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SUMMARY:Evaluation Capacity Building with Ben Silliman
DESCRIPTION:The Research Triangle Park Evaluators’ (RTPE) next meeting will be held on Friday\, November 20\, 2015 at The Frontier (800 Park Offices Drive\, Durham\, NC 27703) beginning at 11 am. Meeting Agenda: \n11:00am – 11:10am         Announcements and Introduction\n11:10am – 12:00pm        Evaluation Capacity Building: Lessons Learned\n12:00pm – 1:00pm          Optional networking lunch (snacks and drinks provided; bring your lunch or purchase from the Food Truck Rodeo) \nAbout the Presentation: Evaluation Capacity Building: Lessons Learned \nThis year’s theme for RTPE has been Evaluation Capacity Building. In the final meeting of the season\, Ben will share experiences with and study results from two recent evaluation capacity building projects. In 2009\, Ben helped found the eXtension (online Cooperative Extension network) Evaluation Community of Practice. In 2014 he led an eXtension qualitative study with 40 community-based Extension staff identified by peers as evaluation champions. Ben will share the themes from this work and focus on how to apply the lessons learned through these kinds of projects to other evaluation efforts. \nAbout the Presenter: Ben Silliman \nBen Silliman\, Professor and Extension Specialist at North Carolina State University\, is another evaluator ‘kidnapped’ from another field. He received his PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from Kansas State University\, and taught for six years at Louisiana Tech University before beginning his career with Extension at the University of Wyoming. He continued work in youth development with 4-H at NC State in 2001. In the process of helping 4-H agents plan and evaluate programs in youth development statewide and nationally\, he began evaluating\, then building evaluation capacity. \nNotices:  \nIf you haven’t paid dues for 2015\, please be prepared to fill out a membership form and provide payment at the meeting.
URL:https://ncevaluators.org/event/evaluation-capacity-building-with-ben-silliman/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Collaborative Evaluation with Rita O'Sullivan
DESCRIPTION:About the Presentation: Collaborative Evaluation\nDr. Rita O’Sullivan will introduce collaborative evaluation as an approach in the context of other evaluation options and then contrast it with other stakeholder-based approaches (i.e.\, Empowerment\, Participatory\, and Utilization-Focused).  She will share specific collaborative evaluation strategies and then using an example show how collaborative evaluation can promote capacity building. \nRita will engage participants in a discussion of the merits and disadvantages of collaborative evaluation. Her presentation will last approximately 25 minutes followed by engaged discussion and Q&A with the audience. \nAbout the Presenter: Dr. Rita O’Sullivan\nDr. Rita O’Sullivan is Associate Professor of Evaluation and Assessment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she teaches graduate courses in Educational Program Evaluation\, Case Study Methods\, Research Design\, Measurement\, and Statistics.  She also is Director of Evaluation\, Assessment\, and Policy Connections (EvAP)\, a unit she founded within the UNC School of Education that conducts local\, state\, national\, and international evaluations.  Dr. O’Sullivan specializes in developing collaborative evaluation techniques that enhance evaluation capacity and utilization among educators and public service providers.  She has successfully used collaborative evaluation approaches with museum\, education\, community development\, and family support programs in North Carolina\, non-profit organizations in the southeastern states\, as well as national program initiatives in education and community development.  She authored Practicing Evaluation:  A Collaborative Approach (Sage\, 2004) and is senior author of Programs for At-Risk Student: A Guide to Evaluation (Corwin Press\, 1993). Dr. O’Sullivan has traveled to Kazakhstan\, Russia\, Brazil\, Guinea\, Southern Sudan\, Uganda\, Barbados\, Puerto Rico\, Thailand\, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to make presentations and conduct evaluation trainings.  In addition to her scholarly contributions to the field of evaluation via articles and presentations\, Dr. O’Sullivan served as Director of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Graduate Education Diversity Internship Program (2010-12) and AEA Secretary/Treasurer from 1992-1997. In 2001 she was presented the first lifetime Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Association for Research in Education\, and in 2002 received the Ingle Service award from the American Evaluation Association.
