Six Years of Lessons Learned in Monitoring and Evaluating Online Discussion Forums

dc.creator	Lisa Mwaikambo
dc.creator	Kavitha Nallathambi
dc.creator	Catherine Richey
dc.creator	Megan Avila
dc.date	2011-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:16:44Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:16:44Z
dc.identifier	2073-7904
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a2da7d1ade4143aaaf7c83248a137220
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/25822
dc.description	This paper presents the plan for evaluating virtual discussion forums held on the Implementing Best Practices in Reproductive Health (IBP) Knowledge Gateway, and its evolution over six years. Since 2005, the World Health Organization Department of Reproductive Health and Research (WHO/RHR), the Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project based at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP), and partners of the IBP Initiative have supported more than 50 virtual discussion forums on the IBP Knowledge Gateway. These discussions have provided global health practitioners with a platform to exchange evidence-based information and knowledge with colleagues working around the world. In this paper, the authors discuss challenges related to evaluating virtual discussions and present their evaluation plan for virtual discussions. The evaluation plan included the following three stages: (I) determining value of the discussion forums, (II) in-depth exploration of the data, and (III) reflection and next steps and was guided by the “Conceptual Framework for Monitoring and Evaluating Health Information Products and Services” which was published as part of the Guide to Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Information Products and Services. An analysis of data from 26 forums is presented and discussed in light of this framework. The paper also includes next steps for improving the evaluation of future virtual discussions.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Hong Kong Bao Long Accounting & Secretarial Limited
dc.relation	http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/article/view/120/118
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2073-7904
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Knowledge Management & E-Learning : an International Journal, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 621-643 (2011)
dc.subject	Virtual Collaboration
dc.subject	Knowledge Sharing
dc.subject	Knowledge Networking
dc.subject	Community of Practice
dc.subject	Monitoring and Evaluation
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Six Years of Lessons Learned in Monitoring and Evaluating Online Discussion Forums
dc.type	article