2020
Free CES Webinar – REVISITING THE WEISS QUESTION ON THEORY-BASED EVALUATION: WHICH LINKS IN WHICH THEORIES DO WE EVALUATE AND WHY?
The introduction of theory-based evaluation was transformative in challenging the traditional input-output, ‘black-box’ paradigm on how social and educational interventions should be evaluated.
2020
Free CES Webinar – Introduction to EvalSDGs
Presented by Evan Green
WHEN: January 15th 2020 from 12 pm to 1 pm Eastern Daylight Time
WHERE: CES webinars take place online using the GoToWebinar platform. You can check your computer's requirements here.
REGISTRATION: Please go here to register: LINK
COST: Free for all CES members
LANGUAGE: English
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2019
October 30th Webinar : Retrospective Pretest Surveys: Measuring the Present
Presented by
Evan Poncelet, MA
REAL Evaluation Fellow, Research Nova Scotia
WHEN: October 30 from 12 pm to 1 pm Eastern Daylight Time
WHERE: CES webinars take place online using the Zoom platform. You can check your computer's requirements here.
REGISTRATION: Please go here to register: LINK
COST: Free for all CES members
2019
Free CES Webinar – REVISED CES COMPETENCIES: Overview for the CES Community
Presented by Natalie Kishchuk, VP-PDP
WHEN: April 10, 2019 from 12 pm to 1 pm Eastern Daylight Time (English); April 24, 2019 from 12 pm to 1 pm Eastern Daylight Time (French)
WHERE: CES webinars take place online using the GoToWebinar platform. You can check your computer's requirements here.
REGISTRATION: Please go here to register: April 10, 2019 , April 24, 2019
COST: Free for all CES members.
LANGUAGE: English, French
Webinar focus:
This webinar will present the updated CES Competencies for Canadian Evaluation Practice. One of CES’s key roles is to contribute to the professionalization of evaluation practice. While the Competencies were developed as part of CES’s Professional Designation (Credentialing) Program, they provide a much broader foundation for any CES member, regardless of whether they have elected to become a CE. The webinar will present a brief history of the Competencies development and updating. It will highlight the main changes from the previous version, as well as CES’s hopes and expectation for the use of the competencies by CES members. The 40-minute presentation will be followed by a Q&A period.
Biography of presenter:
Natalie Kishchuk is currently CES Vice President-Professional Designations and, following the work of the Competency Review Working Group, managing the implementation of the new competencies.
Learning objectives: Enable CEs to apply the Revised Competencies in their practice; enable CE applicants to become familiar with the new Competency requirements.
If you have any questions please contact Vicky Van Massenhoven at [email protected]
2019
Free CES Webinar – REVISED CES COMPETENCIES: OVERVIEW FOR CREDENTIALED EVALUATORS AND APPLICANTS
Presented by Natalie Kishchuk, VP-PDP
WHEN: January 17, 2019 from 12 pm to 1 pm Eastern Daylight Time (English
WHERE: CES webinars take place online using the GoToWebinar platform. You can check your computer's requirements here.
COST: Free for all Credentialed Evaluators and CES members who are in the process of applying for their CE designation
LANGUAGE: English
2019
Free CES Webinar – REVISED CES COMPETENCIES: OVERVIEW FOR CREDENTIALED EVALUATORS AND APPLICANTS
Presented by Natalie Kishchuk, VP-PDP
WHEN: January 16 2019 from 12 pm to 1 pm Eastern Daylight Time (English); January 23 2019 from 12 pm to 1 pm Eastern Daylight Time (French)
WHERE: CES webinars take place online using the GoToWebinar platform. You can check your computer's requirements here.
2018
Free CES Webinar – Monitoring and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons
Webinar focus:
With an estimated 40 million people in modern slavery around the world, many governments, international agencies, NGOs, businesses and local grassroots groups are engaged in anti-trafficking programs and policies. This webinar will provide an overview of useful practices and emerging trends in research and evaluation of interventions that address modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking. Measuring prevalence, developing standardized indicators, building evidence and including survivor voices will be discussed.
