Being an effective writer is an important skill for an evaluator. It takes time and practice. One of my favorite books on effective writing was written by Morris, Fitz-Gibbon, and Freeman, titled “How to Communicate Evaluation Findings.” Only 92 pages long, this book is indispensable at helping evaluators to communicate findings in a succinct way [...]
On Top Of The Box Evaluation: Purposefully Random Reads, Week 2 Questions: The One And The Many {Virtual Book Club}
July 9, 2012 By
Last week kicked off the (no obligation) virtual book club, Purposefully Random Reads. Thanks to everyone who “liked”, tweeted, and commented on the posts. A couple comments were shared, mine included, so to keep up with the book club structure as outlined this week I have a few questions for you to ponder on. If you … Continue reading »
On Top Of The Box Evaluation: July Newsletter Spotlight: {Virtual Book Club} Join Today!
July 3, 2012 By
Are you a book fanatic?! Are you happiest when you can go on a journey without leaving your seat? Yesterday was the kickoff so there’s plenty of time to get in on the discussion. This month’s subscriber’s will be eligible for a ____________*surprise* (I’m not telling!) Check out my latest posts on the Purposefully Random … Continue reading »
On Top Of The Box Evaluation: Purposefully Random Reads-Virtual Book Club Kicks Off Next Week!
June 29, 2012 By
Pssst! I’ll let you in on a secret. If you didn’t already know I’m not a huge fan of reading books, thus the reason for my reviews of book reviews like this one found here. If you’re like me(ADD ridden), or if you simply find pleasure in opening up a good book this is the place … Continue reading »
On Top Of The Box Evaluation: AEA Thought Leaders Discussion {Quickie}
June 28, 2012 By
Have you heard? The AEA Thought Leaders discussion almost has a “book club” feel for this round using Missing the Fruit for the Ladder an ebook developed by Matt Keene, an evaluator at the US Environmental Protection Agency with the illustrations being developed by Chris Metzner, graphics extraordinaire and evaluator at the Environmental Evaluators Network (he’s pretty keen on data visualization and graphic design). A great equation data viz +eval =awesomeness! Check … Read more