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B. Project: Google Sites as an LMS Jamie Doiron

Formative Evaluation

EvaluationQuestion

Activities toObserve

Data Source PopulationSample Design

DataCollection

Responsibility Data Analysis Audience

What are the schooldistricts needs from anLMS?

Interviews withstaff andadministrators

Interviews District technologyadministrator, 120staff members.

Completedby 3/1/13

Jamie Doiron Create list ofprioritized needs

Districttechnologyadministrator

What are thecapabilities of Googlesites?

Explore thefeatures ofGoogle sitesonline and readsupportingmaterials.

Google sitesdocumentation.

--- Completedby 3/1/13

Jamie Doiron Create list ofGoogle sitesfeatures

Districttechnologyadministrator

What kind of trainingwould be required touse Google sites?

Poll staff on theircomfort level withGoogle sites.

Poll 120 staff members. Completedby 3/15/13

Jamie Doiron Create trainingrequirements thatapproximatenumber of hoursrequired and listskill deficits

Districttechnologyadministrator

Are there additionaltechnologyrequirements for usingGoogle sites as anLMS?

Interview withtechnologypersonnel.

Interviews District technologyadministrator,technology lead

Completedby 3/30/13

Jamie Doiron List any gaps intechnology

Districttechnologyadministrator

What is the cost toimplement, maintain,and use Google sitesas an LMS?

Interview withtechnologyadministrator.

Interview District technologyadministrator

Completedby 3/30/13

Jamie Doiron Approximateinvestment required

Districttechnologyadministrator

Which of the districtsneeds from an LMSwill Google sitesmeet?

Compare districtneeds to Googlesites capabilities.

Google sitesdocumentationand interviewresults

--- Completedby 4/15/13

Jamie Doiron List gaps (if theyexist) betweenGoogle sitescapabilities anduser needs.

Districttechnologyadministrator

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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 outsideobserver 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.