AEA365 – Page 497 – A Tip-a-Day by and for Evaluators

Shonta Smith on Student Ratings of Instruction: Evaluating the Professor

Leave a Comment / Assessment in Higher Education / December 30, 2010 September 2, 2011

I am Dr. Shonta Smith, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Elementary, Early and Special Education at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau Missouri. Like my fellow university professors, I too, am evaluated each semester by my students in order to assess my overall teaching performance. The purpose of the evaluation is to …

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Brian Yates on Doing Cost-Inclusive Evaluation. Part II: Measuring Monetary Benefits

Leave a Comment / Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits and Economics / December 27, 2010 December 16, 2010

Hello again! I’m Brian Yates, your Treasurer, Director of the Program Evaluation Research Laboratory (PERL) at American University in Washington, DC, and a Professor there too. A few weeks ago I wrote an AEA365 on “Doing Cost-Inclusive Evaluation. Part I: Measuring Costs.” Measuring the costs of programs is only part of cost-inclusive evaluation. This week …

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Jane Nell Luster on Internal Evaluation for Special Needs

Greetings. I am Jane Nell Luster, Senior Manager with the Data Accountability Center (DAC) and Assistant Professor at LSUHSC-Human Development Center. DAC is a technical assistance project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. DAC’s mission is to “support the submission and analysis of high-quality IDEA [Individuals with Disabilities Education …

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Susan Kistler on Explaining Evaluation

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / December 25, 2010 December 24, 2010

My name is Susan Kistler and I am AEA’s Executive Director. I contribute each Saturday’s post to aea365. Today’s contribution is short but heartfelt. Lesson learned: We all benefit from time with friends and family, finding that work-life balance. Today, I am back in the town where I grew up celebrating Christmas with my mother, …

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Scribing: Bonnie Stabile on Teaching About Specific Aspects of Evaluation

Leave a Comment / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, Teaching of Evaluation / December 24, 2010 September 1, 2011

My name is Bonnie Stabile and I teach Program Evaluation in the MPA and MPP programs at George Mason University. I served as a session scribe at Evaluation 2010 and attended session number 535, Teaching About Specific Aspects of Evaluation. I chose this session because I am interested in learning about innovative facets of the …

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Kylie Hutchinson on Adapting Christmas Carols for Evaluation Cheer

1 Comment / Uncategorized / December 23, 2010 December 19, 2021

My name is Kylie Hutchinson. I am an independent evaluation consultant and trainer with Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation. I am also a regular facilitator of the Canadian Evaluation Society’s Essential Skills Series course. Hot Tip: For the past few years I’ve been adapting Christmas Carols for both evaluators and the not-for-profit sector. It gives …

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Luisa Guillemard on Using Diigo to Facilitate the Research Process

3 Comments / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, Integrating Technology into Evaluation / December 21, 2010 December 11, 2010

Hello, I’m Luisa Guillemard, and I’m a psychology professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus. I want to share a tool that is very helpful for organizing your bookmarks and sharing them with others. I’m talking about Diigo, a social bookmarking tool that is available for free in the Internet. Rad Resource: Diigo …

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Stuart Henderson on Using Screen Recording and Think Alouds in Evaluation Practice

Leave a Comment / Integrating Technology into Evaluation, Qualitative Methods / December 20, 2010 December 4, 2010

My name is Stuart Henderson. I am the Associate Director of Evaluation for the Clinical and Translational Science Center at the University of California, Davis. We recently used a combination of screen recording software and think aloud methodology to conduct an evaluation of an innovative software program. I’d like to share how screen recording software …

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Sudharshan Seshadri on Resources for Program Evaluation

Leave a Comment / Evaluation Use, Extension Education Evaluation, Human Services Evaluation, Integrating Technology into Evaluation, Social Work / December 19, 2010 September 6, 2011

Hello! My name is Sudharshan Seshadri and I am currently pursuing my Masters degree in Professional Studies specializing in Humanitarian Services Administration. I started to realize that “data” is being considered as a most promising feature to understand the activity of evaluation. To abstract the data needs, I believe as an evaluator, we should be …

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Susan Kistler on Online Journals for Evaluators

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / December 18, 2010 December 13, 2010

My name is Susan Kistler. I am AEA’s Executive Director, and I contribute each Saturday’s aea365 post. This week, I’d like to share information about online journals of potential interest to evaluators. Rad Resource – Survey Practice Journal: On September 11, I wrote about resources from the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) for …

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