1. Building a Program Evaluation Community of Practice June 5, 2013

2. Building a Program Evaluation Community of Practice A CoP: has an identity defined by a shared domain of interest is like a shared practice encourages members to build relationships and to learn from each other http://www.ewenger.com/theory/ June 8, 20121

3. Building a Program Evaluation Community of Practice What does it look like? How did we get there? June 8, 20123

4. Building a Program Evaluation Community of Practice Purpose To discuss, share, and work collaboratively on ongoing program evaluation as a viable means to: respond to our individual college needs accommodate individual program needs satisfy the CEEC requirements regarding program evaluation June 8, 20122

5. Building a Program Evaluation Community of Practice Outcomes Ongoing program evaluation processes and tools that we can all adapt to our specific college environments June 8, 20122

6. Building a Program Evaluation Community of Practice June 8, 20123

7. Building a Program Evaluation Community of Practice June 8, 2012

8. Building a Program Evaluation Community of Practice June 8, 2012

9. Building a Program Evaluation Community of Practice What will maintain / sustain it? Dynamic social structure Life cycles Evolves as members engage Develops a rhythm and a sense of place http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/nli0531.pdf June 8, 20123

10. Building a Program Evaluation Community of Practice Community members Essential supporting partners: APOP DECclic Thank you! June 8, 20123