This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. In this follow-up article, we will walk you through a step-by-step process of how you can develop your own Theory of Change (ToC) diagram for evaluation purposes. You can also find our Theory of Change template here which you can use to support […]
What is Theory of Change in evaluation?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. We get it, Theory of Change (ToC) doesn’t really sound like the most fun, interesting, or appealing evaluation tool. I certainly wasn’t buzzing with excitement when I first heard the phrase ToC! If this also sounds like you, then you’ve come to the […]
Note-Taking for Learning and Innovation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Do your notes bore you? They shouldn’t if you’re serious about learning. Note-taking is among the most powerful, accessible, and portable means to support innovation and learning. Yet, most of us do it poorly. Do you review your notes after you take them? […]
8 Simple Tools for Video Creation
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 […]