"Useful and free evaluation websites"
Date: Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Wendy L. Tackett, President of iEval
"Harnessing complexity: Analysis methodology and ethical frame for using video data in evaluations"
Date: Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Kurt Wilson, President of Effect X
"Digital qualitative: Leveraging technology for deeper insight"
Date: Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Robert W. Kahle, Research and Evaluation Consultant at Kahle Research Solutions Inc.
"NSF investment in advancing evaluation theory, methods, and practice: Outcomes, trends, and implications"
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Lori, Wingate, Corey Smith, Jason Burkhardt, and Emma Perk, The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University
"Doing evaluation by combining "traditional" knowledge with "complex" understanding of how the world works"
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Morell, Director of Evaluation, Fulcrum Corporation
"Evaluation and social justice"
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Jerry Johnson, Associate Professor, School of social work and research director, Johnson Center Community Research Institute, Grand Valley State University
"Project management—tools and techniques"
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Daniel Gaymer, faculty specialist, educational leadership, research and technology, WMU.
"Using multi-attribute utility theory in evaluation: Challenges and opportunities"
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014
Presenter: Dr. Daniela Schroeter, director of research, The Evaluation Center, WMU.
"Tools and resources for using geographic information systems in evaluation"
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014
Presenter: Corey Smith, doctoral associate, WMU
"Formidable challenges and promising opportunities for the transdiscipline of evaluation"
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015
Presenter: Dr. Stewart Donaldson, president of the American Evaluation Association, director of Claremont Evaluation Center, and dean at Claremont Graduate University
"Bike Evaluation: Selecting Bike Vendors"
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015
Presenter: Tim Krone, Pedal Bicycles
"Conducting an on‐site observation: Tip, tricks, and best practices for observers"
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015
Presenter: Dr. Kristin Everett, consultant, and senior research associate, SAMPI, WMU
"Achieving excellence in engineering through testing and evaluation"
Date: Monday, Feb. 23, 2015
Presenter: Dr. Joe Stufflebeam, engineering manager at TRAX International Corporation, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
"Making evaluation useful!"
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Presenter: Dr. Wendy L. Tackett, president, iEval
"Project management: Keeping you and your project organized"
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Presenter: Emma Perk, project manager, WMU Evaluation Center
"Research on evaluation at WMU: An overview of current investigations and their relevance to evaluation theory, methods, and practices"
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Presenters: Dr. Chris L. S. Coryn, associate professor and director of the WMU interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation program; Lyssa Wilson, WMU interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation student; Gregory Greenman II, WMU interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation student; Satoshi Ozeki, WMU interdisciplinary Ph.D. in evaluation student
"Visualizing data with text analysis tools"
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Presenter: Kate Langan, assistant professor and humanities librarian, WMU
"Group facilitation: Tools, skills, and techniques"
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Presenter: Ms. Claire Bode, public policy education specialist, Michigan State University Extension
"Brainstorming session: Funding opportunities for the Joint Committee"
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Presenter: Dr. Daniela Schroeter, director of research, WMU Evaluation Center
"(C3RS)"
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Presenters: Dr. Jonathan Morell, director of evaluation, Fulcrum Corporation; Melinda Davey, senior analyst, Organizational Solutions Group and Jacobs Advanced Consulting; and Dr. Joyce Ranney, senior program evaluator, and program manager, Volpe Center.