Project Design and Evaluation Course
Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program is pleased to offer this course in an effort to help its partners in their efforts to protect the natural environment and fulfill the Program’s management plan. Special thanks to NOAA Coastal Services Center for offering this course and to Sarasota County’s Sustainable Sarasota for the use of a county meeting facility.
This is a 2.5-day course. The agenda is to meet from 8:30 to 4:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday and 8:30 to 12:30 on Thursday.
Description of Project Design and Evaluation Course
This course provides coastal resource management extension and education professionals with the knowledge, skills, and tools to design and implement projects that have measurable impacts on the audience they want to reach. This interactive curriculum can help you increase the effectiveness of your projects by applying valid instructional design theory to their design. After attending the workshop, participants will be able to:
This course was offered to CHNEP partners in 2003. On the third day of that course participants asked that the course be offered again the next year because it was that good!
Registration: The registration fee is $60, which includes refreshment breaks and lunch. At this time we are unable to accept payment by credit card. If you wish to attend but are unable to pay the registration fee, please contact Maran Hilgendorf. Refunds will not be issued. Payment is requested promptly but will be accepted until December 1. At that time your reserved space may be forfeited if there is a waiting list.
12/7/2006 -- If you wish to register for this workshop, please contact Maran Hilgendorf (239/338-2556 x 240, mhilgendorf@swfrpc.org) as soon as possible. Because the workshop is only a few days away, the on-line registration form has been deactivated.
To register, please complete and submit the on-line registration form by October 20 to help in the development of the workshop program.
1) Please complete and submit the on-line registration form (above) to reserve a space for you until payment is received.
2) Please print the completed on-line registration form and mail, along with a check made payable to SWFRPC, to:
Maran Hilgendorf, Communications Manager
Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
1926 Victoria Ave ~ Fort Myers FL 33901-3414
If more than 30 people register, priority will be given to those who are helping to implement CHNEP’s management plan.
More details: Directions to the meeting facility, lunch options and additional information will be posted on this website as they are known. Information on hotels in the county is maintained by the Sarasota County Convention & Visitor Bureau. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Comfort Inn (800-228-5150) for a discounted rate of $69.95. This discounted rate will be available through November 20. When making your room reservation, let them know you are attending Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program's workshop. This hotel is nearby to where the course will be held, which will in the Green Conference Room at Twin Lakes Park. For more details about the Comfort Inn follow the link to all hotels, select "stay" then "Sarasota" then scroll to the Comfort Inn listing.
Directions: The course will be held at Sarasota County’s Twin Lakes Park (6700 Clark Rd/SR 72 in Sarasota) in their Green Conference Room. From I-75, take exit 205 then travel east approximately half a mile. The park is on the south side of the road. To help guide you, I’ll try to put a few CHNEP signs out near the entrance to the park and near the entrance to the building, which is the building closest to the road. Unfortunately there is construction on I-75 near the exit! When I drove through Sarasota a few weeks ago traffic moved at about 30 mph for several miles. Please plan accordingly! Additional information about this facility is available on Sarasota County's website.
Please share this message with others you think may be interested in participating, especially if they are or might help implement CHNEP’s management plan.
Thank you!
