Module 4: Program Evaluation and Planning for Long-term Sustainability
Module 4: Program Evaluation & Planning for Long-Term Sustainability
Overview
This week, we will focus on Evaluating Program Outcomes and Planning for Long-Term Sustainability, and take time to reflect on the impact that gardening has had on our own lives.
You will explore more resources on the Cornell Garden-Based Learning website, and select readings that are relevant to your program needs. Take time to reflect on how you will measure the short, medium and long term outcomes you have stated on your Logic Models. How will you keep your garden program growing?
The discussion this week will be more of a brainstorming session, a forum to share and comment on each other's ideas, evaluation tools and instruments to measure success. Make time to participate in the forum this week.
How do you evaluate a garden program that is not up and running yet? For those of you who do not presently have a garden program with particpants, you will need to approach portions of this module from a different, more hypthetical perspective. Take time to think about methods of evaluation that will be effective for your future program and take notes, you will need this valuable information later on!
Remember to complete the following assignments in the order they are listed here, paying careful attention at the "What's Due When" section, because the dates and order of assignments may be different than the original schedule:
- Read the Module Overview
- Read What’s Due When
- Submit a Journal Entry (Do this now, not at the end)
- Read the Mini-Lecture and Module Readings
- Join the Discussion Forum
- Complete Assignment #4
Now take a look at What's Due When