Hi, my name is Valentine J Gandhi and I am the Senior Researcher, Evaluator and ICT4D Expert at The Development Café. In development agencies across the globe from donors to implementers there is discussion about emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, big data, internet of things (IoT). Given the hype, evaluators have a responsibility …
Open Source in ICT4D and M&E My name is Mala Kumar, and for a decade, I worked as a tech for international development (ICT4D) practitioner designing and deploying digital products throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and New York. As is the case with many ICT4D practitioners, much of my work took on a heavy monitoring and …
ITE TIG Week: Designing a “Center” for M&E Practitioners on GitHub by Mala Kumar Read More »
Makadii, Hola, Hello! We are Adeline Sibanda of the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE), Silvia Salinas of the Latin American and Caribbean Monitoring, Evaluation and Systematization Nework (ReLAC) and Veronica Olazabal of The Rockefeller Foundation, here to discuss decolonization of data and tech in evaluation! Why colonization matters today When we think about …
Hello. I’m Eric Barela, Salesforce.org’s Director of Measurement & Evaluation. Part of my job is to evaluate elements of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. Corporations are increasingly being called upon to focus on what is called the Triple Bottom Line, which consists of profit, planet, and people. CSR programs are designed to encourage public …
Hello! It’s Linda Raftree and Michael Harnar here, both fresh from the MERL Tech Conference in Washington, DC September 4-6, 2019. Linda is the organizer of the conference, which brings together a multidisciplinary community of evaluators, non-profit professionals, data scientists, government agencies and funders to learn and share their work and their challenges in responsibly …
Hi, my name is Zach Tilton and I am a Doctoral Research Associate at Western Michigan University in the Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation program, the AEA representative to EvalYouth, and the Co-chair of the Integrating Technology into Evaluation Topical Interest Group. I am thrilled to be curating a week of AEA 365 contributions from ITE …
ITE TIG Week: Digital Principles-Focused Evaluation Manifesto by Zach Tilton Read More »
I’m Christen Pentek (MSW), a leader with the Youth-Focused Evaluation TIG and part of a team engaging a new approach called Creative Evaluation and Engagement. I want to partly unpack the overlapping space between evaluation and mental health. Hot Tip Understanding and recognizing unhealthy mental states may allow you to take steps to engage in …
Neutrality: A state of disassociation by Christen Pentek Read More »
Hi! I’m Brittnee Hawkins, an evaluator at Time Solutions, LLC. I currently work on evaluation projects in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. I recently completed an evaluation of a training development process that could potentially be used during public health emergencies. I …
Hello everyone! I am Yuan (Linda) Zhou. Besides academic training in agricultural economics. I am a current student of Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Program Evaluation at Carleton University (Ontario, CA). As I am learning and practicing evaluation along with the program, I am building my understanding in research paradigms. I am especially interested …
Advocacy vs Objectivity in Evaluation by Yuan(Linda) Zhou Read More »
Hello, we’re Steve Wallis of Project FAST and Bernadette Wright of Meaningful Evidence. When you’re evaluating a program, understanding it from stakeholder’s perspectives is critical for ensuring that your evaluation is relevant. Incorporating stakeholder perspectives also builds relationships and trust. It also helps ensure that your evaluation is done with cultural competence, integrity, and respect …