Maran Brainard Hilgendorf, Communications Manager
mhilgendorf@swfrpc.org, www.CharlotteHarborNEP.org
Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
1926 Victoria Ave, Fort Myers FL 33901
239/338-2556, Toll Free 866/835-5785
Fax 239/338-2560
Working together to protect estuaries and watersheds from Venice to Bonita Springs to Winter Haven
NOAA Coastal Services Center
| DAY 1 Time | Topic, objectives, and activities |
| 8:30 | Introduction, workshop overview and objectives Objectives: Know other participants, workshop objectives, logistics, and the importance of proper project design and evaluation. |
| 8:55 | Instructional Design Theory Objectives: Understand the “big picture” of instructional design theory (what it is, what it entails). Correctly identify and describe the steps in the ADDIE Model. |
| 9:25 | Needs Assessment Objectives: Describe where needs assessment fits in the process of program and project planning; state the benefits of conducting a needs assessment; state the 12-step process for conducting needs assessments; identify the goals and objectives of NAs and how these differ from project goals and objectives. |
| 10:10 | Break |
| 10:25 | Needs Assessment (continued) Objectives: Conduct a preliminary audience characterization; know the difference between needs and wants. Know the 7 types of data collection instruments. |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Needs Assessment (continued) Objectives: Discuss the considerations for data collection, analysis, and management that must be considered in planning an NA. Articulate when it may be appropriate to abbreviate the 12-step NA process, which steps may be left out, and the risks associated with skipping any of the steps. |
| 1:35 | Project Design Overview Objectives: Describe the general steps of project design, including writing project goals and objectives. Develop a work structure that details requirements and coordination needed to complete project. |
| 2:00 | Break |
| 2:15 | Logic Models Objectives: Know the components of a logic model. Create logic models for projects. Use logic models in the project design and evaluation process. |
| 3:30 | Project Design: goals and objectives Objectives: Write SMART project objectives. |
| 4:15 | Review and wrap-up (exit survey)
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| Day 2 |
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| 8:30 | Review Day 1 and Preview of Day 2 Review exit survey. Review exit survey/discuss their use in formative evaluation.
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| 9:00 | Logic Models and SMART Objectives, continued Review and revise logic models and objectives
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| 9:25 | Project Design, continued (Evaluation Design) Objectives: Define the types of evaluation (formative and summative) that should be considered in the project design phase. Use a logic model to identify the appropriate points in the in the project design process for evaluation to take place. |
| 9:50 | Project Design, continued (Evaluation Design) Objectives: Use a logic model to identify the appropriate points on the project design process for evaluation to take place and create an evaluation plan.
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| 10:20 | Break |
| 10:35 | Performance Measures Objectives: Describe performance measures and their use. Explain the relationship between performance measurement and evaluation. Identify and select some performance measures for projects.
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| 11:35 | Project Development: Overview Objectives: Discuss the steps in developing a project and the importance of building on the design phase.
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| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Project Development: Adult Learning Objectives: Discuss experiential learning, adult learning theory, decision making models. Compare and contrast various adult learning theories (andragogy, conditions of learning, experiential learning, and constructionist theories). Participants will “teach” other workshop participants the various learning theories (andragogy, conditions of learning, experiential learning, and constructionist theories).
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| 2:00 | Break |
| 2:35 | Project Development: Adult Learning, continued (group report outs) |
| 3:00 | Project Development: Method Selection and Sequencing Objectives: Explain the steps in developing a project and the importance of building on the design phase. List considerations when selecting the most appropriate technique and materials.
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| 3:45 | Project Implementation Objectives: State the components of project implementation. Discuss the application of NA results to implementation. Use performance measures as a formative evaluation tool during project implementation. Use formative and summative evaluations to determine if the project is meeting its objectives. |
| 4:20 | Wrap up (geometric shapes assessment) |
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| 8:30 | Review feedback comments, and Preview of Day 3 Ice-breaker activity: overhead/puzzle or quiz
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| 9:00 | Evaluation Objectives: Explain the 5 levels of evaluation and how these apply to program design and delivery. Use the evaluation matrix to select the appropriate types and levels of evaluation for different project and activity types. Select the appropriate data collection methods and techniques for project evaluation.
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| 9:50 | Break |
| 10:05 | Evaluation (continued) Objectives: Describe how to use various evaluation tools and techniques. Select the appropriate data collection methods and evaluation techniques for project evaluation.
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| 10:50 | Program Design and Evaluation Objectives: Understand the relationships between agency, program, and project planning. Describe the difference and similarities between the program planning process and the project planning process.
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| 11:15 | Evaluation and Discussion of applications to participants’ projects Objectives: Reflect and digest workshop materials. Apply concepts from workshop discussions and applications to other projects.
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| 11:50 | The End.
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