UPDATES on NOLA Eval

UPDATE!!!

Remember NOLA Eval?

We have big news! And a lot of it!

First things first:

Where we are now…

WE HAVE CREATED A STEERING COMMITTEE!

We are no longer evaluators floating around in this wide “community of practice sphere”… we have structure! This new group was elected at our April meeting, after providing the group with bios and statements of interest for their positions. The winners of our election are as follows….

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Why the phrase "Qualitative vs. Quantitative" is all wrong - in pictures!

I need to go out on a limb. The phrase “qualitative vs. quantitative” is all wrong. Just plain wrong. Stated as such, we’re misled into believing that qualitative and quantitative information are completely different categories of thing. First: they’re not. Second:

Premises

Set Theory

Zoom out with me for 30 seconds. Remember Set Theory? Don’t worry, nobody does. But it takes 30 seconds to re-learn. It’s Venn diagrams.

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Principles-Focused Evaluation

Principles-Focused Evaluation

In December I was lucky enough to be able to go to the Principles Focused Evaluation Workshop facilitated by TerraLuna’s Nora Murphy. (If you haven’t heard of her, check her out. She’s amazing. TerraLuna Bio is here: http://www.terralunacollaborative.com/nora-murphy/)

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