At our recent AGM, membership approved our Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategic Directions. Members in attendance also provided their input into how we can achieve our goals.We know many evaluators live too far away to be able to attend our AGM in person. For those members, we are hosting a series of online sessions to...
Description:The overall purpose of this two day intermediate to advanced level workshop is to focus on how performance measurement frameworks are built, their technical properties, and on how they add value to organizational decision-making. The challenges and limitations of developing performance measurement systems will also be emphasized. The workshop will present current approaches and research...
The Canadian Evaluation Society – Ontario Chapter is pleased to host a Membership Networking Event. You are invited to join Evaluators for complimentary appetizers and an opportunity to engage in good conversation with seasoned and emerging evaluators. This is an open event; you do not need to be a CES Member to attend!This event has...
From the event description: Gustavo Miranda, Data Analysis, Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement, at the Etobicoke Children’s Centre will share the following with us: Online survey services/software like RedCap, SurveyMonkey, and LimeSurvey are a cheap, quick, user friendly way to collect information from an organization’s staff, stakeholders and community partners. This is especially true for...
Description This 4-day course was developed by the Canadian Evaluation Society to provide participants with a basic understanding of the main models and practices associated with the profession of evaluation. Prior knowledge of evaluation and of social science research methods is not required. There are no examinations associated with the course, nor is there any...
From the event description:Hey fellow evaluation aficionados, Patricia and Marshal from Dig Insights have come forward to host us for our next Evaluation Cafe and to share some of the innovative methods they are using. Here’s their description about what they’ll share: Dig Insights (https://www.diginsights.com/) is excited to host this months Evaluation Café! Come to...
David Sul is a psychometrician and evaluator who specializes in culturally specific assessment in support of indigenous cultural and linguistic revitalization initiatives. Sul is a proponent of the development of performance-based assessments using item response theory (IRT) from indigenous perspectives. His unique approach to critical measurement considers assessment development as a political act that can...
This 4-day course was developed by the Canadian Evaluation Society to provide participants with a basic understanding of the main models and practices associated with the profession of evaluation. Prior knowledge of evaluation and of social science research methods is not required. There are no examinations associated with the course, nor is there any homework....
Developmental Evaluation in Action: Facilitating Social Innovation in Real-time consists of three parts: Online webinar: TBA In-person: Wednesday January 29, 2020 & Thursday January 30, 2020. Registration is 8:30 AM – 9 AM on January 29; instruction is 9 AM – 4 PM. Refreshments will be provided. On-line group consultation (optional): TBA Course outline: This...
From the event description:For our next Eval Cafe Stephen Sillett, of Aiding Dramatic Change in Development (ADCID), is going to share his experiences using Clean Language: Helping to develop clients “stuff”, without accidentally introducing external metaphors in the questions we ask, and how this can open up additional options for engaging people in dialogue and...
CES- Ontario is committed to helping our members be informed about innovations in the field of evaluation, which is why we are partnering with the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation (3ci) at Carleton University to help our members learn more about their Common Approach to Impact Measurement initiative and how it may help their practice....
The COVID 19 crisis has required people and organizations to shift priorities and practice social distancing.In response, Evaluation Cafe Toronto is shifting to online meetings during this crises to help people connect, share, and learn how to deal with the challenges this crises poses for our evaluation work. For instance, when is it still appropriate...