2018
Evaluating a basic income: case study of Mincome to the Ontario Basic Income Pilot
Webinar focus:
As a result of current economic and political trends, basic income programs are once again being discussed and investigated by provincial governments across Canada. In addition to the complexity of the issue itself, evaluating big policy initiatives presents a range of problems. This presentation reviews what is meant by a basic income, the nature of the intervention, and the evaluation designs needed to assess the net impact on poverty and other outcomes. A unique aspect of this presentation is the insight of Dr. Mason who evaluated a basic income program in Manitoba during the late seventies. Based on his experience, Dr. Mason provides insights into the broadened aspects of basic income programs today compared to the late seventies and how they are creating more complexity for present evaluators.
2018
Free CES Webinar – Challenges in Evaluating Collective Impact Initiatives
Webinar focus:
A Collective Impact (CI) has proven a useful approach for guiding collaboration amongst diverse stakeholders to achieve a common goal. Frameworks for evaluating CI initiatives have been developed and are readily available; however, evaluators and other stakeholders are often faced with a variety of challenges in implementing evaluation of these complex programs. This webinar will discuss some of the challenges and share insights into how they might be addressed.
2018
Free CES Webinar – Realist Evaluation in Three Questions
This webinar is structured around three key questions, supported by real cases:
- What makes a realist assessment distinctive?
- What are the underlying principles of a realist assessment?
- How is realist assessment useful in decision-making?
2018
Lessons from the Trenches - Conversation on Evaluation Bloopers and Lessons
Join a lively conversation on evaluation bloopers and lessons learned led by well-known evaluators Kylie Hutchinson, Diana Tindall and Marla Steinberg. Not all mistakes will have positive outcomes; positive for who? Errors can be learning opportunities.
2017
Advancing your skills in data visualization and reporting
This webinar takes you through the main branches of data visualization and reporting, starting with best practice examples of static visuals and paper-based and info-graphic reporting and then moving to interactive charts and dashboards, digital reports and web-based data presentation.
2017
Light Touch Project Management for Evaluators
More than 3 million practitioners in 150 countries around the world use the 47 tools and processes described in the 500-page Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).
2017
Rapid Impact Assessment as a Program Predictive Modelling and Evaluation
The webinar will review the growing interest in the Rapid Impact Assessment and compare and contrast it to the more traditional program evaluation methods.
2017
Harvesting Knowledge through Reflection
How can we as evaluators better harvest our knowledge gained while working in the field?
2017
The Reflective Practitioner: The Path to Innovation
This webinar focusses on Reflective Practice, one of the CES Evaluation Competency Domains. It looks at how and why we should incorporate reflection more fully into our working lives.
2017
Where Do Logic Models Fit in the World of Theory of Change?
The webinar will review the recent explosion of Interest in the Theory of Change and compare and contrast it to the more traditional Program Logic or Logical Framework Approach.
2017
Impact Evaluations: Basic Concepts, Recent Trends and Future Challenges
Impact evaluations address the causal links between outcomes and interventions. What are these evaluations?
2017
Where Do Logic Models Fit in the World of Theory of Change?
The webinar will review the recent explosion of Interest in the Theory of Change and compare and contrast it to the more traditional Program Logic or Logical Framework Approach.
2017
Connecting the Dots between M, E, RBM, and Deliverology. Some considerations from the international arena
The webinar session will take an analytical approach in examining the critical tools needed to measure ‘results', the experience in Canada to date, and what the introduction of deliverology might mean.
2017
What future do we want for evaluation in 2025?
What will evaluation be like in 2025. Daunting prediction task tackled by Benoît Gauthier, CE.
2016
The Art and Science of Effective Infographics
The webinar will focus on a specific type of data visualization, namely infographics – artistic or graphic presentation of data and information.
2016
UNEG Webinar: Updated Evaluation Competency Framework
The United Nations Evaluation Group has recently revised its "UNEG Evaluation Competency Framework" from 2008 as part of a broader agenda on professionalization in the UN system. Among other things, the webinar focused on the use of the evaluation competencies, and outlined what professionalization of evaluation means for the UN community.
2016
CE Town Hall
This webinar will review the requirements of the CE designation with a particular focus on assisting those individuals who have applied but never completed their CE application.
2016
Learning circles for advanced professional development in evaluation
April 27, 2016. This webinar will describe an alternative learning model: learning circles for advanced professional development in evaluation.
2016
Learning circles for advanced professional development in evaluation (in French)
April 20, 2016. This webinar will describe an alternative learning model: learning circles for advanced professional development in evaluation.
2016
Learning with Twitter (and social media generally)
April 13, 2016. This webinar will focus on Twitter as a tool for learning, sharing, amplification and collaboration.
