AEA Coffee Break Demonstration Series (CBD)
We're pleased to offer a series of short coffee-break-length demonstrations of 20-minutes each that introduce tools of use to evaluators.
Via this site, you can view and PREregister for upcoming webinars (below) or sign in and go to the Webinars eLibrary to download archived recordings of previous Coffee Break Demonstrations.
If you are not a member, and would like to participate in the Coffee Break webinars, we offer a 12-month webinar pass for $80 that allows you to register for any Coffee Break webinars that you wish for one year from the month of payment. This is discounted to $30 for full-time students. Webinar passes include a free one-year AEA membership! To purchase a webinar pass, please contact Heidi in the AEA office at heidi@eval.org. She will assist you in purchasing a webinar pass and getting a passcode for webinar registration.
Upcoming Coffee Break Demonstrations
CBD085: Design & Build a Useful Data Dashboard on a Budget - Veronica Smith
Sponsor: Data Visualization and Reporting TIG
Scheduled: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description: The data dashboard is rapidly gaining popularity in the social sectors for evaluation, performance measurement, and monitoring purposes. Evaluators are often asked to help their clients with a tight budget to create and use dashboards, and yet few evaluators are knowledgeable about what is necessary to facilitate a data dashboard design-build in a way that will add value. Our presenter will outline what is involved in designing and building a dashboard using Microsoft Excel or Tableau and how to integrate this tool into an organization's performance measurement and monitoring process. We will also discuss the bottom-line by answering this question: What are some effective approaches to designing and building a dashboard and how much do these approaches cost?
Register: Free to AEA members (you will need your AEA username), preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/990138824
CBD086: Community Feedback through Storytelling: Collection Methods - Britt Lake
Sponsor: Community Psychology TIG
Scheduled: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description: Britt Lake from GlobalGiving will discuss how the organization is using storytelling as a key part of its monitoring and evaluation strategy. In 2011, GlobalGiving collected about 30,000 stories about development efforts from community members in Kenya and Uganda. These stories are self-tagged by beneficiaries to reveal key patterns in development needs, successes, and failures in different communities. This short talk will focus on the collection methods that have allowed this project to efficiently scale.
Register: Free to AEA members (you will need your AEA username), preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/673479640
CBD087: Dedoose: Online Tools for Managing & Analyzing Qualitative & Mixed Method Data - Eli Lieber
Scheduled: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description: Managing, analyzing, and presenting results from data collected in evaluation research can be a daunting challenge. Further, modern research is increasingly carried out in collaborative ways—with other researchers or with clients—and involves the blending of different methodological approaches. Dedoose is an online tool designed to facilitate this work and support systematic, scientifically rigorous, and both basic and high-level approaches to qualitative and mixed method research data. Dedoose's Co-Founder, Eli Lieber will provide an introduction to the major features of Dedoose with particular attention to the collaborative, intuitive, visual, interactive, and powerful capabilities.
Register: Free to AEA members (you will need your AEA username), preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/377173177
CBD088: Evaluation Theory Tree - Christina Christie
Scheduled: TUESDAY, March 13, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description: Looking for an introduction or a refresher on the foundation and evolution of our field? In this short webinar, Tina Christie will provide an overview of the Evaluation Theory Tree and briefly compare and contrast theories from different branches to identify their application at various steps in designing and conducting an evaluation.
Register: Free to AEA members (you will need your AEA username), preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/515300800
CBD089: Using MS Excel to Develop Easy-to-Use GANTT Charts and Implementation Tracking Tools - Henry Anaya
Co-sponsor: National Minority AIDS Council
Scheduled: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description: This webinar, cobranded with the National Minority AIDS Council, will guide users through the development of both GANTT charts and a simple implementation tracking guide using Microsoft Excel software. GANTT charts are used as a visual illustration of the work/task breakdowns pertaining to a given project. An implementation tracker is used to monitor what is intending to be developed (or implemented) such that it actually occurs at the level of rigor expected by the developer. At the conclusion of the webinar, users will be able to create simple GANTT charts and implementation tracking tools for use with their individual projects.
