ElevateEvaluate Podcast: Recent Episodes
Maritza Concha
This podcast focuses on bringing together the expertise of undergraduate/graduate students, educators, and professionals in the field to create a space to exchange knowledge about program evaluation. Specifically, we will explore:
-Key concepts of program evaluation using real-life scenarios
-Best practices and reflections of program evaluation in different contexts at national and international levels
-Implementation of teaching strategies for undergraduate and graduate program evaluation classes
This episode presents important points to account when designing evaluation questions. The guest speaker in this episode is Jennifer Huffman, Research Director at Child and Family Research Partnership -LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributor:
Nhu Nguyem
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This episode provides insightful information about cultural aspects of Arab communities that should take into consideration when doing program evaluation.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributor:
Nada Nassereddin
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This episode talks about the steps in the development of an evaluation proposal by using UCF Restores as a learning service project.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributors:
- Nataly Ryburn
- Sierra Scott
- Jacob Ballard
- Gina Rotunno
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This episode talks about the importance of stakeholders in program evaluation by bringing the point of view of a stakeholder from St. Matthew's House, Brittany Hargrove.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributor:
Debra French Pope
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This brief episode provides an introduction to 4 new episodes from my program evaluation students fall 2020 cohort.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributor:
- Dr. Maritza Concha
Song Credit: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Episode 15: Second cohort reflections with Dr. Maria Elena Villar
Dr. Maritza Concha and Dr. Maria Elena Villar reflect on the second cohort episodes and provide their own views on cultural competence in evaluation, evaluation questions, working with stakeholders and program evaluation techniques in service delivery programs.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributors:
- Dr. Maria Elena VIllar
- Dr. Maritza Concha
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Transcript: See the ElevateEvaluate Podcast Website for transcript of this episode: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/copy-of-ep-15
Episode 9: Cultural Competence in Evaluation
This episode explores culturally competent practices in evaluation, including the usefulness of demographics and census data, as well as the difference in equality and equity.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributor:
- Matthew Bonachea
Transcript:
To have access to the transcript for this episode, please visit: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode9transcript
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 8: Diction in Evaluation Questions
An often overlooked aspect of evaluation, this episode examines the aspects that distinguish a good evaluation question from a bad one, and provides criteria on how to properly write evaluation questions.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributor: Hannah Skiff
Hannah Skiff received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of South Florida in 2017, and she is expected to finish her Dual Master of Public Administration / Master of Nonprofit Management degrees from the University of Central Florida in Fall 2021. Hannah hopes that her episode can underscore the value of word choice in evaluation question creation and its applicability to any field.
Transcript:
To have access to the transcript for this episode, please visit: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode8transcript
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 7: The Importance of Program Evaluation in Mental Health Service
Program evaluation makes an impact, and sometimes in even bigger ways than we could imagine. Here, we discuss how we can establish guidelines, evaluation questions, and the evaluation design process.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributors:
- Jennifer Graham
Transcript:
To access the transcript for this episode, please visit: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode7transcript
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Episode 6: The Role of Stakeholders' Involvement in Program Evaluation
This episode tackles the role of stakeholders in each step of the program evaluation process, as well as best practices to include stakeholders.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributors:
- Silvana Bastante
Angelet Bredy
Danielle Calhoun
Takyra Fowler
Transcript:
To access the transcript for this episode, please visit: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode6
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Episode 5: Introduction to Graduate Students
Welcome a new cohort of students to Elevate Evaluate - the graduate students! We discuss topics explored in this new batch of episodes, including the unique perspective this group of students can bring to the field of evaluation.
Contributors:
Samantha Ford
Dr. Maritza Concha
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Transcript:
To access the transcript for this episode, please visit: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode5
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Episode 12: Ethics in Evaluation: A General Overview
This episode is all about ethics, including the key ways that the Canadian and American evaluation associations define the term.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributors:
- Emma Bloom
- Maryiotti Johnson
- Airkeria Knight
- Tameka Thomas
Transcript:
To have access for the transcript of this episode, please visit: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode12transcript
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Episode 10: Cultural Competence in LGTBQ+ Programs
Cultural competence is explored even further in terms of how we can equip ourselves with useful knowledge about other people’s identities. Education and understanding the community are strongly emphasized.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributor:
- Tyler Hall
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Transcript: See the ElevateEvaluate Podcast Website for transcript of this episode at: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/eposide-10-transcript
Episode 14: Cultural Competence in Domestic Violence Prevention Programs
Using the lens of a domestic violence prevention program, this episode explores what cultural competence means, what tools and skills should be utilized for cultural competence, and define a culturally responsive evaluation.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributors:
- Karie Arch
Whitney Marshall
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Episode 11: Cultural Competence in Organizational Settings
Culture is flipped on its head and is explored in terms of organizational settings and work culture. Key points include roles between staff, location of data collection, and how they can affect the quality of data.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributor:
- Laurimar Paniagua
Transcript:
To have access to the transcript for this episode, please visit: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode11transcript
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Episode 13: Ethics in Evaluation: Exploring Informed Consents, Confidentiality and Safety
We take ethics even further, breaking it down into three key aspects: informed consents, confidentiality, and safety.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributor:
- Brett Morrison
Transcript:
To have access to the transcript for this episode, please visit: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode13transcript
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Episode 4: Got Logic Models? We Think You Do!
Dr. Maritza Concha and Dr. Maria Elena Villar discuss key takeaways from the past two episodes and the logic model. They also reflect on using the podcast as a medium for learning and how learning about logic models relates to their work as external evaluators.
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Contributors:
- Dr. Maritza Concha
- Dr. Maria Elena Villar
Transcript:
For a complete transcript of this episode, please visit: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode4transcript
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 3: Eloping to Alaska
In this episode, young evaluators tackle the logic model through the lens of planning an elopement to Alaska. They also explore the process of trying to grasp the concept of a logic model and how learning (and life) has changed since the rise of the pandemic.
A Note From A Student: Since this is a program evaluation class and I am a Public Administration student the logic model was not foreign to me but I have never understood it better. As students, we can attest that grasping the logic model is a step by step process and sometimes no matter how slow we go we always mess up but I came to class ready to learn but I did not expect to learn that much more about the logic model. Little did I know that I would become a pro at the logic model when I used it to plan my upcoming nuptials in Alaska.
Contributors: * Luce Jean Baptiste * Ashley Neuman * Camila Pinzon * Sean Tipton
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Transcript:
For a complete transcript for this episode, please visit: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode3transcript
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 2: Palmer's Palace
If you’ve ever struggled to understand a logic model in Program Evaluation, then help has arrived! In this episode, young evaluators Kissiah and Tanner define and identify the components of a logic model using the analogy of buying a house. They also address how to differentiate outputs from outcomes and the importance of a logic model in Program Evaluation.
Contributors: * Ghislaine Auguste * Dorcas Chura Ruiz * Kaylyn Palmer * Tanner Pogan * Kissiah Valle
Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Transcript:
For a complete transcript of this episode, please visit: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode-2-transcript
Episode 1: Welcome to Elevate Evaluate!
Welcome to the podcast! In this episode we're sharing how Elevate Evaluate came to be, our thoughts and views on evaluation, as well as what resources we hope to share in the future. We hope you're as excited as we are to start this journey!
Contributors:
- Maritza Concha
- Samantha Ford
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Website: www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com
Song Credit:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Transcript:
Visit this link for a complete transcript of this episode: https://www.elevateevaluatepodcast.com/episode-1-transcript