| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
To PhD or not to PhD? That is the Question |
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Roundtable Presentation 645 to be held in Suwannee 19 on Friday, Nov 13, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Graduate Student and New Evaluator TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Samuel Held, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, sam.held@orau.org
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| Pamela Bishop, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, pbaird@utk.edu
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| Abstract:
The decision process for two PhD students at the University of Tennessee Program Evaluation PhD program is discussed. Both presenters are working parents juggling work, school, and home life. One presenter has one young child, is a wife, works as the full-time evaluator for the NSF National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS), and is a part-time PhD student in her third year of classes. The other presenter is a father to four kids, a husband, a full-time evaluator at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, and a doctoral candidate. Both presenters will discuss why they decided to continue their education to the doctoral level in evaluation, the pros and cons of getting the advanced degree how they juggle multiple priorities as adult students, and how they balance the competing priorities.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
When Your Evaluation Goes Kaput: Lessons Learned From First Time Evaluators |
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Roundtable Presentation 645 to be held in Suwannee 19 on Friday, Nov 13, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Graduate Student and New Evaluator TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Adrienne Cadle, University of South Florida, adriennewoodleycadle@msn.com
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| Sandra Naoom, University of South Florida, sandranaoom@gmail.com
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| Abstract:
You have met with your client, proposed an evaluation, and the final contract has been signed, when all of a sudden your evaluation comes to a screeching halt. What do you do? For first time evaluators, this scenario can be very scary. For two first time evaluators, however, this scenario was a wonderful learning experience. These two evaluators learned how to explain the difference between research and evaluation, how to work with clients who think they know everything, how to choose the most effective evaluation team, and what to do when your evaluation timeline drastically changes. As two first time evaluators have learned, conducting an evaluation in the real world can be very different from what has been taught in an evaluation program.
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