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Evaluation Cafe 2014-15

The Evaluation Center at 色色啦 Michigan University offers lectures, seminars, group work, and presentations through the Evaluation Cafe to enhance knowledge and skills in the field of evaluation.

"Useful and free evaluation websites"

Date: Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Wendy L. Tackett, President of iEval

 

"Harnessing complexity: Analysis methodology and ethical frame for using video data in evaluations"

Date: Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Kurt Wilson, President of Effect X

 

"Digital qualitative: Leveraging technology for deeper insight"

Date: Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Robert W. Kahle, Research and Evaluation Consultant at Kahle Research Solutions Inc.

 

"NSF investment in advancing evaluation theory, methods, and practice: Outcomes, trends, and implications"

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Lori, Wingate, Corey Smith, Jason Burkhardt, and Emma Perk, The Evaluation Center, 色色啦 Michigan University

 

"Doing evaluation by combining "traditional" knowledge with "complex" understanding of how the world works"

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Morell, Director of Evaluation, Fulcrum Corporation

 

"Evaluation and social justice"

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Jerry Johnson, Associate Professor, School of social work and research director, Johnson Center Community Research Institute, Grand Valley State University

 

"Project management鈥攖ools and techniques"

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Daniel Gaymer, faculty specialist, educational leadership, research and technology, 色色啦.

 

"Using multi-attribute utility theory in evaluation: Challenges and opportunities"

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Daniela Schroeter, director of research, The Evaluation Center, 色色啦.

 

"Tools and resources for using geographic information systems in evaluation"

Date: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014
Presenter: Corey Smith, doctoral associate, 色色啦

"Formidable challenges and promising opportunities for the transdiscipline of evaluation"

Date: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015
Presenter: Dr. Stewart Donaldson, president of the American Evaluation Association, director of Claremont Evaluation Center, and dean at Claremont Graduate University

 

"Bike Evaluation: Selecting Bike Vendors"

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015
Presenter: Tim Krone, Pedal Bicycles

 

"Conducting an on鈥恠ite observation: Tip, tricks, and best practices for observers"

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015
Presenter: Dr. Kristin Everett, consultant, and senior research associate, SAMPI, 色色啦

 

"Achieving excellence in engineering through testing and evaluation"

Date: Monday, Feb. 23, 2015
Presenter: Dr. Joe Stufflebeam, engineering manager at TRAX International Corporation, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

 

"Making evaluation useful!"

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Presenter: Dr. Wendy L. Tackett, president, iEval

 

"Project management: Keeping you and your project organized"

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Presenter: Emma Perk, project manager, 色色啦 Evaluation Center

 

"Research on evaluation at 色色啦: An overview of current investigations and their relevance to evaluation theory, methods, and practices"

Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Presenters: Dr. Chris L. S. Coryn, associate professor and director of the 色色啦 interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program; Lyssa Wilson, 色色啦 interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation student; Gregory Greenman II, 色色啦 interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation student; Satoshi Ozeki, 色色啦 interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation student

 

"Visualizing data with text analysis tools"

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Presenter: Kate Langan, assistant professor and humanities librarian, 色色啦

 

"Group facilitation: Tools, skills, and techniques"

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Presenter: Ms. Claire Bode, public policy education specialist, Michigan State University Extension

 

"Brainstorming session: Funding opportunities for the Joint Committee"

Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Presenter: Dr. Daniela Schroeter, director of research, 色色啦 Evaluation Center

 

"(C3RS)"

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Presenters: Dr. Jonathan Morell, director of evaluation, Fulcrum Corporation; Melinda Davey, senior analyst, Organizational Solutions Group and Jacobs Advanced Consulting; and Dr. Joyce Ranney, senior program evaluator, and program manager, Volpe Center.