This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Seriously, it’s now on Amazon. You can buy it! So yeah, I have a book. I guess, technically, I’ve had a book since August 27. That’s when I put it up on Amazon. It’s just, nobody knew about it and I didn’t share […]
Public Speaking Tips for Researchers and Evaluators from Isaac Castillo
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Remember that Excel Test? Where I walked into a job interview, was asked about my prior experience with data, and then—surprise!!—the Director gave me a timed test to assess my true skill level??? And I panicked. Heart pounding. Face flushed. Hands shaking as […]
How to formulate strong outputs
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net. Outputs are arguably not the most important level of the results chain. It is outcomes that should be the focus of a good plan. Ultimately, that´s what counts. However, outputs still matter. Just to be clear: Simply put, outputs refer to changes in skills or abilities, […]
Evaluation Roundup – August 2020
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Welcome to our August roundup of new and noteworthy evaluation news and resources – here is the latest. Have something you’d like to see here? Tweet us @EvalAcademy or connect on LinkedIn! New and Noteworthy Evaluation Podcasts While podcasts aren’t new it […]
Six Hacks for Renovating Your Evaluation Report
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Part 1 – Take them on a journey Evaluators are notorious for bad reporting. According to Jane Davidson it has to do with our training. Often evaluators are trained in social sciences – a world that prepares people for academic style research […]
Thinking like a sociologist.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Just like evaluation, sociology found me. I started undergrad majoring in biological resources engineering. At the time I was a lazy student lacking motivation. And because those two things don’t mix well, I almost dropped out of school after freshman year. Luckily, I […]
What happens after the storm?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. My happy place. The beach is the one place in the world I can totally relax. What is your happy place? My family just got back from a week-long stay on St. George Island. We were supposed to go in May, but back […]
How to Avoid Annoying PowerPoint Habits: Interview with Dave Paradi, Microsoft MVP
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Dave Paradi is one of my favorite people in the presentation design world. He is a Microsoft MVP, has been a professional speaker since 1999, and has authored 9 books and over 100 articles on PowerPoint. His focus is on helping business professionals […]
Forecasting
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. You might not have a crystal ball, but you can still envision the near-future by using a simple strategy called forecasting to plot your strategy for the coming months. Here is how. Fundamentals A forecast is a data-driven prediction of possible outcomes that […]
COVID y barreras gubernamentales para el aprendizaje
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at triplead.blog. Retomamos el post Barreras culturales para el Aprendizaje Gubernamental, basado en ¿Por qué nuestros gobiernos no aprenden?, porque es muy relevante ahora con la pandemia del COVID (y las olas y segundas olas y las que tengan que venir…). Observamos que los gobiernos (a diferentes […]