[nodeval] wiki warning- and eval updates from ruth
Ruth Catlow
ruth.catlow@furtherfield.org
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 01:47:12 +0000
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O - oh!
Can no longer edit wiki at
http://eval.nodel.org/index.php/NODE_London_evaluation_structure
I'm getting a warning message. Hope it's an easy fix and that I haven't
done something silly : (
Attaching a copy of the latest edit in a txt file in case it's helpful.
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=3D=3D Aims and Objectives =3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D Aim =3D=3D=3D
To advance and promote media arts practice in London.
=3D=3D=3D Objectives =3D=3D=3D
* To build on physical and social infrastructure for media arts in =
London. (d + b + e)
* To raise the visibility of media arts in London (c)
* To work in an open, cooperative and collaborative environment (a/f)
NOTE: both Aims and Objectives are radically simplified here from our =
Draft Aims. Understanding that we can re-introduce more granularity and =
context with the questions that we ask.
=3D=3D=3D=3D Draft Aims =3D=3D=3D=3D
(extracted from the NODE.London wiki by Eva, fleshed out by all, please =
add/comment on these if any are missing - they're really important)
* a. To work in an open, cooperative and collaborative environment.
* b. To explore and develop shared purposes, philosophies, resources and =
vocabularies between the various discourses of media art, activism, and =
technology.
* c. To raise the visibility and appreciation of media arts in London.
* d. To build on the infrastructure for media arts in London..
* f. To challenge contemporary centralised and hierarchical approaches =
to curatorial practice.
* e. To explore and develop the sustainability of NODE.London=D5s =
activities.
=3D=3D=3D=3D Proposed priorities =3D=3D=3D=3D
If you have an opinion on this, please reply with your prioritised =
listin the format below, and we can average them out. If you need to add =
anaim, please try do it asap so others can choose it as a priority if =
they need to.
* Saul: a, b, c, d
* Eva:
* Ruth: d, b, c, a =20
* Anna:
* Tim: d, c, e, a, b, f
* Lewis: c, d, b, a, e, f
* Colm: d, c, g, a/e/f, b=20
* Corrado:
* Ilze:
* Lauren: b, c, d, a, f=20
* Tindara:
Taking scores that were in place at 3.30 Sunday 26th Feb and using Tim's =
Eurovision method, our priorities come in the following order...
d - 25, c - 23, b- 19, a - 18, e - 9, f -6
=3D=3D Internal Evaluation Groups =3D=3D=20
Voluntary Organisers
# VOs
Subscribers/Participants
# Individual Practitioner/Independent Group=20
# Curator/ Project Organiser
# Venue (Node/Seed Node)
# Academic/Researcher/Higher Education (H.E.) groups
# Funders
=3D=3D=3D Draft surveys formulated for these Internal Groups =3D=3D=3D
This section contains draft surveys intended to gather information about =
how well Node.London has satisfied its objectives. It asks different =
questions to each of the stake-holder groups about their activities and =
experiences in relation to our objectives.=20
If you have time and inclination, please do take the time to improve on =
the following; redress any obvious omissions or re-phrase the questions =
to be more appropriate to the particular group.=20
In particular need of attention is 'Funders'.
=3D=3D=3D=3D Voluntary Organisers =3D=3D=3D=3D
=20
Questions to be formulated after workshop session in early April=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D Subscribers/Participants =3D=3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Individual Practitioner/Independent Group =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
'''About You'''
1) I/we participated in Node.London as an . . . Individual/ Group=20
2) I work in the field of . . . Art/ Software development/ Activism/ =
Other (please describe)
'''About Node.London'''
'''3) How has Node.London raised the visibility of media arts in =
London'''
a) Have you seen an increase in awareness for your work? =20
Please describe by whom and in what ways? =20
b) Do you think there's a buzz about media arts in London at the moment?=20=
How do you know?
Do your friends and colleagues agree with you?=20
c) What work or projects have you read about or seen that really stand =
out for you? =20
Had you seen this work before?
d) Have you seen work/artists that you did not previously know about?
'''4) How has Node.London built on physical and social infrastructure =
for media arts in London'''
a) Has your work been supported by people or organisations you have met =
through Node.London?
If so please describe how
b) Has Node.London improved access to resources for your work( =
technical, physical, professional)?
If so please describe how:
If so how will this effect your future practice?
'''5) Working in an open, cooperative and collaborative environment.'''
a) How did you hear about Node.London?
b) How easy was it for you to participate in Node.London?
c) Would you recommend Node.London to your colleagues and friends? =
please say why.
'''6) Were there any unexpected benefits or pitfalls to your =
participation with Node.London?'''
