BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Canadian Evaluation Society - Ontario Chapter - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://evaluationontario.ca
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Canadian Evaluation Society - Ontario Chapter
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20220101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230213T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230423T170000
DTSTAMP:20260908T120154
CREATED:20221206T213928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T190853Z
UID:6273-1676275200-1682269200@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:January 2023 e-Essential Skills Series
DESCRIPTION:**Register here!** \nThe Canadian Evaluation Society’s on-line ten-week course offers participants with a basic understanding of the main models and practices of evaluation. No prior knowledge of evaluation or social science research methods is required to participate. Participants will gain: \n\nBasic knowledge and skills\,\nAppreciation for essential elements of evaluation\,\nCapacity to apply acquired knowledge and skills\, and\nDevelopment as an evaluation professional.\n\nThe Essential Skills Series is ten self-paced learning modules that cover everything from basics like the objectives of evaluations\, all the way through to practical skills such as budgeting and workplan development. The discussion forum encourages knowledge transfer/sharing among participants and instructor\, instructor reviewed assignments to guide learners and real-time Zoom learning at the start and conclusion of the course. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDescribe the role of evaluation in the program lifecycle;\nExplain common evaluation terms\, functions\, and approaches;\nList the steps in planning and conducting an evaluation;\nDescribe how common social science data collection methods are used in evaluations;\nDescribe the value and use of project management concepts in evaluations;\nOutline ways to support the use of evaluation findings and produce actionable evaluation reports; and\nRecognize evaluation standards and ethical principles and identify their role in the professionalization of evaluation in Canada.\n\nLearners will be expected to: \n\nComplete one module per week independent of the facilitator;\nParticipate regularly in discussion forums with participants and the instructor;\nComplete seven assignments to submit to facilitator for review/feedback\n\nAbout the Facilitator \nTina Sahay has worked in the area of Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement for more than 24 years\, supporting governments at the national\, provincial and municipal levels in Canada as well as the not-for-profit sector. Tina operates a consulting firm in Toronto and works on client projects in all areas of her specialty of community and public health. She works extensively with vulnerable populations including newcomers\, youth and those at-risk for mental health and substance use disorders. Tina also provides training to professionals on various aspects of program evaluation. She is an instructor for the Canadian Evaluation Society and has designed and conducted training programs for Toronto Public Health\, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation\, MOHLTC\, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health and York University. \nTina holds a Masters degree in Health Science from the University of Toronto and is a certified Quality Improvement Specialist. Tina is also a credentialed evaluator with the Canadian Evaluation Society.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/january-2023-e-essential-skills-series/
CATEGORIES:Essential Skills Series,Professional Development,Student,Student & New Practitioner
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230313T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230521T170000
DTSTAMP:20260908T120154
CREATED:20221206T213534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221206T213534Z
UID:6271-1678694400-1684688400@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:March 2023 e-Essential Skills Series
DESCRIPTION:**Register here** \nThe Canadian Evaluation Society’s on-line ten-week course offers participants with a basic understanding of the main models and practices of evaluation. No prior knowledge of evaluation or social science research methods is required to participate. Participants will gain: \n\nBasic knowledge and skills\,\nAppreciation for essential elements of evaluation\,\nCapacity to apply acquired knowledge and skills\, and\nDevelopment as an evaluation professional.\n\nThe Essential Skills Series is ten self-paced learning modules that cover everything from basics like the objectives of evaluations\, all the way through to practical skills such as budgeting and workplan development. The discussion forum encourages knowledge transfer/sharing among participants and instructor\, instructor reviewed assignments to guide learners and real-time Zoom learning at the start and conclusion of the course. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDescribe the role of evaluation in the program lifecycle;\nExplain common evaluation terms\, functions\, and approaches;\nList the steps in planning and conducting an evaluation;\nDescribe how common social science data collection methods are used in evaluations;\nDescribe the value and use of project management concepts in evaluations;\nOutline ways to support the use of evaluation findings and produce actionable evaluation reports; and\nRecognize evaluation standards and ethical principles and identify their role in the professionalization of evaluation in Canada.\n\nLearners will be expected to: \n\nComplete one module per week independent of the facilitator;\nParticipate regularly in discussion forums with participants and the instructor;\nComplete seven assignments to submit to facilitator for review/feedback\n\nAbout the Facilitator \nDr. Keiko Kuji-Shikatani\, C.E.\, is an internal evaluator with the Ministry of Education\, infusing evaluative thinking in collaborative teams to build sector capacity for the use of evidence to inform decisions. She shares her DE expertise widely leading interministerial collaborations\, evaluation capacity building for governments both in Canada and internationally\, through universities\, civil societies and EvalPartners. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration deadline\nMarch 7\, 2023
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/march-2023-e-essential-skills-series/
CATEGORIES:Essential Skills Series,Professional Development,Student,Student & New Practitioner
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230412T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230412T160000
DTSTAMP:20260908T120154
CREATED:20221222T142824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T144110Z
UID:6286-1681304400-1681315200@evaluationontario.ca
SUMMARY:Feminist Principles in Monitoring\, Evaluation\, Accountability\, and Learning
DESCRIPTION:**Register here!**  \n\n\n\n\nThis workshop will guide participants through Oxfam Canada’s Seven Foundations to Feminist Monitoring\, Evaluation\, Accountability and Learning (MEAL). Oxfam’s feminist approach challenges practitioners to think differently about evidence\, push the boundaries on data collection\, and question who gives meaning and power to knowledge. Through these\, challenges\, participants will engage in an iterative process of applying and reflecting the principles of the approach. \nThis workshop will introduce the seven foundations as well as discuss what MEAL can look like at different points along a ‘gender spectrum’ (i.e.: gender aware\, gender responsive and gender transformative). Participants will engage with examples from current and past Oxfam Canada projects to consider the complexity inherent in undertaking feminist MEAL as well as practice planning for potential next steps in these projects. \nParticipants can review project examples ahead of time at Oxfam Canada’s Measuring Change with a Feminist Lens website. \nThis workshop aims to strengthen capacities in line with the following Competencies for Canadian Evaluation Practice: \n\n1.1: Knows evaluation theories\, models\, methods and tools and stays informed about new thinking and best practices.\n1.7: Uses self-awareness and reflective thinking to continually improve practice.\n2.8: Collects\, analyzes and interprets data using appropriate methods.\n3.2: Identifies stakeholders’ needs and their capacity to participate\, while recognizing\, respecting\, and responding to aspects of diversity.\n3.6: Engages in reciprocal processes in which evaluation knowledge and expertise are shared between the evaluator and stakeholders to enhance evaluation capacity for all.\n5.5: Builds partnerships within the evaluation context.\n\nAbout the Facilitator \nAnna Du Vent is the Women’s Rights Knowledge Specialist\, Monitoring\, Evaluation\, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) at Oxfam Canada (OCA)\, leading OCA’s work in applying feminist approaches throughout its MEAL systems. Anna also led the MEAL work for OCA’s flagship six-country ending violence against women and girls project. Anna specializes in qualitative methodologies focused on program learning processes\, including identifying\, documenting and sharing best practices. She has led teams on projects related to youth development\, economic empowerment\, and legal reform in Uganda\, Malawi\, Jamaica\, the Marshall Islands\, Bangladesh\, India\, Indonesia\, Nepal\, Pakistan and the Philippines.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/feminist-principles-in-monitoring-evaluation-accountability-and-learning-2/
CATEGORIES:Advanced/Intermediate,Professional Development
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR