| Session Title: Using Systems Tools to Understand Multi-Site Program Evaluation |
| Skill-Building Workshop 887 to be held in Sebastian Section I3 on Saturday, Nov 14, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM |
| Sponsored by the Cluster, Multi-site and Multi-level Evaluation TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Molly Engle, Oregon State University, molly.engle@oregonstate.edu |
| Andrea M Hegedus, Northrop Grumman Corporation, ahegedus@cdc.gov |
| Abstract: Coordinating evaluation efforts of large multi-site programs requires specific skills from evaluators. Connecting multi-site evaluations with overall program objectives can be accomplished with quick diagramming tools that show function, feedback loops, force fields, and leverage points for priority decisions. Targeting evaluators who are responsible for evaluating large multi-site programs or evaluators within a specific program of a larger multi-site program, participants will, both individually or in small groups, draw a program system and consider its value to program goals and objectives. Drawings will be discussed, the method assessed, and insights summarized. The workshop also will review, "What did you learn and how do you intend to use this skill?" along with "What was the value of this experience to you?" This skill building workshop integrates the sciences of intentional learning, behavioral change, systems thinking and practice, and assessment as functional systems of evaluation and accountability. |