Evaluation Crash Course for Non-Evaluators

Join EvaluATE and the National Science Foundation for a crash course on evaluation. This webinar answers questions about what evaluation is, who can do it, what does an evaluation look like, and how can evaluation help you and your project. This session is for those who are new to evaluation or want a refresher on the basics.

Speakers

• Emma Leeburg
  Emma Leeburg is a project manager at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University and is the Managing Director and co-principal investigator for EvaluATE, the evaluation hub for the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. She is the co-creator of creating one-page reports and specializes in data communication and visualization. She has over seven years of evaluation experience, presenting in webinars and workshops for national and international audiences, developing resources, newsletters, and reports.
• Lyssa Wilson Becho, Ph.D.
  Lyssa Wilson Becho leads the training elements of EvaluATE, including webinars, workshops, resources, and evaluation coaching. She also works with Valerie on strategy and reporting for the ATE annual survey. Lyssa is a senior research associate at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University and co-principal investigator for EvaluATE. She holds a Ph.D. in evaluation and has 7 years of experience conducting evaluations for a variety of local, national, and international programs.

Audience

This webinar is specially tailored to two-year college faculty and grant specialists who are planning on submitting proposals to NSF’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. However, anyone who is interested in learning more about program evaluation is welcome to attend.