Register: Free to AEA members (you will need your AEA username), preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/153653008
CBD090: Introduction to Website Evaluation: First Steps - Andrew Hawkins
Scheduled: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description: Building a successful online presence is like anything else, you have to get the basics right first. This webinar provides a starting point for those familiar with evaluating policies and programs, but unfamiliar with how to approach an evaluation of a program delivered wholly or partially over the internet. This webinar will focus on two fundamental questions. Can people find the website? Can all people, including those with disabilities, access the website? Answering the first question requires search engine optimisation (SEO) testing and the second, testing against website accessibility standards. The webinar will present basic ideas, showcase some tools and checklists, and provide links to resources.
Register: Free to AEA members (you will need your AEA username), preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/321878793
CBD091: Understanding Mexican Culture to Improve the Interview Experience with Mexicans - Efrain Gutierrez
Scheduled: Thursday, April 5, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description: In this Coffee Break webinar, Efrain Gutierrez will explain several critical differences between American and Mexican culture and how these differences may affect communication between individuals from different cultures during the interview process. The webinar will also offer specific recommendations for evaluators that will improve the quality of interviews with Mexicans and will provide time for audience questions.
Register: Free for AEA members (you will need your AEA username) preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/663437481
CBD092: Stop Wrestling, Start Exploring with Tableau - Daniel Hom
Scheduled: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description: Tableau is based on breakthrough technology from Stanford University that lets you drag and drop to analyze data. You can connect to data in a few clicks, then visualize and create interactive and collaborative on-line or off-line dashboards with a few more. You can shift fluidly between views, following your natural train of thought. You just create beautiful, rich data visualizations, which can be easily shared. In this product demonstration, Daniel Hom, Tableau Data Analyst, will provide an introduction to the major features of Tableau, including ease-of-use and sharing.
Register: Free for AEA members (you will need your AEA username) preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/532766817
CBD093: What Facebook Insights Can Tell You about Your Social Media Presence - Robin Kipke
Scheduled: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description: Many organizations have joined the stampede to establish and maintain a social media presence on Facebook, but they are less certain about how to monitor and measure whether these efforts are proving effective. While there are lots of tools and platforms out there that can help, the one closest at hand is Insights, the free analytical package that is built in to every Facebook Page. With Insights screenshots, this webinar will provide some basic pointers about which metrics to pay attention to, what they can tell your organization, and how to utilize the data to improve your online presence.
Register: Free for AEA members (you will need your AEA username) preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/614125656
CBD094: Mixed-Mode Surveys: Combining Web, Phone, and Mail Modes in a Single Study - Lija Greenseid
Scheduled: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description: Mixed-mode surveying is a hot topic in survey research circles. A mixed-mode survey is a survey that uses more than one mode, such as telephone, mail, or web, to collect data. Why and how would you conduct one? This webinar will discuss reasons for mixing-modes within a single study, effective data collection strategies, and cautions to keep in mind when analyzing mixed-mode survey data. A case study will be presented to illustrate the benefits and challenges to conducting mixed-mode surveys.
Register: Free for AEA members (you will need your AEA username) preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/622564704
CBD095: Activating Mental Velcro: Getting People Ready to Engage - Cassandra O'Neill
Scheduled: Thursday, May 3, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description:Helping people get ready to engage and learn can be simple and easy. If you are presenting at a meeting or during a workshop, or working with groups of stakeholders at any point in your evaluation process, you can help people engage by starting out with a couple of quick and simple activities. Learn how to set the stage for engaged learning by giving people a chance to focus, identify what they want to learn, and activate what they already know. The information shared is part of a new e-book from AEA member Cassandra O’Neill called The Six Secrets to High Impact Presenting.
Register: Free for AEA members (you will need your AEA username) preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/547195904
CBD096: Google Refine: Data now works! - Juan Paulo Ramirez
Scheduled: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 2:00 - 2:20 PM EST
Description: Tired of cleaning data from thousands of records, and/or running simple frequencies with sophisticated and expensive statistical software? If this is your case, try Google Refine! Google Refine is a free desktop application that you install in your computer allowing you to clean, cluster and multi-tabulate data from large datasets. Google Refine imports your “dirty” data from Excel or CSV (comma separated value) files, and it can work with text, numeric, or time values. This free application will save you literally days of hard work, and improve the accuracy of your data set!
Register: Free for AEA members (you will need your AEA username) preregister at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/292983320