Hi, my name is Dreolin Fleischer. I am a doctoral student at Claremont Graduate University. Today I’ll be sharing a tip about running PC programs on Mac Computers. Hot Tip: I have used a Mac for the last five years and I am very happy using a Mac; however, there are those times that you …
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Hi, my name is Nancy Aguirre. I am a research associate for an independent evaluation consultant and a Professional Expert at Mt. San Antonio College in California. One thing that’s been tricky for me is developing scales, and it seems like so many people have a preference for 5, 7, and even 10 point scales! …
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My name is LaMarcus Bolton, and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Technology Director, as well as a doctoral student in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Today, I wanted to let you know of a few great resources for managing your local computer files. Rad Resource: Everyday, we deal with tens (some of us, hundreds) of computer files …
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Hi. My name is Betty Apt, and I am a recent retiree from the Division of STD Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 65 project areas (all states, the large cities, and the American territories) that the Division funds collect morbidity, performance measures, and other data, but they do not …
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My name is Susan Kistler and I contribute each Saturday’s post to the aea365 blog. This past week, I had the pleasure of attending the annual conference of the Eastern Evaluation Research Society (EERS), an AEA Local Affiliate. At the opening session, George Grob lead a discussion that ultimately focused heavily on tactics evaluators are …
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My name is Jonny Morell. I’m a senior policy analyst at the Vector Research Center for Enterprise Improvement, a division of TechTeam Government Solutions. I have been writing a lot about two topics – unexpected behavior in programs, and logic models. Recently these have been knitting together in my mind. I’m beginning to appreciate how …
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Molly Engle on Evaluation as an Everyday Activity Hello. I am Molly Engle, the Evaluation Specialist for the Oregon State University Extension Service and a past president of the AEA. For over 10 years my role has been building evaluation capacity and providing evaluation resources to over 250 faculty members. Although these individuals are well …
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My name is LaMarcus Bolton, and I am the American Evaluation Association’s Technology Director, as well as a doctoral student in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Today, I wanted to let you know of a few really good (and free) resources for manipulating files online. Rad Resource: Have you ever been sent a PDF form that you needed …
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Hi, my name is Dreolin Fleischer. I am a doctoral student at Claremont Graduate University. I have a quick tip on a very rad resource. Rad Resource: I constantly use the Encyclopedia of Evaluation, Edited by Sandra Mathison. I received this book as a gift from a friend and have found it very useful in …
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My name is Jason Terry and I’m an international education professional by day and a conflict resolution trainer and human rights advocate by night, working with youth and low-income LGBT people in the District of Columbia. Like some of the other folks who have posted here, I’m also not an evaluator, but I strongly believe …
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