This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com This blog post is a modified segment of my dissertation, done under the supervision of Dr. Tiffany Berry at Claremont Graduate University. You can read the full dissertation on the Open Science Framework here. The rest of the blog posts in this series […]
Knowing Thyself: Colleagues, Coaches and Consultants
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Self-knowledge is a great asset, however the reason we often hire an external consultant is because we know a part of ourself so well that it becomes difficult to see other parts of who we are. We obviously have a bias toward the […]
Try This: The RFP “YES” Checklist
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Try this out and let me know how it goes. Last week, I posed 7 questions to consider before sending out a RFP to evaluate whether your organization’s process for securing consultants is equitable. Also occurring last week, I responded to a RFP. […]
The Inside Scoop on Excel with Bill Jelen (Mr. Excel)
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I recently had the honor of speaking with Bill Jelen, a.k.a. Mr. Excel. He was a guest speaker inside our data analysis course, Simple Spreadsheets. He’s a big, big deal in the Excel community! I’ve internet-stalked him for years on his website and his […]
UX Evaluation: How to Evaluate Dashboards, Reports, and Data Visualization
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Is your data dashboard useful? How do you know? Most of the time it’s a question that gets left unanswered. As if the dashboard getting created is enough, and whether or not it works is really not that important. Perhaps it’s the data […]
Innovation Case Studies
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. If you’ve ever taught a course on an applied subject matter you’ve probably considered introducing case studies. Case studies are systematic accounts of an activity and aim to provide evidence to illustrate or support an example of something. This might be to show […]
Reframing data analysis as meaning-making
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. Reframing data analysis as meaning-making This summer on the Engage with Data blog, I’m exploring different ways to answer the question: “So what?” My goal is to remind us of the human element of data — we are in the field of student […]
Putting Equity in the RFP Process
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. When I first started doing client work, I responded to a lot of Requests for Proposals (RFPs), spending hours a day on the process (or on the weekends when I was working a 9-to-5.) At some point, I asked myself, “Is this really […]
What to Put in Your Evaluation Contract
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Congratulations, evaluator, you’ve landed a client! Or maybe your organization has selected an evaluator to complete an exciting project. Either way, your next step is a contract for evaluation services. It’s always safest to have a contract in place before any work […]
Why Nonprofits Shouldn’t Use Statistics
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Today’s article comes from Maryfrances Porter, Ph.D. & Alison Nagel, Ph.D of Partnerships for Strategic Impact. They were recently guest speakers in our Simple Spreadsheets course and had so many great insights! – Ann — Thank you to Ann Emery, Depict Data Studio, […]