Some of the best conference sessions are really just the most practical. Ann Emery and Agata Jose-Ivanina’s session on using macros to create multiple word reports from excel data was just that. At this very moment there is likely some evaluator out there typing Excel data into Word report shells, over and over and over […]
Lessons Learned at #eval11 Google Analytics and Squishiness
I attended two sessions at Evaluation 2011 where Google Analytics was discussed. In both, the emphasis was placed on how you could use GA in evaluation practice; questions you could answer and how you would go about answering them. At some point or another a hand would raise and a technical question would be asked. […]
Lessons Learned at #eval11 TIG as CoP
Ok, I’m now back home after a nice conference. Instead of giving full recaps, I’m going to write a string of posts on lessons learned from Evaluation 2011. I’m going to start with my first session: Topical Interest Groups as Communities of Practice: Strategies for building a community of practice. Is it a network or […]
You know you’ve given a good presentation when… #eval11
Once thing about flying cross country, it provides ample opportunity to draw cartoons. I have a bunch ready to go, so if you like them, keep coming back.
#Dataviz, a popular topic #eval11
Just finished my second, and final, presentation on data visualization. One thing that is not hard to miss, evaluators are really interested in data visualization. Every session put on by the newly formed Data Visualization and Reporting Topical Interest Group was full to the brim, standing/sitting on the floor room only. And, because this is […]
Inside my mind this afternoon #eval11
If you didn’t know I’m a family man…
Beware of Web #eval11
Ok, so the Ignite presentation on blogging went great. I hope the video turns out well, I’ll definitely post it when it’s ready to go. I’m tired and it’s late, but I felt obligated to post something so here is one of my slides, stand alone cartoon ready…
My AEA365 post on #eval11 day 1
I didn’t get a post up last night because I was writing this one for AEA365. Instead of repeating myself, here is the link: Chris Lysy on Attending the AEA Annual Conference.
Evaluation 2011, I have arrived #eval11
I have officially arrived in Anaheim for this year’s American Evaluation Association Conference. To date, my link to the association, outside of paying dues, has been through my local AEA affiliate RTP Evaluators and the online community of evaluators you find on twitter and the blogosphere. If there is one big thing I am looking […]
Lesson learned
Just flew cross country, learned one lesson…
Web Survey Design: Preloading data and piping
This week I am providing some web survey features that act as dividing lines between survey programs and pricing levels. Piping is simply taking information you know about the respondent, either provided within the survey or obtained at a prior date, and using that data to customize survey questions or responses. Preloading data into the […]
Web Survey Design: Not all skip logic is created equal
If you have a simple survey, you can program it using almost any web survey design program. But as the survey increases in complexity, you lose some of your options. Figuring out which survey programs match your needs is not always easy. Every program has a list of things it can do, but unsurprisingly, the […]