I’ve heard, “I’m not a visual person,” quite often lately. Sometimes it takes other forms… “well it just doesn’t appeal to me, maybe I’m old school.” All that might be true. I’m not going to fight you on it. But here’s my question. Why does that matter? When you present, do you present to yourself […]
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7 more evaluation cartoons, including a CPE comparison
I’ve been a bit busy this week so no time for lots of text. Here’s a set of cartoons I’ve created for other purposes. No common theme except that they relate to evaluation. Differentiating Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Dissemination Complete Expert Review Board External Evaluator Formative Feedback Loop Rubrics Useful, Relevant, Not Ugly
Why Evaluate? 5 reasons cartooned, know any others?
Why evaluate? It’s such a good question. I like it better than “what is evaluation.” It just seems more practical, less academic. So a big thanks to the those of you who suggested I take on the subject. Off the top of my head I came up with five reasons and cartooned them. What reasons […]
7 Data Visualization Cartoons, is it a fad and what is qualitative visualization?
“I have a question, is all of this just a fad?” This was asked a couple of weeks ago while I was giving a presentation on interactive data visualization and infographics. My answer, which I base on three points, is this, “no, it’s not just a fad.” The internet is visual (auditory too but that’s a different post). As your audience has grown […]
Engaging stakeholders with 7 cartoons, including 6 new ones
One of my favorite things about evaluation is that there is a need to communicate findings and evidence to a wide variety of audiences. It’s not enough to just do the evaluation. You need to make the results digestible for all sorts of people. Then you need to reach those people. This means explaining important academic concepts to […]
6 RCT related cartoons on the gold standard and just who is a randomista?
Can someone give me the source that spawned the “Randomized Controlled Trials Gold Standard?” I can’t find it, and usually I’m pretty good at finding these kinds of things. I’m not looking for support or opposition. I’m looking for the source. Can someone name a person who comfortably claims the title “Randomista?” I’ve seen […]