What Is Different about K-12 Public Education Evaluations? Guest post by Rakesh Mohan and Lance McCleve
'm pleased to publish this guest post by my evaluator colleagues in the Idaho State Legislature's Office of Performance Evaluations. Working in a governmental context gives them a unique perspective on education evaluation, as their...
Designing Effective Surveys Begins with the Questions BEFORE the Questions! (cross post with actionable data blog)
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. - Thomas Berger Hey readers, Sheila here, writing once again with the marvelous Kim Firth Leonard, of the actionable data blog. t’s survey design season, so get ready to...
Presentation Principles: A Secret Facilitation Move to Increase Audience Engagement
Presentation Principle: Keeping an audience engaged throughout the presentation is one key to success. I recently wrote about handling the Q&A portion of the presentation, but did not cover this important facilitation move for audience engagement. Here's the...
The Future of Dataviz: What’s in Store for 2015?
Happy New Year! Forbes claimed in early 2014, "data visualization is the future." Microsoft called 2014 "the year of infographics." And a few weeks ago, my friend, fellow evaluator, blogger, and dataviz aficionado Ann K. Emery proposed that a bunch of bloggers write...
It’s All in How You Ask: The Nuances of Survey Question Design (cross post with actionable data blog)
If you do not ask the right questions, you do not get the right answers. – Edward Hodnett, 20th century poet and writer t Evaluation 2014, the American Evaluation Association’s annual conference, the incredible Kim Firth Leonard (find her over at...
Presentation Principles: The Audience Engagement Strategy Book
Presentation Principle: Audience engagement through interactive strategies is key to a successful presentation. A presentation is a precious opportunity - Seth Godin n summer 2014, I had the opportunity to write the Audience Engagement Strategy...
Presentation Principles: Right-sizing the Room to Maximize Audience Engagement
Presentation Principle: The right setting can impact how your audience experiences a presentation. t's the Goldilocks conundrum: You're scheduled for a conference presentation (i.e., a non-ticketed event were people do not pre-register) and you get...
Presentation Principles: Foundations of Effective Presentations
There are multiple pathways to great presentations. ome presenters are fortunate enough to be naturally possessed of stage presence, charisma, or a je ne sais quois that keeps their audience hanging on their every word. After all, Martin Luther...
Presentation Principles: A Q&A on the Q&A
ou're ready for the big day. You have your best content all set to go, well-designed visuals, and a plan for successful delivery including how to engage your audience. You've practiced in the mirror, on your family, and on your pets, and they have...
Data Visualization: Sail Forth – Steer for the Deep Waters Only (Part II)
Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool, or you go out into the ocean. -Christopher Reeve n an ongoing quest to improve my data visualization skills, I recently ventured out from the security of the shallow end and took a stab at...
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