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Upcoming Courses and a Call for Volunteers
- Call for Volunteers: PD Committee
- Upcoming Courses
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Call for Volunteers: Professional Development Committee
The Professional Development Committee (PDC) is currently seeking members with expertise and experience in sourcing high-quality professional development and qualified instructors to meet the needs of CES members on topics such as evaluation leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion, cultural sensitive, indigenous and cultivating an evaluation culture. The PDC also seeks seasoned professionals who have a background in market research and promotion of professional development, as well as experience with cultivating relationships with various organizations (non-profits, community of practices, public sector organizations, academic insitutions, etc.) for the purposes of partnering on professional development. If you are interested in joining this committee or learning more, please contact pd@evaluationontario.ca with the subject line "Volunteering."
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Upcoming Courses
This fall, CES Ontario is offering two e-Essential Skills Series sessions, and two advanced evaluation topics, all online! Please see below for details and registration links.
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e-Essential Skills Series
This ten-week course, developed by the Canadian Evaluation Society, provides participants with foundational knowledge of the main models and practices associated with the profession of evaluation. Participants gain experience of the essential elements of program evaluation. - Prior knowledge of evaluation and of social science research methods is not required.
- The Certificate of Completion can be applied towards the application of the Credentialed Evaluator (CE) designation.
- There are no examinations or coursework.
- Participation in all 10 modules, completion of assignments and participation in on-line discussion forum entitles you to a Certificate of Completion from the Canadian Evaluation Society.
- Students are expected to complete 10 modules 1 per week independent of the instructor and 7 assignments and participate in the on-line discussion forum with facilitator and other learners.
September e-Essential Skills SeriesWhen: September 21, 2020 for ten weeks Where: Online Cost: $862.50 for CES Members (discounts available for Student, Retired and New Practitioner Members) Facilitator: Paul Favaro Registration deadline: September 15, 2020Full course description and online registration here! One spot left! October e-Essential Skills SeriesWhen: October 13, 2020 for ten weeks Where: Online Cost: $862.50 for CES Members (discounts available for Student, Retired and New Practitioner Members) Facilitator: Keiko Kuji-Shikatani Registration deadline: October 6, 2020 Full course description and online registration here!
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The Art and Science of Producing Effective Infographics
When: September 29, 2020, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Where: Online Cost: $144 for CES Members (discounts available for Student, Retired and New Practitioner members) Facilitator: Dr. Sid Ali Registration deadline: September 28, 2020 Full course description and online registration here!
Data visualization as a hot topic in the evaluation world, especially in knowledge transfer activities. This webinar will focus on infographics: an artistic or graphic presentation of data to communicate insights. We will orient infographics in the realm of data visualization, illustrating the different types of infographics, then switch our focus to the science of why we use infographics in communicating to our various audiences. The workshop offers a step-by-step process to create infographics, and including relevant design elements of graphics, colour, and font, which all provide visual cues to our most important element: the data. We will then put these elements together with examples, and look at some resources and tools for infographic production. The session will conclude with a short question and answer period.
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Strategic Project Management for Evaluators
When: October 7, 9 AM to noon Where: Online Cost: $288 for CES Members (discounts available for Student, Retired and New Practitioner Members) Facilitator: Alison Paprica Registration deadline: October 1, 2020 Full course description and online registration here!
This online workshop provides theory and hands-on experience applying light-touch project management tools tailored to evaluation projects. By the end of this three-hour workshop, participants will have gained an understanding of the work breakdown structure (WBS), and learned how to apply that tool to articulate project scope, identify deliverables, and develop a schedule and budget. We will also discuss tools for tracking progress along the way. Facilitator Alison Paprica is Principal of the boutique consultancy, Research Project Management (RPM) founded in 2013, and an assistant professor at the University of Toronto.
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