Wouldn’t it be great to uncover some of the trouble spots in a program’s design before that program was implemented? At last year’s evaluation conference, I was able to attend a session put on by Jeff Wasbes and Jonathan Morell. The result: I’ve had “attempt computer simulation” on my todo list for the past year. […]
16 Blogging styles for researchers and evaluators
I dislike the term blogosphere. It sounds like some kind of all-encompassing entity. One made up of personal gripes, margarita recipes, and silly cat videos. It would be like grouping together grocery store flyers, credit card applications, and heartfelt letters. We would see it on the news… The anchor would say, “hey, what did the […]
12 blogging mistakes made by researchers and evaluators
Blogging is like everything else, when you first start you’re going to make a lot of mistakes. Eventually, if you want to improve, you’re going to need to stop making the same mistakes over and over. I’ve been working with fellow bloggers for years now, here are some of the mistakes I see repeated time […]