2016
Words of evaluation: a terminological dictionary to clarify communication in evaluation practice
April 6, 2016. This presentation explains the relevance, methodology and the characteristics of the project of a dictionary of evaluation in English that utilizes the teachings of terminology to address a fundamental challenge of communication in our discipline.
2016
Words of evaluation: a terminological dictionary to clarify communication in evaluation practice (in French)
This presentation explains the relevance, methodology and the characteristics of the project of a dictionary of evaluation in English that utilizes the teachings of terminology to address a fundamental challenge of communication in our discipline.
2016
Systemic evaluation in post-conflict situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
This webinar will present an experience of a systemic evaluation using a participatory planning approach in a development context. Particular attention will be given to the presentation of the approach, the objectives, techniques, tools, data sources and stakeholders consulted, as well as benefits from the evaluation.
2016
Systemic evaluation in post-conflict situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (in French)
This webinar will present an experience of a systemic evaluation using a participatory planning approach in a development context. Particular attention will be given to the presentation of the approach, the objectives, techniques, tools, data sources and stakeholders consulted, as well as benefits from the evaluation.
2016
Wayfinding Complex Adaptive Systems for Evaluators
Using complexity concepts outlined in Patton's text as a framework, this webinar will take participants through the concepts by expanding on ideas using academic and popular literature. Concepts will be grounded in examples for practice and application to support and enhance evaluation inquiry.
2015
Keeping the Momentum Going: your CE Maintenance
December 9, 2015. The Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation supports the professionalization of evaluation practice in Canada by defining and promoting ethical, high quality, and competent evaluation and by recognizing those who demonstrate their competency in specified competency domains. The third in a three-part series on the Credentialed Evaluator Program, this webinar outlines the CE maintenance requirements and suggests some strategies for maintaining this important professional designation.
2015
The Road to Your CE
November 18, 2015. The Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation supports the professionalization of evaluation practice in Canada by defining and promoting ethical, high quality, and competent evaluation and by recognizing those who demonstrate their competency in specified competency domains. The second webinar in a three-part series on the Credentialed Evaluator Program, this webinar explores the requirements of the CE designation.
2015
Credentialed Evaluator Program Overview and Update
October 28, 2015. The Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation supports the professionalization of evaluation practice in Canada by defining and promoting ethical, high quality, and competent evaluation and by recognizing those who demonstrate their competency in specified competency domains. The first in a three-part series on the Credentialed Evaluator Program, this webinar gives an overview of the development of the CE Program, its current status, and its plans for development.
2015
Evaluating Knowledge Translation (take 2)
October 7, 2015. Free for all CES members. In English. How can you evaluate the effectiveness of KT? [...] This webinar will explore the complexities and challenges of evaluating KT and offer a simple evaluation framework that can be used across a variety of settings and contexts. Marla Steinberg has been a professional evaluator for over 25 years [...].
2015
Evaluating Knowledge Translation
September 30, 2015. Free for all CES members. In English. How can you evaluate the effectiveness of KT? [...] This webinar will explore the complexities and challenges of evaluating KT and offer a simple evaluation framework that can be used across a variety of settings and contexts. Marla Steinberg has been a professional evaluator for over 25 years [...].
2015
Evaluating Results at Five Levels of Management (in French)
May 13, 2015. Evaluators should not only have an understanding of what results-based management (RBM) is, but should also master the management techniques appropriate for each RBM level. Workshop participants will review the key theoretical underpinnings of RBM and the specific evaluation methods at each RBM level. The five RBM levels are: Results-based policy management, Strategic management of institutional performance, Programme management, Project Management and Bureaucratic Management.
2015
Evaluating Policy-Influence
May 6, 2015. More and more community-based organizations are funded to engage in policy-influence or advocacy work to support the uptake of their programs. This webinar will explore the complexities and challenges of evaluating policy-influence work and introduce a new resource that evaluators, program implementers, and funders can use to facilitate the evaluation of policy-influence work.
2015
2015 is Evaluation Year: What is to Come for Canadian evaluators?
April 15, 2015. 2015 was chosen as the International Year of Evaluation, the subject of a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2014. The CES has joined this global movement by declaring the International Year of Evaluation during its 2014 Conference. So, what exactly does this mean? How does it concern the Canadian evaluation community? What opportunities can come of this global initiative? And how can Canadian evaluator contribute?
