[YL] HFRP Evaluation Exchange on Technology & Evaluation

[Daniel Bassill]

The first article, written by Arnold Love,  that showed the four uses  
of technology (data collection and analysis, collaboration, knowledge  
mobilization, and capacity building.) pretty much outlines the actions  
of the Tutor/Mentor Connection over the past 11  years.   We've been  
collecting and sharing information about tutoring, mentoring and career  
education programs and building a database of stakeholders.  We've been  
hosting this on the internet and inviting people to come together to  
share what they know and identify needs that groups could work on  
together.    For instance, most tutor/mentor programs say recruiting  
volunteers is a priority, thus we've been organizing a Chicagoland  
Tutor/Mentor Volunteer Recruitment campaign for the past 10 years.

What the article did  not address was the difficulty small non profits  
have in finding funds to develop strategies using technology.  We've  
depended on volunteers and an inconsistent flow of dollars to support  
the work we do.

Dan Bassill
Tutor/Mentor Connection
www.tutormentorconnection.org
www.tutormentorexchange.net

On Wednesday, October 20, 2004, at 03:39 PM, Tony Streit wrote:

>
> YouthLearn Subscribers,
>
> The latest version of the Harvard Family Research Project's Evaluation  
> Exchange has just come out online, and this issue is all about  
> Technology and Evaluation.  I was very happy to be asked to share an  
> article on the role of technology in youth programming and the  
> importance of professional development that supports both student  
> centered, experiential learning and technology skill building.  There  
> are also some wonderful articles about the role of technology in  
> "empowerment evaluation," how online tools are helping in the National  
> Youth Participation Study, and an article on the work of leading youth  
> media organization Educational Video Center (EVC).  I hope you also  
> find these articles of interest.
>
> I'd love to hear comments from the list on whether the ideas discussed  
> in this issue of the exchange ring true for you in your own work.  
>  Have subscribers been successful at harnessing technology tools to  
> further their evaluation efforts?  Can the tools help in drawing youth  
> participants into the assessment process?  What other resources have  
> you found that might support this kind of reflection on practice?
>
> Best,
>
> Tony
>
>
> Tony Streit
> Director, The YouthLearn Initiative
> Education Development Center, Inc.
> 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458
> phone 617.618.2778  fax 617.332.4318
> http://www.youthlearn.org
> tstreit at edc.org
>
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> The Fall 2004 issue of Harvard Family Research Project's "The  
> Evaluation
> Exchange" periodical is now available. The new issue explores the
> contribution of technology to evaluation practice, with articles  
> centering
> on four key areas in which evaluators are using technology: data  
> collection
> and analysis, collaboration, knowledge mobilization, and evaluation
> capacity building. Rounding out the issue is a special feature on the  
> role
> technology plays in fostering youth civic engagement and in evaluating
> programs for youth.
>
> This issue also features an additional online-only version of New &
> Noteworthy, the annotated list of organizations, reports, initiatives,  
> and
> other resources related to the issue's topic that appears at the end of
> every issue. The online-only version includes all citations listed in  
> the
> print version of New & Noteworthy along with several others which we  
> were
> unable to include due to space constraints. The issue is available on  
> our
> website at:
>
> http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/eval/issue27
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