My name is Matodzi M Amisi and I am a research associate with CLEAR-AA. I have a keen interest in evaluation and evidence use within the violence prevention sector. Since 2016, I have actively participated in the Violence Prevention Forum, which aims to foster collaboration between the government, academia, and civil society in generating evidence …
Hello, my name is Nicolas Uwitonze, and I am a second year PhD student at the Department of Agriculture Leadership and Community Education at Virginia Tech, USA. In this blog, I would like to narrate a brief story of my journey towards becoming an independent consultant and to the field of evaluation. I will reflect …
Hi Everyone! Dylan Felt (she/her) here from the Evaluation, Data Integration, and Technical Assistance (EDIT) Research Program at Northwestern University. Today, I’m excited to be sharing a little bit about Critical Theory and why it matters so much in evaluation theory and practice. If evaluation theory is “who we are” (Shadish, 1998), then Critical Theory …
“Men need feminist thinking.” bell hooks* Almost 20 years ago I heard bell hooks for the first time and her recent death just two months ago reminded me how much her words simultaneously shook and hugged me (even in an auditorium her words never felt like a lecture). I am Tom Kelly, recently independent consultant …
White Privilege Awareness Week: Relationship With My Own Maleness by Tom Kelly Read More »
Hello Evaluators! I’m Tom Grayson, former member of the AEA Board, recently retired as Director of Evaluation in Student Affairs at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. Currently, I am an evaluation consultant and facilitator. I just finished reading the recent issue of New Directions for Evaluation, Number 158 Summer 2018, titled “Evaluative Thinking.” …
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Greetings! We are Alda Norris, Evaluation Specialist at University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Natural Resources and Extension and Kendra Lewis, 4-H Evaluation Coordinator at University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. We are the Chair and Secretary, respectively, of the Extension Education Evaluation Topical Interest Group (EEE TIG). This TIG offers professional development for …
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Hello AEA members! Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with an important message about the AEA elections. The ballot is now open for our 2019 President-elect and Members-at-Large of AEA’s Board of Directors. Unfortunately, AEA member voting has been historically low. Let’s change that this year! Hot Tip: Don’t recognize some of the names? …
Rockin’ the 2018 AEA Vote! by Sheila B. Robinson Read More »
Hello Evaluation Learners! I’m Sheila B. Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor. Today, I’m writing about AEA’s Summer Evaluation Institute, a perennial fabulous learning opportunity. Anyone who knows me knows that I love learning and meeting with evaluation colleagues, and this is the perfect opportunity for both. Registration is now open for the 2016 AEA Summer Evaluation …
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Hi! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor. I recently gave a keynote speech at a statewide conference for educators on how they can create a culture of evaluation in their school districts. As I looked for source material, I found a few Rad Resources I’d like to share with you today. To anchor the …
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Hello aea365-ers and #Eval15 conference goers! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator, sometimes Saturday contributor, and this week…conference-goer! Lesson Learned: The Twittersphere is lighting up with #Eval15 happenings! Earlier this week on aea365 Stewart Donaldson, our 2015 AEA president, shared conference registration data with us. Now, he’s tweeted the following update: Approximately 5000 now registered for …
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