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AN: ED11A-08 INVITED     [PDF]
TI: The DLESE Evaluation Core Services Project
AU: * Buhr, S M
EM: susan.buhr@colorado.edu
AF: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0216 United States
AU: Barker, L J
EM: Barkerl@colorado.edu
AF: Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-320 United States
AU: Reeves, T C
EM: treeves@coe.uga.edu
AF: Dept. of Instructional Technology College of Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7144 United States
AB: The DLESE Evaluation Core Service project will conduct evaluation of DLESE and provide evaluation consultation, resources and services to the DLESE community. Through this work we anticipate that we will learn more about the impact and use of digital libraries, and will promote an evaluation mindset within the geoscience education community. Activities of the DLESE Evaluation Service team include 1) evaluation planning for and of DLESE, 2) conducting formative evaluation of DLESE (user needs, data access, collections, outreach), 3) conducting classroom evaluation of DLESE use on teaching practices and learning outcomes, and 4) collection, synthesis, and reporting of evaluation findings garnered from all core teams and major projects. Many opportunities for community involvement exist. A strand group convened during the 2004 DLESE Annual Meeting took DLESE Evaluation as their topic, provided recommendations and will continue their activities through the year. The related Evaluation Toolkit collection is now discoverable through DLESE, and upcoming activities of all the core teams will provide evaluation opportunities to be described. Other community opportunities include consulting with Evaluation Service for education grant proposals, attending an evaluation workshop,and applying for an Evaluation Minigrant (up to \$5K per award) Progress to date will be discussed, the Evaluation Core Services team members will be introduced, and plans and opportunities will be described in more detail.
DE: 6605 Education
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting