Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Jamie Doiron
Activities to Observe
Interviews with staff and administrators Explore the features of Google sites online and read supporting materials. Poll staff on their comfort level with Google sites.
Data Source
Interviews
Data Collection
Completed by 3/1/13 Completed by 3/1/13
Audience
District technology administrator District technology administrator
Jamie Doiron
Poll
Completed by 3/15/13
Jamie Doiron
Create training requirements that approximate number of hours required and list skill deficits List any gaps in technology
Are there additional technology requirements for using Google sites as an LMS? What is the cost to implement, maintain, and use Google sites as an LMS? Which of the districts needs from an LMS will Google sites meet?
Interviews
Completed by 3/30/13
Jamie Doiron
Interview with technology administrator. Compare district needs to Google sites capabilities.
Interview
Completed by 3/30/13
Jamie Doiron
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Completed by 4/15/13
Jamie Doiron
List gaps (if they exist) between Google sites capabilities and user needs.
C. Appendices B and C
While reading appendix B, the sample evaluation report, a few things struck me. The report was actually quite technical and included a lot of data and statistical analysis. This helps give the evaluation credibility and provide rationale for some of the recommendations. The recommendations themselves were quite specific. As a former auditor, I am pleased to see this. In order to be actionable, recommendations should be as specific as possible so that they are easy to implement. Lastly, I was glad that the survey and questionnaires were included. As an outside observer knowing nothing about the program or evaluation to start, it was good to see the forms that were used so that I could get a more complete view of the process. Appendix C is an evaluation contract. The purpose of having an evaluation contract for an outside evaluator or someone who is being compensated to evaluate a program is to ensure that the evaluation is performed to agreed-upon specifications. This helps ensure that the evaluation is performed on schedule and on budget with the expected outcome (getting a report of some kind with recommendations). However, I dont see the need for this contract when the evaluator isnt be compensated in any way. For example, for my project I am volunteering to evaluate a program for my school district. They are not asking me to do this or planning to compensate me in any way. Therefore, there is no need to create a evaluation contract.