Seminars Wellington Region
Measuring Whānau Ora: An overview of monitoring and evaluation activity in the development of the Whānau Ora initiative
Free lunchtime seminar with Sarah Widmer - Te Puni Kokiri
Tuesday 15 November
12.00pm to 1.30pm
Turnbull House,
Bowen Street,
Wellington
Seminar Overview
This presentation is for a lunchtime seminar for both new and experienced evaluators. It will describe the monitoring and evaluation activity that has occurred to date in the development of the Whānau Ora initiative. It will reflect on some of the challenges and learning's around developing durable monitoring and evaluation measures for a complex, multidimensional, fast-paced policy initiative. 30 minute presentation, 30 minute discussion
Presenter Profile
Sarah Widmer has been with Te Puni Kokiri since July 2011. She is a senior analyst in the Research, Information and Monitoring team, and is overseeing the monitoring and evaluation activity in the Whānau Ora initiative. She has a background in social policy research and evaluation, primarily in public health
Networking
Before the seminar, there is an opportunity to get networked with other evaluators, over a tea/ coffee. Please bring your lunch.
Lunchtime Seminar with Heather Nunns
Getting to grips with evaluation Theory (with a big T)
Tuesday 25 October noon to 1.30pm
Turnbull House, Bowen Street, Wellington
Seminar Overview
Sometimes as evaluators we are so busy “doing” evaluation we can overlook the theory (with a big “T”) that underpins all evaluation practice. This workshop provides an overview of the core theoretical concepts that describe the systematic means for arriving at evaluative conclusions. Beginning with the philosophical roots of evaluation, the session will present the contributions of key evaluation theorists who have extended our understanding of what it means to evaluate. The workshop will be useful for people who are new to the profession and evaluators wanting a refresher about the theory underpinning evaluative practice. The 90 minute session will be broken into presentation and discussion.
Presenter Profile
- Worked for 20 years in the public sector in senior policy, research and evaluation roles before becoming self-employed in 2007.
- Undertakes policy-related research and evaluation work.
- PhD candidate at Massey University.
One day workshop
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Systems thinking for evaluation practice
Presenter: Janice Noga
Overview
Systems thinking helps us as evaluators understand the world in all its diversity in ways that are practical, comprehensive, and wise. Many evaluators have a general interest in using systems concepts and approaches to make sense of the messy situations they may encounter in practice. However, they may be uncertain about how to begin to apply systems thinking to evaluation practice. This workshop bridges the systems and evaluation fields by teaching a basic toolbox of concepts for applying systems thinking to evaluation practice.
The purpose of this one day workshop is to introduce basic systems concepts needed to utilise systems thinking in evaluation practice; and to make concrete connections between systems concepts and their application to evaluation practice. It uses presentations, discussion and small group activities, and includes handouts and links to on-line resources.
Janice Noga is an independent consultant based in the Midwestern United States who has taught numerous workshops for non-profit, community, and government groups as well as graduate courses in systems thinking, research methods and techniques, programme planning and development, and survey design and analysis. She is also currently the chair of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Systems in Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG)
Who should attend
This workshop is targeted to intermediate/advanced evaluators who are not steeped in the work of systems but who are interested in learning how to use systems thinking in their work.
Workshop fees (incl GST) ( NZ$)
$410 AES members,
$553 non-members,
50% Discount for full time students
One day workshop
Monday 18 July 2011 FULL
Designing Improved Performance Measurement Systems
Presenter: Graham Smith
Overview
The purpose of the workshop is to enable participants to either design a new or improved set of performance measures for an organisation or program. The workshop will adopt a systems approach.
Within this systems-based framework, the workshop will also include practical examples, most from the presenter's experience, of what works and what doesn't in performance measurement.
The specific objectives of the workshop are to:
- understand the difference between establishing a system of performance measures and developing individual performance measures;
- discuss the criteria for good performance measurement systems; to discuss the criteria for good performance measures and
- work in groups to firstly develop performance measurement systems appropriate to a particular case study, and secondly work on improved performance measures. Participants are encouraged to provide their own case studies.
Graham Smith is a highly experienced Canberra-based performance audit and evaluation manager who has helped to develop performance measures for organisations such as the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Environment. As a performance auditor, he has reviewed the performance measurement systems of a large range of government organisation, in both the Commonwealth and ACT jurisdictions. He also has wide experience in presenting workshops and training sessions for the AES, to government departments and in a university setting.
