Needs, Values, and Vibes: Lessons from the AEA/MTI Virtual Hackathon
Webinar (em inglês) | Online
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Organizado por:
The MERL Tech Initative
- In partnership with: The American Evaluation Association
Sobre o evento
What happens when you invite evaluators to experiment with AI in public? You get data.
This session treats the AEA/MTI Virtual Hackathon 2.0 as more than a creative sprint — it's a needs assessment and values inquiry into how evaluators are actually engaging with AI tools. We'll dig into what participants built, what they critiqued, and where they got stuck as clues into real value, real gaps, and real concerns shaping AI-enabled evaluation practice.
We'll open with a participant show-and-tell, where builders, critics, and collaborators share what they made and what they learned. Then we'll zoom out: What patterns emerged across submissions? What does this experiment tell us about where AI fits — and doesn't — in evaluation work? And what should the field do with that?
Expect honest reflection, a few surprises, and a community conversation about what comes next. Whether you participated in the Hackathon or are simply curious about AI's role in evaluation, this session will give you something to think about.
This session treats the AEA/MTI Virtual Hackathon 2.0 as more than a creative sprint — it's a needs assessment and values inquiry into how evaluators are actually engaging with AI tools. We'll dig into what participants built, what they critiqued, and where they got stuck as clues into real value, real gaps, and real concerns shaping AI-enabled evaluation practice.
We'll open with a participant show-and-tell, where builders, critics, and collaborators share what they made and what they learned. Then we'll zoom out: What patterns emerged across submissions? What does this experiment tell us about where AI fits — and doesn't — in evaluation work? And what should the field do with that?
Expect honest reflection, a few surprises, and a community conversation about what comes next. Whether you participated in the Hackathon or are simply curious about AI's role in evaluation, this session will give you something to think about.
Orador/a
| Nome | Título | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Tilton | Evaluation Specialist | Zach Tilton is an evaluation specialist with The MERL Tech Initiative and a doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation Program at Western Michigan University, where his research and practice are focused on AI-enabled evaluation. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of New Directions for Evaluation. |
| Zachary Grays | Senior Membership and Operations Manager |
Moderators
| Nome | Título | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Raftree | Founder of The MERL Tech Initiative |