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Curator/ Project Organiser =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
'''About You'''
1) I/we participated in Node.London as a . . . Curator/Project =
Coordinator
2) Please describe the field that you work in.
'''About Node.London'''
'''3) How has Node.London raised the visibility of media arts in =
London'''
a) Has your involvement in Node.London made you more aware of new media =
art work and activity in London?=20
If so, how has it done this?
b) Are you surprised by the range of media art activity in the capital? =20=
c) Have you seen work you really like but didn't previously know about? =20=
If so where did you first find out about the work?
d) Have you had more feedback for your own work since getting involved =
in NODE.London?
'''4) How has Node.London built on physical and social infrastructure =
for media arts in London'''
a) Have you discovered new projects, people or venues that you'd like to =
work with in the future? If so please describe how.
b) Has Node.London made available any useful resources for your work =
(technical, venues, professional)?
If so please describe how.
If so how will this effect your future practice?
'''5) Working in an open, cooperative and collaborative environment.'''
a) How did you hear about Node.London?
b) How easy was it for you to participate in Node.London?
c) Would you recommend participation in Node.London to your colleagues? =
Please say why.
'''6) Were there any unexpected benefits or pitfalls to your =
participation with Node.London?'''
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Venue (Node/Seed Node) =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
'''About You'''
1) I/we participated in Node.London as a Node/Seed Node
2) Please describe the field/s that you normally work in Media Art/ =
Media Technologies/ Visual arts/ Live arts/ Community arts/ Other =
(please describe)
'''About Node.London'''
'''3) How has Node.London raised the visibility of media arts in =
London'''
a) What response have you had to your NODE.London season programming? =20=
b) Have bookings/visitor numbers been better or worse than expected?=20
c) Have you attracted new audiences to these events? Can you quantify =
this? =20
d) If media arts is not your usual activity, what effect, if any, has =
programming media arts activity had for the venue?
'''4) How has Node.London built on physical and social infrastructure =
for media arts in London'''
a) Have you discovered new projects, people that you'd like to work with =
in the future? =20
b) Please describe what, if any, additional resources have been made =
available by Node.London for your work (technical, communication, =
outreach, professional)?
c) What, if any, is the impact of this on your current and future work?
d) Were you able to secure additional funding on the basis of your =
involvement with Node.London?
'''5) Working in an open, cooperative and collaborative environment.'''
a) How did you hear about Node.London?
b) How easy was it for you to participate in Node.London?
c) Would you recommend participation in Node.London to your colleagues? =
Please say why.
'''6) Were there any unexpected benefits or pitfalls to your =
participation with Node.London?'''
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Academics / Researchers / HE groups / Students =3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D
'''About You'''
1) I/we participated in Node.London as an Academic/ Researcher / HE =
group/ Student
2) Please describe the field/s that you normally work in: Media Art/ =
Media Technologies/ Visual arts/ Other (please describe)
'''About Node.London'''
'''3) How has Node.London raised the visibility of media arts in =
London'''
a) What response have you had to your NODE.London season activities? =20
b) How successful has Node.London been in generating debate and =
informing new work in media arts?
How, if at all, has this happened?
c) How successful has Node.London been mediating between the various =
discourses of media art, activism, and technology.
How, if at all, has this happened?
d) What work or projects have you read about or seen that really stand =
out for you? =20
Had you seen this work before?
'''4) How has Node.London built on physical and social infrastructure =
for media arts in London'''
a) Have you discovered new projects, people that you'd like to work with =
in the future? =20
b) Please describe what, if any, additional resources have been made =
available by Node.London for your work (technical, communication, =
outreach, professional)?
'''5) Working in an open, cooperative and collaborative environment.'''
a) How did you hear about Node.London?
b) How easy was it for you to participate in Node.London?
c) Would you recommend Node.London to your colleagues? Please say why.
'''6) Were there any unexpected benefits or pitfalls to your =
participation with Node.London?'''
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Funders =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Won't we need to tell them how we have satisfied our objectives rather =
than asking them?
We want to know if/how Node.London's objectives, match with theirs?
not survey material???? a conversation with elected (figuratively =
speaking) representative; )
=3D=3D External Evaluation groups: =3D=3D
# One show VOs (people who came to one meeting and never returned)
# Audiences (London-based, national, international) =
(event/gallery-visitors, artists, academics, students)
# Curators & Project Organisers (London-based, national, international)
# Venues (London-based, national, international)
# Independent groups (London-based, national, international)(Artists/ =
Software developers/ Activists)
# Funders who have said no so far and potential future funders
# Press/ media: online, print, broadcast
=3D=3D=3D Questions formulated for these External Groups =3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D One show VOs =3D=3D=3D=3D
'''About You'''
Please describe the field/s that you normally work in: Media Art/ Media =
Technologies/ Visual arts/ Other (please describe)
'''About Node.London'''
'''3) How has Node.London raised the visibility of media arts in =
London'''
a) Do you think there's a buzz about media arts in London at the moment?=20=
How do you know?