Who should attend
Anyone involved in designing performance measurement systems, or who has the responsibility to collect, assess or report on performance of organisations. An intermediate level of performance measures will be assumed, but there will be sufficient question time so that those with little background will also benefit. If participants bring specific performance measurement issues with them for discussion it will aid the relevance and focus of the workshop
Workshop fees (incl GST) ( NZ$)
$410 AES members,
$553 non-members,
50% Discount for full time students
Past seminars, breakfasts and workshop presentations
15 June 2011
Lunchtime seminar: Enhancing your evaluation practice with a group reflective tool
Presenters: Vicki Wilde, Rae Torrie, Mathea Roorda, Heather Nunns, Robyn Bailey – all independent Research & Evaluation practitioners
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Monday 30 & repeated 31 May 2011
Workshop: Analysing Qualitative Data
Presenter: Associate Professor Ros Hurworth
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10 May 2011
Lunchtime seminar: Ethics in Evaluation Practice
Presenter: David Turner – independent evaluation practitioner
30 March 2011
Lunchtime Seminar: Capacity Building for Monitoring and Evaluation in Pacific Development
Presenter: Dr Susanna Kelly, Senior Consultant, Litmus Ltd
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Wednesday 9 February 2011
Lunchtime Seminar: Higher degree qualifications in evaluation in Aotearoa/New Zealand: what is possible
Presenter: Dr Robin Peace, A/Prof Research and Evaluation, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University
9 December 2010
WEG Cafe Networking Breakfast
11 November 2010
Lunchtime Seminar: Managing evaluation projects in a field dominated by statistics and economics
Presenter: Kathleen Palmer, Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
14 October 2010
Lunchtime Seminar: Mapping project outcomes with NZ Police
Presenter: Alison Chetwin,
NZ Police
18 August 2010
WEG Cafe Networking Breakfast
21 July 2010
Lunchtime seminar: Real world examples of how to use seriously large outcomes models (logic models) in evaluation, public sector strategic planning and shared outcomes work
Presenter: Paul Duignan
16 June 2010
Workshop:
Using purposeful program theory and logic models for evidence-based policy and practice
Presenter: Professor Patricia Rogers
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3 May 2010
Lunchtime seminar: Evaluation from afar: monitoring, evaluation and performance reporting for New Zealand's overseas aid
Presenters: Peter Ellis and Mehaka Rountree
15 April 2010
Lunchtime seminar: Using a logic model as the framework for an evaluation in
Papua New Guinea
Presenter: Kate Averill,
Evaluation Consultant
10 March 2010
Lunchtime seminar: Simulation Modelling as a Tool for Evaluation
Presenter: David Turner,
Ministry of Justice
12 November 2009
Seminar: Lifting the lens: using systems concepts to make sense of a complicated policy
Presenters: Mathea Roorda (Evalue Research);
Heather Nunns (Heather Nunns Research & Evaluation
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10 September 2009
Evaluation and Policy Making - How to Bridge the Two Cultures
Presenter: Dr Philip Davies
(Keynote speaker at the 2009 AES International Conference in Canberra in September)
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23 July 2009: WEG Networking Breakfast
24 & 25 April 2009: Two day workshop
Getting Real(ist) About Evaluating Community Services
Presenter: Dr Gill Westhorp
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28 February 2009: WEG Networking Breakfast
19 February 2009
Seminar: Evaluating Public Policies not Just Programmes
Presenter: Elliot Stern
30 October 2008: Seminar
Mark Dalgety
The Adaptive Cycle Model Adds Value
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21 August 2008: Seminar
Dr Stafford Hood,
Associate Dean for Research & Professor of Psychology
in Education in the College of Education at Arizona State University
The
Relevance of Culture in Evaluation
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Download voice file (WMA, 11.1 Mb)
June 2008: Workshop
Kataraina Pipi (Facilitator)
Professional development reflective practice exercise: evaluators’ engagement with the SPEAR ‘good practice’ guidelines for evaluation with Maori
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March 2008: Seminar
Dr Jean King
Participatory evaluation methods and evaluator competencies
November 2007: seminar
Robyn Bailey, Robyn Bailey Evaluation Research Ltd
Evaluation analysis - an incomplete story
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November 2006: seminar
Anne Braun, MFAT
Participatory evaluation in a development context
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September 2006: workshop
Dr Ray Rist
How to design and build a results-based monitoring and evaluation system
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Scholarship award 2008
Mark Dalgety has been awarded a Wellington Evaluation Group postgraduate scholarship to attend and present a poster at the AES International Conference in Perth. Mark is enrolled in the post graduate Diploma in Social Sector Evaluation at Massey University. His poster will address an aspect of an evaluation he is conducting for a pan-refugee community organisation as part of his study. He will assess the ‘added value’ and ‘for whom’ of using the ‘resilience and adaptive cycles’ framework developed by Hollings and Gunderson (2002).
Winner of the Wellington Evaluation Group 2007 scholarship
Aliitasi Tavaila, (pictured) was winner of the Wellington Evaluation Group’s 2007 scholarship which enabled her to attend and present a poster at the AES International Conference in Melbourne.
Wellington Evaluation Group (WEG) Committee:
Anne Alkema: Convenor & AES Regional Representative email
Sally Faisandier: Treasurer
Liz Smith: Events coordinator email
Mili Burnette: Workshops
Jenny Neale: Committee member
Mathea Roorda: Committee member
David Turner: Committee member
WEG is the Wellington Region Branch of the Australasian Evaluation Society. You do not need to be a member of AES to get the WEG newsletter. If you would like a copy of the newsletter please email Mathea Roorda