaluation for the first time, students etc.) it and I’ll share with you a simple …
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My name is Susan Kistler and I am the Executive Director of the American Evaluation Association. It is my pleasure to contribute each Saturday’s post to the aea365 blog. One challenge for me is organizing and finding the volumes of files and emails on my computer. Towards that end, I offer one Hot Tip and …
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My name is Michael Harnar and I’m an advanced graduate student in Evaluation at Claremont Graduate University. I’ve always been interested in capturing and managing data and my tool of choice is FileMaker Pro because it works on both the Macintosh and Windows platforms. I’ll give you a few tips on how to use it …
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My name is Susan Kistler and I am the Executive Director of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). It is my pleasure to contribute each Saturday’s post to the aea365 blog. Are you seeking work in the field of evaluation? Draw upon AEA resources, networks, and colleagues to identify leads. Hot Tip: Find an Evaluator: Create …
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My name is Jack Mills, I’m a full-time independent evaluator. My projects are mostly in higher education, evaluating training programs in science and engineering designed to broaden participation in those fields. I also evaluate K-12 education programs designed to improve student achievement. Hot Tip: One thing I’ve learned when setting up the contract for an …
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