Hello! We’re Judy Savageau and Linda Cabral from the Center for Health Policy and Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Recently, we developed a journal club which convenes interested evaluators quarterly to discuss selected article(s) on evaluation research principles or methodologies. The journal club also networks parties from across our medical school’s multiple …
My name is Stephen McFarland and I’m in love with Ted. He’s erudite, multifaceted, and makes me think. I love to spend an evening with him, or just 16 minutes. I laugh at his jokes, gawk at his ingenuity, and marvel at the way he makes me re-examine the world. About this time last year, …
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I’m Corinne Ranney-Philbrick and this year I have a new daughter and my available funding for profession development has been cut. Taken together, I’m looking online for inexpensive training opportunities and thought that I would share a few free webinar-based options that I have found: Rad Resource – Equity-Focused Evaluations Webinar Series: Sponsored by a …
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I’m Norma Martinez-Rubin, an independent evaluation consultant and Independent Consulting TIG Chairperson 2011. Here I present a few lessons learned in transition from being an external to internal consultant. Claiming to be multicultural boosts the self-confidence required upon beginning a new evaluation project. Combine that with visualization of near success and that increases my confidence …
Hi, my name is Michelle Baron. I am the Associate Director of The Evaluators’ Institute, an evaluation training organization, and the chair of the curating team for aea365. On this Thanksgiving Day in the United States, there are many things for which evaluators have to be thankful. Four topics come readily to mind: 1. Automation: …
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Hello! My name is Jan Noga and I am an independent consultant and owner of Pathfinder Evaluation and Consulting in Cincinnati, Ohio, focusing on the evaluation of K-12 programs and support services at both the local and statewide levels. I am also the chair of the Systems in Evaluation TIG. The TIG is pleased to sponsor …
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I am Susan Kistler, AEA’s Executive Director, and I contribute each Saturday’s post to aea365. Today I want to encourage you to take time out over the coming months to take advantage of some of the great upcoming opportunities for learning face-to-face with evaluation colleagues. Rad Resource – AEA Events Directory: AEA’s directory lists professional …
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