2015
Making Logic Models Work for You
March 25, 2015. This workshop will address your unanswered questions about logic models, what they really mean, and how to make them work for you.
2015
Translating Evaluation Findings Into Action
February 11, 2015. Every evaluator wants to see their findings used to drive improvements and change, but this doesn’t happen by magic. Learn what are some of the known barriers to the uptake and utilization of results, and what things you can do from the beginning to facilitate translating your findings into action.
2014
Cross Cultural and International Evaluations: What works? What doesn't?
December 11, 2014. There are many aspects of cross cultural and international evaluations that are similar to other types of evaluation work. However, some practises are particularly important, and they are the focus of this webinar.
2014
Why Evaluation Theory Drives Evaluation Practice
November 5, 2014. Without an evaluation theory, there can be no evaluation. Explicitly or implicitly, every program evaluation rests on a certain evaluation theory that speaks to the rationale for proceeding with an evaluation, how it will be done, and how its results are expected to inform decision-making.
2014
The CES Credentialed Evaluator Designation (in French)
June 26, 2014. The Canadian Evaluation Society Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation is the first professional credential offered in the world of evaluation. The webinar will briefly recount the history of the designation program, explain the advantages of the designation for various groups, report on key findings from a survey of CES members about professionalization and the designation, and describe the process to become a Credentialed Evaluator.
2014
The CES Credentialed Evaluator Designation
June 25, 2015. The Canadian Evaluation Society Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation is the first professional credential offered in the world of evaluation. The webinar briefly recounts the history of the designation program, explains the advantages of the designation for various groups, reports on key findings from a survey of CES members about professionalization and the designation, and describes the process to become a Credentialed Evaluator.
2014
Using Randomized Controlled Trial Designs in Community Settings
March 26, 2014. The webinar focuses on the issues and challenges encountered in implementing randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in community settings. The RCT has the advantage of being the most rigorous design for making causal attributions about the effectiveness of an intervention.
2014
Sustainability: Coming Soon to an Evaluation Near You
January 22, 2014. Sustainable development refers to a mode of development in which present needs are met without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs (Brundtland Commission , 1987). A premise of sustainable development is that successful development depends on recognizing and incorporating the connectivity and mutual interdependence of natural, economic, political and cultural systems.
2013
Making Program Evaluation Standards Practical
December 11, 2013. Both researchers and evaluators find themselves conducting systematic inquiry for the purpose of answering questions about program processes and outcomes. Yet, research and evaluation are significantly different forms of inquiry. This presentation will first clarify the unique work of evaluators.
2013
Issues in Qualitative Analysis and Reporting
November 18, 2013. On the recent Survey on Evaluation Training Needs and Preferences (2013), CES members continued to show high interest in training for qualitative data analyses (at an intermediate and advanced level).The presenter would like to hear from the membership what topics they would most like to cover. During the Webinar, the presenter will offer her perspective and invite discussion where participants share their practices.
2013
Measuring Economy and Efficiency Using Activity-based Costing
October 24, 2013. The guidance on Assessing Program Resource Utilization When Evaluating Federal Programs offers several approaches to measuring cost elements including activity-based costing (ABC). This webinar will present a quick overview of the measurement of economy and efficiency under the Treasury Board Evaluation Policy.
2013
The Development of Credible Judgment in the Eyes of Stakeholders (in French)
April 27, 2013. In general, evaluation aims to generate judgments that are scientifically valid and credible, with the latter term implying trustworthiness and definitive acceptability in the eyes of stakeholders. This in no way means that the aim is to please stakeholders.
2013
Different Participatory Approaches in Evaluation
March 27, 2013. For the last fifteen years, Valéry Ridde has had the chance to use participatory approaches to evaluate programs (e.g., in Quebec or Afghanistan), to develop research actions (e.g., Burkina Faso), and more recently to mobilize the experiential knowledge of implementers of policy (the ‘policy makers' according to Lipsky) in Africa and analyze their processes. After a brief review of the key concepts of participatory evaluation, his presentation will focus on two recent capitalisation experiences that he and his teams conducted in West Africa.
2012
Avoiding 'chartjunk' and 'slideuments': Principles for Visual Presentation of Data and Findings
November 27, 2012. This presentation covers key principles for the effective visual display of data and for designing and delivering presentations with slides. Starting with basics of visual perception, the presentation then works through a number of examples and demonstrations to illustrate the principles.