URL:https://ncevaluators.org/event/collaborative-evaluation-with-rita-osullivan/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Ann Emery Workshop on Data Visualization
DESCRIPTION:For a quick tour of everything that Ann has to offer\, visit this page of her web site: http://annkemery.com/visualization/
URL:https://ncevaluators.org/event/ann-emery-workshop-on-data-visualization/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Evaluation Capacity Building with Sally Bond
DESCRIPTION:About the Presentation: Evaluation Capacity Building: An Overview and Discussion of Strategies\nSally L. Bond\, President of The Program Evaluation Group\, LLC\, will provide an overview of what is meant by “evaluation capacity building\,” review recent developments in the evaluation literature\, and lead a discussion of members’ opportunities to build the capacity of their clients to conduct or use evaluation. \nAbout the Presenter: Sally L. Bond\nSally L. Bond is an independent consultant with more than 25 years of experience in program evaluation.  Her company\, The Program Evaluation Group\, is a network of consultants that specializes in the evaluation of education and other social programs.  Beginning with the publication of Taking Stock: A Practical Guide to Evaluation Your Own Programs in 1997 (available at http://www.horizon-research.com/publications/stock.pdf)\, she has provided evaluation capacity building (ECB) services to a variety of clients\, primarily in educational institutions and other non-profit\, community-based organizations. \nSally earned a Master’s in Sociology from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1998 and is currently working on a doctorate in Workforce and Human Resource Education at NC State University.  For her dissertation research\, she is especially interested in studying the transfer of training from ECB activities to clients’ work contexts. \nIn addition to being the founding president of RTP Evaluators\, Sally is also Program Co-Chair of AEA’s Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building Topical Interest Group (TIG) and Program Chair of the Theories of Evaluation TIG.
URL:https://ncevaluators.org/event/evaluation-capacity-building-with-sally-bond/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Data Visualization: New Directions\, Implications\, and  Infographics
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars! \nThe next meeting will be held on Friday\, November 15\, 2013 at the RTP Marriott  beginning at 11 am. \nAnd at this meeting\, there are not one\, not two\, but three presentations!  Each one addressing the very popular topic of data visualization and its implications for evaluation. \nMeeting Agenda\n\n11:00am – 11:10am Announcements and Introduction\n11:10am – 12:15pm Data Visualization: New Directions\, Implications\, and Infographics\n12:15pm – 1:00pm Optional networking lunch at Newton’s Restaurant located in the hotel\n\nAmy A. Germuth\, Ph.D. on the Implications of Data Visualization History for Evaluation\nAmy A. Germuth is the founder and president of EvalWorks\, LLC which designs\, manages\, and conducts formative and summative evaluations PreK-16 education initiatives at the local\, state\, and national levels. Much of her work involves evaluating science\, technology\, engineering\, and math (STEM) initiatives funded by the US Education Department and National Science Foundation. Other current and past clients include The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation\, Pew Charitable Trust\, New York State Education Department\, Chicago Public Schools\, and multiple colleges\, universities\, and school systems. \nAs a committed member of the American Evaluation Association\, Amy is the outgoing chair of the Data Visualization and Reporting TIG and former chair of the Independent Consulting TIG. \nAmy will be presenting her New Directions for Evaluation chapter about the history of data visualization and its impact on and implications for evaluation\, including what is data visualization and what should data visualizations do / can’t they do. \n \nChris Lysy on Interactivity and Approachable Data\nChris Lysy has 10 years of experience in research and evaluation working in for-profit and non-profit settings; he currently holds a position as an analyst for Westat. Chris is committed to helping evaluators effectively use the web. \nHis professional interests in social media and data visualization have lead to the creation of several blogs including freshspectrum.com\, evalcentral.com\, and rtpeval.org. In the upcoming year he plans to take his experience and apply it directly to practical challenges faced by evaluators. \nChris will be discussing his New Directions for Evaluation chapter: Developments in Quantitative Data Display and Their Implications for Evaluation. Specifically\, he will focus on new opportunities provided by the web that allow evaluators to analyze and present large and sometimes complex datasets in an approachable manner. \n \nFelix Blumhardt\, Ph.D. on Creating a “Sustainable” Infographic\nFelix Blumhardt it the Regional Manager of the Carolinas for The Evaluation Group\, a small southeastern evaluation company with offices in Columbia\, SC and Atlanta\, GA. The Evaluation Group conducts utilization-focused evaluations that are participatory in nature for large and small education and human service grants. \nPrior to working with The Evaluation Group\, Felix conducted research and evaluation for The Center for Training\, Evaluation\, and Research of the Pacific Rim at the University of Hawaii – Manoa. When Felix is not sifting through data and engaging stakeholders\, you may find her white-knuckling her car seat as her 15 year-old learns how to drive. \nFelix will present on infographics. Infographics are a trendy option for reporting to stakeholders. They can be catchy and palatable. But is there a Paul Harvey? What is the rest of the story? Felix will demonstrate how to create an infographic that is “sustainable” and briefly discuss the pros and cons of its use. \n \nTo Attend\nPlease RSVP to Amy Germuth (RTPE President) at agermuth @ gmail . com \nNotice: Our next meetings will be held February 21\, 2014 and May 16\, 2014.
