This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In today’s post I walk you through 8 different tools you can use for easy video creation. Video used to be the realm of camera lovers, animators, and production studios. But in our modern digital world, anyone can produce a video with the […]
Perspective: Changing Your Evaluation Lens
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at elizabethgrim.com. Have you seen the new images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope? By viewing the same information through a different lens or perspective, we experience the world in a new way. We see a different level of detail, which presents new possibilities, questions, […]
The Reporting Revolution
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So I started writing a book. It’s called The Reporting Revolution: A little book for researchers and evaluators who give a sh*t. I wanted to share with you what I have so far. The final book is nowhere close to finished. I just […]
La gestión del conocimiento personal de l@s evaluador@s
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at triplead.blog. La gestión del conocimiento personal (en inglés Personal knowledge management / PKM): (1) Es un proceso que una persona utiliza (a) para recopilar, clasificar, almacenar, buscar, recuperar, compartir, internalizar e integrar conocimientos en sus actividades diarias, y (b) la forma en que estos […]
Designing Templates to Improve Workflow and Efficiency
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I work as a program analyst for a government agency, and it is my job to find ways to improve the efficiency of day-to-day program operations. An important part of my job is identifying and creating the appropriate communication products for each program, […]
Comment on Can evaluators be the bridge in the research-practice gap? by Lamin Barrow
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com Thinking of evaluators as brokers or intermediaries between researchers and practitioners is one of the best scenarios to position the work of the evaluators. As an evaluation and also a research enthusiast, I have been providing that bridge for my organization that is […]
How to create a scatterplot in Canva, and Flourish!
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. The scatterplot is one of my favorite chart types. So how do you create one in Canva? In today’s post I’ll show you how you can create a scatterplot directly in Canva, even though you probably shouldn’t. Then I’ll walk through creating a […]
How to Import Excel Charts into Canva, the Right Way
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. There are several ways to bring Excel Charts into Canva but which way is the right way? In this post I’ll walk you through the options and help you decide the best way for you. So I had this question from an attendee […]
How to Hack Excel — and Add Totals to the Tops of Stacked Column Charts
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. “But you can’t do that in [Excel / Tableau / Numbers / Google Sheets / insert your own…]!” Well, maybe you could. When you work with data, you usually use the same tools over and over. You become familiar with them. You know […]
Making Visions Work For You
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. A good vision statement should do many things for your organization. Too often, a vision statement is created that goes into PR and marketing materials, gets framed on the wall, and then left alone. When we have a good vision, we have so […]