Matt Keene, internationally famous coordinator of the Environmental Evaluators Network, is this week’s American Evaluation Association Thought Leader. He’s leading a discussion on this question: How does evaluation fit into the story of civilization? To help get things going Matt took a creative approach and put together a children’s book titled Missing the Fruit for […]
The Power of Networks
My initial updates to Eval Central are complete, so back to cartooning! Are networks an evolution in the manner by which we organize and process complexity? Manuel Lima of Bing makes the argument in the RSA talk embeded below. I have always found comfort in complexity so his talk struck a chord and inspired a […]
Entering the Next Generation in Online Instruction
In the last few months we have seen the launch of edX, Coursera, and TED-Ed. All three with the institutional backing to become major players in online education for the near future. It’s an exciting time for anyone with a love of learning. Education is evolving and classrooms are changing. I believe we are heading into the […]
Web Survey Design: Knowing When the 20 Dollar Plan is Not Enough
Being a tech savvy research analyst, I’ve created my fair share of web surveys using all sorts of applications. The free programs (with the exception of LimeSurvey) are mostly stripped down trial versions of plan based applications. The next, and most mainstream, line of applications usually fall within the $20 a month price range, a […]
Learning from the Web’s Past: Five Lessons Gleaned from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine
Preservation of an ever changing digital world is a serious challenge. While traditionally published books can sit on shelves for years, and physically preserved for centuries, digital works can be deleted in a flash and constantly altered. For those that believe in the value of history, preservation of these works is a challenge worth taking. […]
Moving Beyond the Webinar: Four Approaches to Take Your Web Presentation to the Next Level
How often do you find yourself participating in a webinar where the presenter drones on for an hour then finishes with no time for questions? You start to wonder, why not just record the thing and let the audience decide when they want to watch? Oh, that’s right, because if the recording is just a […]
My new goal, less posts higher quality
This will be the last week of daily posts (at least for the near future). This blog will stay active. I’m just going to devote more energy into the creation of better posts. So, stay tuned, I have some big plans.
Copyright laws and kale
One day historians are going to look back at this era as the time in which the notion of intellectual property met its toughest challenge (or maybe even the time in which it was turned on its head). We see skirmishes taking place in the ongoing tech patent cold war, political battles against “piracy” […]
Mass survey reminder emails are inadequate
Email blasts are often not enough to get people to respond to surveys, but we often settle for this type of mass communication when launching on the web. If you want/need a high response it’s all about continuous individualized follow-up. Oh, and being nice helps too.
Animation and Poetry
Today’s cartoon inspired by poet Billy Collins’ Ted Talk (embedded below). I feel like animation is witnessing a rebirth as speakers seek ways to enrich their online presentations. Definitely watch this talk, he’s a funny guy.
Doing what you love, a conversation with Ray Bradbury
Brain Pickings posted a short video conversation with Ray Bradbury the other day. Something he said at the end of the video inspired this cartoon.
Annotating a Paul Ryan budget chart
I was leafing through the house republican budget the other day, it is chock full of charts. Lots of examples of how to visualize political bunk. One of the first charts seemed a little silly, so I thought I would annotate it with a few of my thoughts. If you would like to play at […]