List of Past Webinars (Public)

Coffee-break Demonstration Series - Webinar Recording Archive List

AEA began a series of coffee-break webinars - short 20 minute demonstrations - in January of 2010. If you are looking for the list of upcoming webinars, click here. Below, please find the list of past coffee-break webinars, the recordings for which are available for members-only via the AEA Webinars eLibrary.

August 26, 2010: CBD026 - Ten Tips for Making the Most of the Annual Conference – Susan Kistler
Description: Aimed at first time attendees, but appropriate for anyone who hasn’t felt that they’ve gotten everything that they could out of AEA’s annual conference, this session will identify action items for preparing for, participating in, and following-up on AEA’s annual conference. We’ll explore tips for how to manage the (huge!) conference program and benefit even from those sessions you can’t attend, how to build your network – and have a great time, how to move forward in finding a new position, and how to save money and live better without going to Walmart. The session will not only describe the programs available to you, but also concrete ways to maximize the value that you take away from the event. Questions and answers are always welcome at the end!
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August 19, 2010: CBD025 - New Approaches to Reporting Evaluation Findings – Eric Graig
Sponsor: Evaluation Use TIG
Description: How do you make evaluation findings accessible? How do you make what’s important stand out? How do you show data to stakeholders so that they can understand it and draw their own conclusions from it? This webinar is about strategies for creating data rich reports that encourage stakeholders to see what’s there and develop their own interpretations of the meaning of a given set of data. Participants will see examples and take away new ideas about both qualitative and quantitative data presentation all of which enable stakeholder involvement in the utilization of evaluation findings. Isn't that what it's all about?
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August 5, 2010: CBD024 - Using Universal Design To Make Your Evaluation More Accessible To People With Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Populations - Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski
Sponsor: Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Populations
Description: People with disabilities are everywhere - data from the 2000 Census indicate 1 in 5 Americans has a disability - so every evaluator is likely to encounter them as study participants, clients, stakeholders, or colleagues. In this session, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski of the Institute for Community Inclusion (University of Massachusetts Boston) will provide some tips and tricks that evaluators can use to better include people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations (such as low literate or English language learners) in their work. The session will include an introduction to universal design (the concept of designing products or programs so that they are accessible to everyone) as well as some practical strategies and tools for making evaluations more inclusive at every stage.
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July 22, 2010: CBD023 - You + Graphic Design = Love/Money/Happiness - Stephanie Evergreen
Sponsor: Evaluation Use TIG
Description: "Death by PowerPoint" isn't true. Poor design won't kill your audience literally - just their attention and the likelihood they'll use your findings. Join Stephanie Evergreen from the Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University to learn the 3 graphic design principles that will energize your charts, your slides, your reports, and maybe even your life.
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July 15, 2010: CBD022 - Three Ways MyM&E Can Help You in Your Work in Development Evaluation – Marco Segone
Sponsor: IOCE, UNICEF and DevInfo
Description: Join Marco Segone of the UNICEF Evaluation Office as he takes you on a tour of My M&E, a new web-based platform populated with materials, training videos and webinars, how-to information, and networking and discussion opportunities for M&E Practitioners. This new web-based home for those working in M&E provides a central portal for sharing and accessing the knowledge you need to succeed.
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July 1, 2010: CBD021 - New Member Orientation – Susan Kistler
Description: Join AEA Executive Director Susan Kistler for a short orientation to help you to make the most of your membership. We’ll explore the programs and services available only to members, from accessing the journal archives and the ever-growing webinar repository, to participating in the Thought Leaders Series, promoting your business with a Find an Evaluator listing, and building your professional network through engaging with TIGs and volunteering. You’ll leave prepared to dive into our community of practice! (Been a member for a while, but want to re-engage? Please feel free to join in.)
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June 24, 2010: CBD020 - Tools and Tips for Teaching Evaluation Concepts to Non-evaluators – Ellen Taylor-Powell
Sponsor: Extension Education Evaluation TIG
Audience: Those who work with non-evaluators and need to explain evaluation concepts
Description: For those who teach and train in the area of evaluation, helping non-evaluators – from youth to project staff and administrators to community stakeholders – can be a challenge. Drawing on a range of resources used by Extension trainers, Ellen Taylor-Powell from University of Wisconsin-Extension will share tips and tricks for building capacity and understanding among non-evaluators working in community-based programs and organizations. You’ll leave with ideas to implement in your own work as well as resources from facilitation techniques to audience handouts to example slide decks.
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June 10, 2010: CBD019 - Surveymonkey and Zoomerang: How Do You Choose Which One to Use? - Lois Ritter and Tessa Robinette
Sponsor: Integrating Technology Into Evaluation TIG
Audience: Those in need of guidance on survey platform selection
Description: Surveymonkey and Zoomerang are two commonly used web-base4d online survey development tools, but few people know the attributes and differences between these two tools. In this webinar, Lois Ritter and Tessa Robinette of Walter R McDonald & Associates, Inc will demonstrate the key features, similarities, and differences between these programs.
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June 3, 2010: CBD018 - Introduction to Using Geographic Information Systems for Evaluation - Duncan Meyers
Audience: General Audience
Description: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software is a tool that allows users to analyze and display spatially based data. GIS software offers a mechanism through which evaluators can visualize data to reveal relationships, patterns, or trends. It can help evaluators answer research questions, solve problems, and create dialogue as it allows data to be presented in a manner that is quickly understood and easily shared. In this presentation Duncan Meyers of the University of South Carolina will a) demonstrate basic features of GIS software, b) show examples of its uses, and c) provide resources for further learning.
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May 27, 2010: CBD017 - Using Wordle for Qualitative Data Exploration, Idea Generation, and Reporting – SaraJoy Pond and Susan Kistler
Audience: Those working with qualitative data
Description: You’ve probably seen word clouds all over the place (here’s a great example looking at Presidential speeches). SaraJoy Pond of TippingBucket and AEA’s own Susan Kistler will walk you through making word clouds with Wordle and demonstrate its use for evaluation. Wordle can help you to explore qualitative data, reflect on your own writing, and create great graphics for reports and presentations. And, Wordle is free and so easy to use that you will leave this demonstration completely ready to make your own clouds.
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May 25, 2010: CBD016 - What Works in Education: The Research Design Standards of the What Works Clearinghouse - Neil Seftor
Sponsor: PreK-12 Educational Evaluation TIG
Description: The core of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is the research design standards, which identify those studies with the strongest causal validity. Neil Seftor, Deputy Director of the WWC, will provide an overview of the WWC's standards for randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental designs. The session will cover the design and reporting requirements researchers must demonstrate to meet WWC standards. It will also describe statistical adjustments made by the WWC to ensure findings can be compared across studies.
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May 13, 2010: CBD015 - What Works in Education: Using the What Works Clearinghouse Website - Scott Cody
Sponsor: PreK-12 Educational Evaluation TIG
Description: The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is a central and trusted source of scientific evidence for what works in education. Using a set of research design standards, the WWC reviews and summarizes existing research on the effectiveness of education programs, products, and practices. Scott Cody, Deputy Director of the WWC, will demonstrate how to get the most out of the WWC website. Learn how to locate this important information for decision-making in education: what classroom practices are supported by research, what is the effectiveness of education interventions, and what is the quality of research design seen in influential studies.
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May 6, 2010: CBD014 - Making the Most of Your Membership for Graduate Students and Novice Evaluators - Susan Kistler
Sponsor: Graduate Student and New Evaluators TIG
Audience: Graduate Students and Those Just Entering the Field, and in particular those who have recently joined AEA
Description: Susan Kistler, AEA's Executive Director, will walk you through how to make the most of your membership including resources available to you only as members, how to use your membership to save money (potentially a lot of money!), how to get involved in order to build your leadership skills and professional network, how to use the career center to find work, internship opportunities with AEA, and information about the Graduate Student and New Evaluators Topical Interest Group.
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April 29, 2010: CBD013 - Data in, Brilliance Out with Tableau - Nina Potter
Audience: General Audience
Description: Nina Potter of San Diego State University will demonstrate Tableau. Living their slogan of “Data in. Brilliance Out” Tableau is incredibly easy to use and incredibly powerful as a data analysis and visualization suite. Used by the Wall Street Journal, UNESCO, Universities, and Research Firms, Tableau comes in three versions – from free Tableau Public to site-wide Tableau server. Nina is not a salesperson, but rather an avid user and evaluator who will demonstrate Tableau’s capabilities and provide examples of how she has employed it in her work.
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April 22, 2010: CBD012 - Using Google Earth for Evaluation: Applications in Environmental Evaluation and Beyond - Juan Paulo Ramirez
Sponsor: Environmental Program Evaluation TIG
Audience: General Audience, but for those who have not used Google Earth - this is for beginners in terms of GE users
Description: Google Earth allows you to view satellite and ground level imagery and maps, and to see changes in these images over time. The functionality extends to include geotagged photos and video and overlays of roads and buildings. It represents an amazing repository of geographic and environmental information. In this short demonstration, Juan Paulo Ramirez of the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center will (a) show you the basic features of Google Earth, (b) give examples of its use, and (c) provide resources for learning more.
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April 15, 2010: CBD011 - Moving Beyond Bullets: Making Presentation Slides Compelling - John Nash
Audience: General Audience
Description: How many presentations have you sat through looking at slide after slide filled with too many bullets and too much text? How often after a presentation could you not remember the key points, underlying message, or needed action? John Nash of Iowa State University will provide guidance on improving presentation slides and increasing your presentation's impact. You'll come away with tips for success, before and after examples, and resources for learning more and taking your presentations to the next level.
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March 30, 2010: CBD010 - Using Google Wave for Improved Communication for Evaluators - Stephanie Evergreen
Audience: General Audience
Description: Why Wave? Google Wave is a new, free tool to communicate and collaborate online. In this webinar, Stephanie Evergreen will demonstrate its usefulness in the daily life of an evaluator, through a detailed tour of how this free product has improved the quality of interactions with colleagues and stakeholders.