Do your friends and colleagues agree with you?=20
b) What work or projects have you read about or seen that really stand =
out for you? =20
Had you seen this work before?
c) Have you seen work/artists that you did not previously know about?
'''4) Working in an open, cooperative and collaborative environment.'''
a) How did you hear about Node.London?
b) How easy was it for you to participate in Node.London? Why?
'''5) Would you recommend Node.London to your friends and colleagues? =
Please say why.'''
=3D=3D=3D=3D Audiences =3D=3D=3D=3D
Paper surveys
Ideally to be collected
* by Node.London stall
* by venues for the duration of their activities
'''About You'''
Where do you live? London/UK/elsewhere (please give town/country)
'''About Node.London Season of Media Arts'''
a) Have you heard about Node.London? If so, where?
b) Have you seen work or artists that you did not previously know about?
c) Does anything you have seen or read really stand out for you? If so =
why
d) Which events/exhibitions have you attended?
e) Were they what you expected? If not, please describe how.
f) How did you find out about the time and location of these?
g) Have you visited new venues?
h) Were you interested in media arts before attending Node.London =
events.
i) Would you recommend the Node.London Season of Media Arts to your =
friends and colleagues? Please say why.'''
=3D=3D=3D=3D Curators & Project Organisers =3D=3D=3D=3D=20
'''About You'''
1) Where do you live? London/UK/elsewhere (please give town/country)
2) Please describe the field that you work in.
'''About Node.London '''
"'3) How has Node.London raised the visibility of media arts in =
London?"'
a) Have you heard about Node.London? If so, where?
b) If you wish to know more information about Node.London do you know =
where to find it?
c) Does Node.London contribute to dialogue, debate and activity within =
your field? Please describe how.
d) Are you surprised by the range of media art activity?
c) Have you seen work you really like but didn't previously know about? =
If so where did you first find out about the work?
"'4) How has Node.London built on physical and social infrastructure for =
media arts in London?"'
a) Have you discovered new projects, people or venues that you'd like to =
work with in the future? If so please describe how.
b) Would future participation in a project like Node.London help you to =
secure funding for your own media arts projects?
"'5) Working in an open, cooperative and collaborative environment."'
b) How easy do you feel it would have been for you to participate in =
Node.London? Please say why
c) Would you recommend participation in Node.London to your colleagues? =
Please say why.
"'6) Are you aware of any unexpected outcomes from Node.London?"'
=3D=3D=3D=3D Venues =3D=3D=3D=3D=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D London-based =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D UK non-London =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D International =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D Art groups =3D=3D=3D=3D =20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D London-based =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D UK non-London =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D International =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D Academics/researchers/H.E. groups =3D=3D=3D=3D =20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D London-based =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D UK non-London =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D International =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D Funders (who said no so far/ potential future funders) =3D=3D=
=3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D=3D Press/ media: online, print, broadcast =3D=3D=3D=3D
=3D=3D Proposed mechanisms for asking questions =3D=3D
=3D=3D=3D Internally =3D=3D=3D
* A paper survey distributed at any further meetings and events.
* Also text distributed via email or downloadable from the web, (allows =
more focused approach to specific stakeholders)
* Polls or other pre-fabricated software (if we have the resources)
* A meeting for any who want to come to identify blind spots, and find =
new questions to ask for both internal and external evaluation.=20
* Specifically a structured, discursive evaluation session using a tried =
and tested method (two methods suggested: [[Illuminative Evaluation =
Method]] and [[Snowball Evaluation Method]]
* possibly 2 sessions. One for VOs and another for all other Internal =
Stakeholders
* interviews via [http://sourceforge.net/projects/skype-rec/ skype-rec].
=3D=3D=3D Externally =3D=3D=3D=20
* A paper survey distributed along with catalogues
* Polls or other pre-fabricated software (if we have the resources)
* A paper survey handed out at NODE.London events by VOs
* Also text distributed via email or downloadable from the web to be =
pushed by VOs to their own national and international networks
* Vox-pops, or guided short interviews to illicit in-depths responses
don't forget unexpected outcomes!!!!
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I will not have very much more time to dedicate to this over the next
couple of days- will be checking mail though.
cheers
Ruth
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