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Introduction to Machine Learning for Evaluators

Event Date: 2026-03-16 The Evaluators' Institute Deadline: 2026-03-12

There is a growing demand from public and private policymakers and funders to apply big data science and machine learning for evaluation.

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Analyzing and Reporting Data with AI: A Practical Introduction

Event Date: 2026-03-18 The Evaluators' Institute Deadline: 2026-03-16

AI-powered tools are rapidly transforming how data is analyzed, interpreted, and communicated. This course provides an accessible introduction to leveraging AI throughout the evaluation process—from literature review, research design, and data analytics, to writing reports and preparing presentations.

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Creating and Implementing Successful Evaluation Surveys

Event Date: 2026-03-18 The Evaluators' Institute Deadline: 2026-03-16

This course will provide new and cutting-edge information about best practices for designing and conducting surveys.Students will gain an understanding of the multiple sources of survey error and how to identify and fix commonly occurring survey issues.

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Utilization-Focused Evaluation

Event Date: 2026-03-23 The Evaluators' Institute Deadline: 2026-03-19

Utilization-Focused Evaluation begins with the premise that evaluations should be judged by their utility and actual use; therefore, evaluators should facilitate the evaluation process and design any evaluation with careful consideration of how everything that is done, from beginning to end, will affect use. Use concerns how real people in the real world apply evaluation findings and experience the evaluation process.

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Public Health Program Evaluation

Event Date: 2026-03-23 The Evaluators' Institute Deadline: 2026-03-19

This course provides public health practitioners with a practical, skills-based introduction to program evaluation using the CDC’s Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health as a guiding structure.