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March 23, 2010: CBD009 - Using the Advocacy Progress Planner - Lisa Molinaro and Astrid Hendricks
Sponsor: Advocacy & Policy Change and Nonprofits & Foundations TIGs
Audience: General audience with a basic understanding of advocacy evaluation and logic models
Description: Lisa Molinaro of the Aspen Institute and Astrid Hendricks of the California Endowment will be demonstrating the Advocacy Progress Planner (APP), a free online tool that facilitates building logic models for advocacy planning and evaluation. Straightforward enough to be used by advocates and foundation staff, yet powerful enough for evaluators to find it valuable, the APP walks users step through logic model creation, asking questions along the way, and allowing for ongoing refinement.
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March 18, 2010: CBD008 - Using AEA's Resources to Find Jobs and Contracts - Susan Kistler
Audience: General Audience
Description: Are you a new job seeker, an experienced consultant hoping to expand your contract work, or an evaluator seeking a change after years in the field? We'll look at ways to use the AEA resources and programs, including the Career Center, Find an Evaluator listings, and community more broadly, to identify and secure jobs and contracts.
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March 4, 2010: CBD007 - Using Blogger for Evaluation Communication - David Fetterman
Sponsor: Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment TIG
Audience: General Audience
Description: Blogging is a free, easy to use technology to assist you in evaluation. It has the look of a web page, but is more dynamic and invites comments and exchanges. Instead of being used to talk about yourself, blogging can be used to report about your evaluation. Using Blogger, a blogging platform, David Fetterman, of Fetterman & Associates, will demonstrate how to set up, format, and post to a blog. He will also show examples of blogs being used as part of evaluation practice.
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February 18, 2010: CBD006 - Using Jing for Teaching and Learning - Theresa Murphrey
Sponsor: Teaching of Evaluation TIG
Audience: General Audience
Description: Theresa Murphrey of Texas A&M University will demonstrate how to use Jing and describe the ways in which it has facilitated her classroom and distance-based teaching. Jing is a free online technology that allows you to create an easily shared, voice-annotated video of what is seen on the computer screen. Describe a website, demonstrate a process, provide feedback on student work - explore the possibilities!
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February 9, 2010: CBD005 - Tools for Evaluation Teaching and Training: Approaches to Introducing the Concept of Evaluation - José María Díaz Puente and Michael Newman
Sponsor: Teaching of Evaluation TIG
Audience: General Audience
Description: José María Díaz Puente of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and Michael Newman of Mississippi State University will each demonstrate ice breakers that they use for presenting the concept of evaluation to novice audiences. Come ready to learn how to connect with your students. After the presentation, we’ll share electronic handouts to add to your teaching toolbox.
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February 4, 2010: CBD004 - Submitting an AEA Conference Proposal - Susan Kistler
Audience: Those who have not submitted an AEA conference proposal before or who had significant questions while doing so
Description: Want to share your knowledge, skills, or lessons learned via a presentation at the AEA Conference but not sure how to get started? AEA Executive Director Susan Kistler will walk you through how to prepare for and submit a proposal to present at Evaluation 2010 including choosing the best presentation format, preparing and focusing your proposal, identifying an appropriate reviewing group, and tips for success. We'll walk through an example proposal submission form online and have an opportunity for questions as well.
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January 26, 2010: CBD003 - Using Many Eyes for Data Visualization - Leslie Goodyear
Audience: General Audience
Description: Looking for ways to visualize your evaluation data? The ManyEyes data visualization website may be just the tool for you! Leslie Goodyear is a Program Officer with the National Science Foundation on loan from the Education Development Center in Newton, MA. She'll be demonstrating the basic capabilities of Many Eyes (http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/), a free online data visualization tool that can help to produce representations of both qualitative and quantitative data sets. You'll learn about the product's capabilities, see examples, and gain enough information to determine whether to explore further on your own given the resource links provided a the end.
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January 12, 2010: CBD002 - Using the Fantastic Five Checklist to Write Better Survey Questions and Improve Survey Reliability - Amy Germuth
Audience: Beginner with little experience in survey design or facilitator who wishes to see examples for beginning audience
Description: Amy Germuth, founder and President of EvalWorks, LLC, an independent evaluation and survey research firm, will demonstrate how to use five key questions to improve the reliability, validity, and value of the responses you get from individual survey questions. Appropriate for the beginner, this presentation will help you get the most from your surveys and also presents content that is appropriate as a teaching tool or for use with stakeholders during collaborative instrument development.
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January 7, 2010: CBD001 - Building Stakeholder-Friendly Visual Logic Models With DoView 2.0 - Paul Duignan
Audience: General Audience that understands the basics of logic modeling
Do you spend hours drawing and formatting outcomes models and program logic models, yet end up with results that are cramped and confusing? Paul Duignan has been a practicing evaluator for over 20 years and is involved in the development of DoView software. This webinar will be a product demonstration of the newly released DoView version 2.0, purpose-built to allow you to save time while developing attractive, useful, detailed logic models.
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