URL:https://ncevaluators.org/event/data-visualization-new-directions-implications-and-infographics/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Previewing Evaluation 2013
DESCRIPTION:The American Evaluation Association’s Evaluation 2013 kicks off this week in Washington DC with professional development workshops starting today (October 14\, 2013) and the main portion beginning on Wednesday afternoon (October 16\, 2013). \nHere are some of the RTP Evaluators you will find presenting. \n\nKristin Bradley-Bull\nTobi Lippin\nKaren Peterman\nHolli Gottschall Bayonas\nSally Bond\nAmy Germuth\nJoy Sotolongo\nMyself (Chris Lysy)\n\nFor more on what they will be presenting\, and a few cartoons\, continue on.  Hope to see you in DC! \nKristin Bradley-Bull and Tobi Lippin\n\nWho Knows?  Engaging Laypeople in Meaningful\, Manageable Data Analysis and Interpretation \nProfessional Development Workshop to be held in Columbia Section 8 on Wednesday\, Oct 16\,  8am-11am \nHow can evaluators simultaneously support high-quality data analysis and interpretation and meaningful participation of “laypeople” such as program participants and staff? \nThis workshop offers a practical look at some of the key strategies developed over a decade of facilitating these processes. Learn how to provide targeted\, hands-on data analysis and interpretation training and support; develop accessible intermediate data reports; and carefully craft meeting agendas that succeed in evoking high-quality participation and analysis. This workshop will provide many take-home tools and give you a bit of hands-on experience. \nWho will get the most out of your presentation? \nAnyone who values – and maybe even uses — participatory approaches to evaluation (or anything data-related) but who hasn’t yet figured out how to apply these approaches specifically to the stage of analyzing and interpreting data. We are all about “how to” and will make sure people leave with concrete approaches they can apply right away. \nCan you give me a little teaser?  \nThe recipe might be: a cup each of facilitation\, analysis\, and training skills; a pint of trust in a group of committed people to move a piece of collective work forward in a meaningful way; and “improvisation/responsiveness” to taste. \nWhat’s special about your presentation?  \nMore than half the workshop will be spent with rolled-up sleeves working on exactly what we are talking about. (Did I mention we are very practical here?!) \nWhere would you like to refer people interested in your presentations? \nWe love to share what we’ve learned over\, maybe\, 15 years thus far of developing (and\, sometimes\, fumbling with) various approaches to stakeholder-engaged analysis and interpretation. Thank goodness our varied groups of stakeholders have been both flexible and willing to give a lot of feedback on their experiences! We have learned – and continue to learn – so much from them. Our website has various resources for people interested in this work: www.newperspectivesinc.org \nFacilitation: An Essential Ingredient in Evaluation Practice\nThink Tank Session 83 to be held in Columbia Section 11 on Wednesday\, Oct 16\, 6:10 PM to 6:55 PM \nThere are many intersections between evaluation and facilitation. In evaluation\, facilitation can play a role in helping groups map a theory of change\, in data collection through focus groups or other dialogues\, in analysis by involving stakeholders in making meaning of the findings. While each of these steps is described in evaluation texts and the literature\, less attention is given to describing facilitation approaches and techniques. Even less is written about evaluating facilitation practices\, which are integral to organizational development and collaborative decision-making. Choices for facilitation methods to implement depend on the client\, context\, and priorities of the work\, as well as the practitioner’s skill\, confidence\, and philosophy. This think tank brings together a group of evaluators and facilitators collaborating on a publication about these complementary practices. We hope to spark a deeper conversation and reflections among participants about the role of facilitation in evaluation and of evaluation in facilitation. \nWho will get the most out of your presentation? \nFirst\, let us say that we were invited to join this think tank\, so our perspectives may be somewhat different from the fabulous people who are convening all of us: Dawn Hanson Smart\, Rita Fierro\, and Alissa Schwartz. That said\, this think tank will be particularly interesting to evaluators already intentionally using facilitation in their work. \nCan you give me a little teaser?  \nHow about a couple? We’re all thinking deeply about how facilitation is applied in an evaluation context and the implications. We are also thinking about how the field of evaluation has growth opportunities as viewed through a facilitation lens. \nWhat’s special about your presentation?  \nWe love AEA conferences for many reasons – among them the number of sessions and other spaces that promote dialogue among the many\, many interesting and engaged people who attend. This think tank will be in World Café style. The session is taking place because all of us – facilitators and evaluators — under the able editorial leadership of Dawn\, Rita\, and Alissa\, are working on developing an upcoming New Directions for Evaluation issue on the intersection(s) of evaluation and facilitation. We welcome AEA folk to come help shape this conversation. \nKaren Peterman\n \nGetting Ahead of the Curve: Evaluation Methods that Anticipate the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)\nPanel Session 63 to be held in Piscataway on Wednesday\, Oct 16\, 6:10 PM to 6:55 PM \nThe state of STEM evaluation practice in the early 21st Century is in transition as we await the final release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)\, which will guide research and evaluation in science education in the coming years. This panel features STEM evaluation methods that have been developed and field-tested in anticipation of the NGSS. The panelists are both evaluating supplemental education programs that promote instructional practices consistent with the NGSS in middle and high school classrooms\, and have taken advantage of the opportunity to explore evaluation methods that will reveal teaching and learning consistent with NGSS concepts and practices. Each panelist will share specific methods and field test results\, including performance-based assessments and a classroom observation protocol supported with virtual student artifacts generated as part of a technology-supported science curriculum. With feedback from the audience\, the panelists will reflect on the merits and challenges of the work. \nWho will get the most out of your presentation? \nSTEM evaluators who are interested in NGSS and methods that anticipate this policy shift \nWhat’s special about your presentation? \nThis panel is sponsored by the new STEM TIG. This is our first AEA with STEM-sponsored sessions through the TIG\, and so the panel is special for that reason. Beyond that\, Kim and I are excited about sharing our work and then talking with others about whether this is the direction that STEM evaluators’ work should be heading or whether there are other compelling new directions for those who specialize in STEM evaluation. \nReframing: The Fifth Value of Evaluators’ Communities of Practice\nPanel Session 20 to be held in Columbia Section 1 on Wednesday\, Oct 16\, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM \nIf You Aren’t Part of the Solution… Reframing the Role of the Evaluator \nEvaluators can play a key role in changing the complex adaptive systems in which our work is embedded\, but taking this responsibility necessitates reframing ideas about what it means to be an “external evaluator\,” as well as the scope of our work. The presenter\, a seasoned STEM evaluator\, will share the ways her perspectives on the evaluator’s role have evolved as part of the ECLIPS community of practice\, as well as the impact that this shift has had on her evaluation practice. Examples include (a) using participatory evaluation methods\, (b) consulting with clients to create a fuzzy logic model\, (c) positioning conclusions and recommendations in relation to the complex system itself; and (d) challenging clients to think about system-level change and how their projects really can make a difference.  The presenter will also explore whether/how evaluators consider themselves to be active and contributing members of the complex systems they evaluate. \nWho will get the most out of your presentation? \nAnyone who is interested in systems theory and the impacts it can have on evaluation as a practice and/or evaluators as professionals \nCan you give me a little teaser? \nEvaluators should start envisioning ourselves as levers\, the small changes that can result in large changes on a system. What the heck does that mean? Come to the session and find out! \nWhat’s special about your presentation? \nI think all of the panelists have studied p2i pretty extensively. We have worked hard to make our presentations beautiful and thought provoking. \nHolli Gottschall Bayonas\n \nEvaluating a Spanish Basic Language Program at a Mid-sized Southeastern University\nPoster Presentation 101 to be held Wednesday\, Oct 16\, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM \nThe author and Director of Language Instruction at a mid-sized public university are designing an evaluation of the Basic Language Program in Spanish. The Director has engaged in informal evaluation of the program since assuming the position in Fall 2009\, but within the contextual factors of the university\, such as adhering to the regional accreditation requirements\, focusing on student learning outcomes\, and the traditional program review process led by the university’s Institutional Research office\, and office of the Chancellor. The presentation will document the steps involved in designing the evaluation\, the design\, and some preliminary results. Of particular interest will be the integration of the Student Learning Outcomes within the logic model. \nIgnite Your Education: Evaluation of Teaching and Learning and Schools\nIgnite Session 253 to be held in Lincoln West on