Hi there, Liz Zadnik here, new(ish) member of the aea365 curating team and sometimes Saturday poster. Last year Sheila posed the question What is it that YOU would like to read about on this blog? One of the responses resonated with me, as it represented my relationship with evaluation as a professional: I would love to …
I am Anna Douglas and I conduct evaluation and assessment research with Purdue University’s Institute for Precollege Engineering Research; also known as INSPIRE. This post is about finding and selecting assessments to use in evaluation of engineering education programs. Recent years have seen an increase in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives and …
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I’m Jennifer Grove, Prevention Outreach Coordinator at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), a technical assistance provider for anti-sexual violence programs throughout the country. I’ve worked in this movement for nearly 17 years, but when it comes to evaluation work, I’m a newbie. Evaluation has been an area of interest for programs for several years …
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Hi all! Liz Zadnik here, aea365 Outreach Coordinator and occasional Saturday Contributor. I wanted to share some insights and reflection I had as the result from a recent EVALTALK discussion thread. Last month, someone posed the following request: I’m searching for a “Why Evaluate” article for parents/community members/stakeholders. An article that explains in clear and plain …
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My name is Sharon Wasco, and I am a community psychologist and independent consultant. I describe here a recent shift in my language that underscores, I think, important trends in evaluation: I used to pitch evaluation as a way that organizations could “get ahead of” an increasing demand for evidence-based practice (EBP); Now I sell …
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Hello! I am Liz Zadnik, Capacity Building Specialist at the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault. I’m also a new member of the aea365 curating team and first-time Saturday contributor! Over the past five years I have been working within the anti-sexual violence movement at both the state and national levels to share my enthusiasm …
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Hello, my name is Jayne Corso and I work with Dan McDonnell as a Community Manager for AEA. As a frequent social media user, and one of the voices behind @aeaweb, I am always searching for new tools that can organize my social media feeds and help me stay up-to-date on the latest conversations, topics, …
My name is Neha Karkara, and I’m an independent consultant working with UN agencies. I specialize in developing and implementing human-rights based advocacy, knowledge management and communications strategies. Recently I worked with EvalPartners to develop a resource that will help civil society organizations (CSOs), Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs), governments and other development partners …
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Hello! I’m Michelle Baron, an Independent Evaluation Strategist. In my work in higher education, I’ve encountered a mixture of evaluation champions and critics. Today I’d like to address the importance of strategic planning in building a culture of evaluation. Strategic planning is considered by many to be an organizational road map by outlining the organizational …
My name is Sean McKitrick, Vice President with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In higher education settings, “assessment” is a term that can mean both institutional research and student learning assessment and usually refers to institutional efforts to provide accurate data and reports to oversight bodies such as federal and state governments or …
