I just finished the section on program evaluation. I must agree that evaluation is a process that must be considered and planned at the begining of the program. Although I agree with this statement I am also guilty of making program evaluation an after thought (me being honest).
We invested a lot of resources in the workshop I was a part of developing but then just before the launch we thought "how are we going to evaluate this?" I had no idea (to be honest) and under a time crunch I scrambled and got a form from our HR department used for staff training. We have been using this form for a year now and the information is not useful at all.
I am now commited to developing a more appropriate form that will provide me with useful information to adjust the workshop to better meet learner needs.
We do have to report feedback to our executive but I think the only number that they are concerned with are the number of enrolled participants.
I think a starting point will be to meet with the executive responsible for my department and ask her what type of information that they would find useful.
It is amazing how fast time flies!
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