Thursday\, Oct 17\, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM \nThe Open-Response Rating Question: A Jerry Rigged Question-type in Qualtrics™ to get at What and How Much of School Initiatives \nThis ignite presentation will share how the author used a variation of the matrix table question-type in Qualtrics™ to ask survey respondents about other programs that may be affecting the climate in their schools. The presentation will include the context for the question\, how to create the question on a survey\, visuals of how the data appears on reports\, and how the author has used the question type to show the plethora of education initiatives that exist in K-12 schools. \nSally Bond\n \nUsing Learning and Mentoring to Build Evaluation Capacity in 21st Century\nMultipaper Session 622 to be held in Suite 2101 on Friday\, Oct 18\, 2:40 PM to 4:10 PM \nAdult Learning Theory and Theories of Change in Evaluation Capacity Building Initiatives \nIncreasing demand for program accountability and results\, combined with limited resources for external evaluators\, puts pressure on internal program staff to assume more responsibility for program evaluation. Evaluation capacity building (ECB) initiatives target these program staff to increase their knowledge and skill at evaluating the implementation and outcomes of the programs they operate.  ECB initiatives often reference the use of adult learning *principles* in specific activities; however\, the theories of change underlying these initiatives rarely make use of more complex adult learning *theories.*  ECB practitioners can benefit from a deeper understanding of adult learning in order to design interventions that promote deeper learning of evaluation principles and methods.  This paper examines (a) the extent to which adult learning theories currently imbue theories of change in ECB projects and (b) the ways in which selected adult learning theories might inform ECB practice. \nThe State of Evaluation Practice in the Early 21st Century: How Has the Theme of Evaluation 2013 Influenced Our Beliefs?\nPlenary Session 994 to be held in International East on Saturday\, Oct 19\, 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM \nOver the past few days we have been conversing with our colleagues on topics that speak to our expertise\, our interests\, and our curiosities. Throughout\, one of the filters we have applied has been our conference theme\, “The State of Evaluation Practice in the Early 21st Century”. How has this filter influenced what we believe about ourselves as evaluators\, about our field\, and about what we can do for the groups we serve? The closing plenary will challenge us to address this question by giving us answers from a disparate group of evaluators. The panel represents variety with respect to tenure in the field\, domain expertise\, employment sector\, and personal background. As a spur to a collective discussion\, panel member will spend a few minutes sharing their thoughts about the conference theme. \nAmy Germuth\n \nData Visualization in the 21st Century\nMultipaper Session 296 to be held in International Center on Thursday\, Oct 17\, 2:40 PM to 4:10 PM \nThe History and Future of Data Visualization and its Impact on and Implications for Evaluation \nThis paper sets the stage for the other papers by exploring the history of data visualization\, including its roots in cartography\, statistics\, data\, visual thinking\, and technology\, and its impact on social sciences and society. Next\, attention is given to current trends in data visualization followed by predictions for its future\, with a focus on implications for evaluators and evaluation. Discussion centers on how data visualization will result in a) greater expectations among the public for transparency and data-informed decision-making\, b) greater involvement of stakeholders in data mining and analysis\, c) greater needs for evaluators to create systems that incorporate measurement and real-time reporting to drive the data-informed culture\, and d)  greater recognition by evaluators on the value of building the capacity of stakeholders to identify data needs\, understand available data\, and know their limitations in both analysis and interpretation\, driving more serious thought regarding effective data visualization and reporting. \nIndependent Consultants at the Crossroad – What Independent Consultants Report as Trends and Challenges in Evaluation and Evaluation Consulting\nBusiness Meeting Session 392 to be held in Columbia Section 7 on Thursday\, Oct 17\, 6:10 PM to 7:00 PM \nThis presentation will : (1) Provide an overview of independent consulting within the broader sphere of evaluators; (2)  Present the results of a web survey conducted in December 2012 to better understand what independent consultants as identified via membership to the AEA ICTIG. Responses from 140 members were qualitatively analyzed to identify what they perceive as future trends in evaluation and evaluation consulting over the next five years and the challenges they currently face; (3) Report on ways in which the ICTIG might move to better support independent evaluation consultants\, including what training ICTIG members reported would be most useful; and (4) Conclude with a summary and discussion of the implications of the survey responses. \nJoy Sotolongo\nAn Apple a Day Keeps the Evaluator Away? Engaging Health Care Providers in Evaluation of Community-Wide Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives\nPanel Session 423 to be held in Kalorama on Friday\, Oct 18\, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM \nA Gathering of Unusual Suspects: One County’s Evaluation of Increased Access to Teen Health Services \nThis presentation will describe contributions from an array of multi-disciplinary partners for an evaluation of the President’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative demonstration project in Gaston County\, North Carolina. In addition to the usual suspects (health care staff)\, unusual suspects (advertising professionals\, county planners\, youth development programs) and teens themselves conduct evaluation activities. The presentation will describe the role of each contributor\, the type of data they bring to the table\, and how their multiple perspectives provide a more complete and interesting picture of the project’s experiences with increasing teen access to health services. Examples of data from the multi-disciplinary perspectives will include social marketing web analytics; detailed census tract maps; pre/post survey results; and depiction of teen experiences in their own voices. \nChris Lysy\n \nEvaluation Blogging: Improve Your Practice\, Share Your Expertise\, and Strengthen Your Network\nThink Tank Session 770 to be held in International Center on Saturday\, Oct 19\, 9:50 AM to 10:35 AM \nWant to start blogging about evaluation\, but not sure where to start? Started\, but want to know what to expect (or what to do next\, or how to keep it going)? Ready to take your independent consulting practice to the next level? Or just want to have fun with a new way of communicating with fellow evaluators? In this Think Tank session\, you will hear from bloggers with varying degrees of blogging experience who blog through a variety of channels and formats — personal blogs\, blogging on behalf of an employer\, writing for AEA365\, blogging through cartoons and videos\, or blogging by guest-posting or co-authoring blog posts. Facilitators will share strategies for success and address potential concerns relevant to both novice and veteran bloggers in an interactive format with break-out groups and opportunities for participants to ask specific questions. We’ll end with a discussion of collaboration across the blogging community. \nWho will get the most out of your presentation? \nEvaluators who are blogging\, or thinking about blogging. \nWhat’s special about your presentation? \nThe range of experience.  Sheila Robinson (http://sheilabrobinson.com/) has been blogging for about a year.  Ann Emery (http://emeryevaluation.com) for a couple years.  Myself (freshspectrum.com and evalcentral.com) and Susan Kistler (http://aea365.org/) for more than a few years.  The session will be discussion focused and only loosely structured\, so come with questions!
URL:https://ncevaluators.org/event/previewing-evaluation-2013/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Communication in Evaluation: a Q&A with Kelci Price and August meeting preview
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, August 16 we’ll be meeting at the usual spot (RTP Marriott) for our August meeting.  Book club will start at 10 AM\, professional development session at 11 AM\, and the networking lunch in Newton’s Restaurant at 12 PM. \nSend an RSVP to Amy Germuth (agermuth @ gmail . com) if you plan to attend. \nThis month we’ll be doing something new\, beaming in Kelci Price via Webinar to lead our professional development session.  I have a little pre-meeting Q&A down below\, here’s the preview. \nCommunication in Evaluation: Professional Development Preview\nCommunication in evaluation involves evaluators translating complex data into understandable information for stakeholders. It sets the stage for the utilization of evaluation findings\, so is a foundational skill for all evaluators. In recent years there has been a renewed focus on how to better communicate evaluation findings in ways that engage stakeholders\, improve their understanding\, and inspire them to take action. \nThe key elements of good communication include considerations of content structure and visual communication (e.g.\, data visualization). This presentation will demonstrate how these concepts can be addressed in both written deliverables and presentations. The goal is to provide both novice and veteran evaluators with innovative ideas and concrete strategies for creating reports and presentations that will communicate their messages\, engage audiences\, and inspire stakeholders to action. Real-life examples are included\, as well as resources for evaluators to use in their own practice. \nA little Q&A with Kelci Price\n \nKelci was kind enough to answer a few of my pre-meeting questions. \nYou will be our first ever Webinar. When the webinar starts what will the group see\, your face\, your slides\, or both? \n“I’ll admit that I’d just assumed I’d put my slides up first\, and I don’t have a webcam on my computer. But now that you mention it\, I should start with a picture of me!” \nNow let’s go beyond preview\, how about a little teaser? What is one of the strategies or ideas you plan to address? \n“There are some really simple changes you can make to amp up the utility of a report. One that I love is using your headings differently. Instead of using a generic heading\, have the heading reflect a take-home message (e.g.\, “Successful clinics organize their staff differently”). A simple but powerful way to draw in the audience!” \n\nInstead of using a generic heading\, have the heading reflect a take-home message \n\nIt seems like the TED conference and the loads of experts found on the web are having an impact on the way we approach presentations. It also seems to be ratcheting up audience expectations. Are the days numbered for the bullet point laden\, clip art-filled\, presentations of the past? \n“I certainly hope so. It seems like we might be increasing our understanding that presentations should be informative and inspiring – even the ones about evaluation! The audience should expect more\, but presenters should also demand more of themselves. We presenters need to give presentations the respect they deserve as vehicles of information and change. Hopefully we can do away with throwing together a few slides the night before with text that was copied directly from the report.” \n \nIn the past couple of years the American Evaluation Association has been making a big push to improve presentations with things like the potent presentations initiative. They even brought in a little fun with the Ignite presentations. You were at last year’s conference\, did you notice any change in the quality of presentations? \n“I am so excited by the attention that AEA has paid to this – I’ll admit that I jumped for joy when AEA announced the Data Visualization and Reporting TIG. They have really done an amazing job educating folks and providing resources. The changes I have seen people make so far have mostly focused on good slide design. \nI admit that I’m concerned that we’re not paying enough attention to the structure of the story we tell – slide design and fancy infographics are one thing\, but the narrative matters even more. I could stand in front of a black screen and hold you in rapt attention with no slides if I have a great narrative. We need to remember that knowing how to tell the story is key.” \n\nWe need to remember that knowing how to tell the story is key. \n\nPersonally my favorite presenter is Hans Rosling (He ended a presentation about data by swallowing a sword!!!)\, who is your favorite? \n“Hans Rosling is definitely fabulous. I love Nancy Duarte for her storytelling prowess – her book Resonate was a turning point for me (she has a great TED talk). I love searching out new speakers with passion and a great story because it reminds me that you don’t have to be a professional speaker to give an incredible presentation! TED talks are my go-to place for this.” \n \nPrior to the webinar\, what else should we know about Kelci? You’re an Applied Social Psychologist\, I had a few classes undergrad\, they were always so much fun. You’re in Colorado are you an avid outdoors kind of person? Do you ski? \n“I have a significant nerdy side and love to teach myself new things. My husband and I have been known to spend our Friday nights coming up with neat Excel formulas. I am also an avid wet felter – a little known art form that involves creating textiles from raw wool. On the weekend I can generally be found felting handbags and wall hangings. If this whole evaluation thing doesn’t pan out\, I will probably get a farm and raise alpacas. And yes\, I love to hike the mountains of Colorado!” \nMore about Kelci Price\nKelci Price has 10 years of experience conducting evaluations and supporting organizations in their use of evaluation in strategy and learning. She currently serves as the Director of Research and Evaluation for the Colorado Health Foundation\, a grant-making organization with over $2.3 billion dollars in assets which seeks to make Colorado the healthiest state in the nation. Previously\, Kelci served as an internal evaluator and Director of Data Program Management for the Chicago Public Schools\, and as a senior evaluator with The Evaluation Center at the University of Colorado Denver. She holds a PhD in Applied Social Psychology. \nKelci has a passion for good communication in evaluation\, having discovered early in her career that how the information is presented is a critical component of whether evaluation findings will be used. Her focus is on ways to communicate evaluation findings so that stakeholders engage with the evaluation\, understand the findings\, and are inspired to take action. She has found that that the key elements of good communication include considerations of content structure and visual communication.
URL:https://ncevaluators.org/event/communication-in-evaluation-a-qa-with-kelci-price-and-august-meeting-preview/
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