This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at elizabethgrim.com. Each day I spend on the trail, walking, running, or hiking teaches me something about myself and the universe. One of the most important lessons I have learned is the art of flexibility. Understanding how to navigate dynamic systems is a key part […]
Adventures in Teaching: Redoing Assignments
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com As many of you are aware, I am teaching my first undergraduate-level course this semester. I have posted about how I didn’t realize how much work the syllabus and planning a course takes (blog post 1 and 2) as well as how I found […]
Bottom-Up Peace: Everyday Peace Indicators Project
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at katherinehaugh.com/. Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I wanted to take a moment to share something I created in collaboration with The Everyday Peace Indicators Project (EPI). EPI creates everyday indicators of difficult-to-measure concepts such as peace, reconciliation, governance and violent extremism. […]
Adventures in Teaching: Taking Advantage of Peer Review
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com Due to the Thanksgiving holiday this week, I cancelled our Monday morning class. However, this would mean 3 weeks of not meeting in class given two Monday holidays this year, so I made the class an online one instead. I decided to have […]
Questions, Methods, and Budget, oh my!
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com Most evaluators are quick to say that the evaluation questions drive the methods. I think most evaluators would agree with this statement. However, what do you do about that pesky budget? How does the budget play a role in determining the questions and/or […]
Tips for Getting the Most Out of #Eval18
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com During our latest #EvalTwitter chat, I asked people to write up tips for attendees of the AEA Evaluation Conference (hashtag #Eval18). I got some great responses and wanted to collect them here to share easily with others. First, I would like to mention […]
Using R for Immediate Reporting in Evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com I am pretty fortunate that one of the companies I work for is incredibly interested in shifting the organization towards R. One of those shifts was my boss asking, “Can we recreate this report in R? Can we create the report so that […]
Presentations at #Eval18
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com This year I am going to be far less busy at the AEA conference! I will only be presenting two papers, both of which are research projects I am conducting with Dr. Tarek Azzam and colleagues at Claremont Graduate University. The abstracts and more […]
Wearing Many Hats: Where Does the Role of Evaluator End?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at elizabethgrim.com. Evaluators wear many different hats, which vary depending on the evaluation approach as well as the stage of the evaluation cycle. Over the years, evaluation theorists have debated the role of the evaluator. Campbell classifies the role of evaluator as methodologist, Scriven says […]
The Top 5 Things That Determine the Success of a Community Coalition
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. #1. Leadership In the many years that I have been working with community coalitions and collaboratives, choosing the right leader maybe the cornerstone that determines a coalition’s success. An effective coalition leader requires a combination of charisma, attention to detail, and someone who […]