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SUMMARY:September 2023 e-Essential Skills Series
DESCRIPTION:The 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.
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/september-2023-e-essential-skills-series/
CATEGORIES:Essential Skills Series,Professional Development,Student,Student & New Practitioner
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SUMMARY:Facilitation Skills for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Practitioners
DESCRIPTION:At some point in their careers\, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) practitioners will be placed in a position where they have to communicate their work to a group of people. This may be to project staff\, policy makers and other stakeholders. Sometimes\, the meeting will be comprised of people who are not fully versed with the technical M&E jargon\, or to people who may not be receptive to some less-than-positive findings from an evaluation report. Likewise\, the group may consist of people with diverse backgrounds and competing interests\, yet their consensus is needed. \nThis is where skills are needed to navigate the group (and power) dynamics to effectively facilitate a meeting that is engaging\, elicits participation and produces tangible results. \nThis course covers: \n\nThe facilitation process\nFacilitation roles and responsibilities\nVarious facilitation techniques\, including when and how to use them for best effect\nActive Listening\nGroup Dynamics\nCharacteristics of Good Facilitation\nEnergisers and Ice breakers\nAddressing difficult people situations\n\nThe course is highly interactive with role-play and simulations. The live Zoom sessions are scheduled for Monday\, November 20; Wednesday\, November 22 and Friday\, November 24 2023 beginning at 1 PM EST. Run time is 2 hours. The Tuesday and Thursday of that week will be used for homework/assignments and self-paced study on an online learning platform\, which will be provided before the course begins. \nKey Canadian Evaluation Society Competencies: \n4. Management Practice competencies focus on applying sound project management skills throughout the evaluation project. \n\n4.1 Provides leadership to the evaluation project.\n4.5 Uses group management and facilitation skills.\n\n5. Interpersonal Practice competencies focus on the social and personal skills required to communicate and interact effectively with all stakeholders. \n\n5.1. Uses communication strategies appropriate to the cultural\, linguistic\, social\, and political context.\n5.2 Demonstrates effective and appropriate written and visual communication skills.\n5.3 Demonstrates effective\, appropriate\, and respectful verbal and non-verbal communication skills.\n5.4 Uses a variety of processes that result in mutually negotiated agreements\, shared understandings and consensus building.\n5.5 Builds partnerships within the evaluation context.\n\nAbout the Facilitator: \nAnn-Murray Brown is Jamaican and is an independent consultant based in The Hague\, The Netherlands. She has provided professional services to several international NGOs such as the UNDP\, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Commission on programmes related to Migration\, Governance\, Child Protection\, Poverty Reduction and Gender. \nAs a facilitator she delivers workshops in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) to strengthen organisational capacity and designs evaluation manuals. \nShe is the holder of multiple advanced degrees in Sociology and International Development and is a member of professional bodies such as the American Evaluation Association (AEA)\, the European Evaluation Society (EES)\, the Dutch Evaluation Society (Vide) and the Caribbean Evaluators International. She also maintains a blog on Monitoring and Evaluation (https://www.annmurraybrown.com/blog ).
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/facilitation-skills-for-monitoring-and-evaluation-me-practitioners-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advanced/Intermediate,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Eval Café: Film to Enhance Impact
DESCRIPTION:Gary Hayes will share a story of health impact in Indigenous communities in Alberta through digital storytelling and his doctoral research that examined how strategic impact campaigns can be respectfully co-created to affect change. There will be time to discuss how we can use film to enhance the impact of our evaluations/reports. \nGary Hayes is an impact practitioner\, filmmaker\, and adventure enthusiast. Drawing on his documentary television production experiences\, he partners with clients to co-create digital stories with accompanying impact campaigns. Through respectful engagement\, Hayes develops and co-designs initiatives that produce digital stories that have measurable impact goals. Hayes works with passionate social ambassadors\, communities\, organizations\, and government to strategically distribute and engage with audiences to co-create impact. \nPresented by EvalCafé Toronto with the support of CES Ontario. Members and non-members are welcome to attend. Visit the LinkedIn Event Page for more information
URL:https://evaluationontario.ca/event/eval-cafe-film-to-enhance-impact/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EvalCafe,Membership,Social Networking
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