FestEVAL24: AI & Machine Learning
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Date and time: Tuesday 28 May, Wednesday 29 May, Thursday 30 May 12-2pm AEST
Venue: Via Zoom. Details will be emailed to registrants just prior to the start time
Event overview: information will be updated regularly
Tuesday 28 May 12.00pm |
AI 101 for evaluators |
The session will provide attendees with a foundational orientation to the current state of play in AI. Attendees will be guided through common language in the field, as well as Australian and global policy settings regarding this technology. Following this overview, Kristy will discuss the key opportunities and risks for evaluators in engaging with AI, both as part of their own service delivery and as part of their work to evaluate AI-enabled programs. The session will be interactive, involving audience polls and a democratic approach to ensuring the audience’s burning questions are addressed live in session. • familiarisation with key AI concepts and terminology • a high level summary of global legislative and regulatory contexts • a snapshot of critical opportunities and risks to be aware of, in their role evaluating AI-enabled programs, or when using AI technology directly. |
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Tuesday 28 May 1.00pm |
Working smarter rather than harder with AI |
During this practical session, we will explore the practical applications of AI in the field of evaluation. David will showcase one of his innovative AI inventions, demonstrating its utility and the underlying motivations that led to its creation. Laurie will share their personal learning journey, offering insights into the principles that evaluators should consider in this new age of AI-driven evaluation methodologies. Together, we will delve into the intersection of AI and evaluation, gaining a deeper understanding of the potential of AI in this field. |
Presenters |
David Fetterman is the author of 18 books and is the founder of Fetterman & Associates, |
Laurie Crawford is a queer, non-binary pākehā. They grew up in the Manawatū and have since found a home |
Wednesday 29 May 12.00pm |
What does culturally responsive and equitable mean in the context of AI and evaluation? |
This session will expose workshop participants to some fundamental social and cultural issues which are often amplified by AI. 1. what do we mean by culture? 2. the impact of AI on the cultural responsiveness of the outcomes of evaluation 3. why is it important to include design, implementation and equity criteria for artificial intelligence? 4. how, and should, evaluation and AI incorporate considerations of trust and trustworthiness? Each of the panel members will provide a brief, provocative presentation around these issues prior to some discussion amongst the panel. Workshop participants will then have the opportunity to interact with the panel in a Q&A session. The session will be informative and challenging! |
Presenters |
Jori Hall received her PhD in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
Eva Sarr is an indigenous Serer woman from Sene-Gambia, in West Africa. She is also a 6th generation |
Rula Talahma |
Greg Masters is the director of Nexus Management Consulting which he established in 1996. Nexus specialises |
Wednesday 29 May 1.00pm |
Organisational Application of AI – Challenges, strengths and opportunities |
The presentation will provide attendees with an understanding of the weaknesses, strengths and opportunities of AI capabilities and its applications to evaluation. The presentation will outline different considerations when deploying AI in different organisations and provide examples of AI uses in different environments (i.e government, NGO, private sector etc) |
Presenter |
Nicholas Leask has been working in the ICT domain for over 30 years, and in ICT procurement for over 20. |
Thursday 30 May 12.00pm |
The ‘AI in Evaluation’ Great Debate |
For better or worse, AI is here to stay. Already it has achieved prominence in a range of domains, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Evaluation will be no different. Those of us in evaluation have a decision to make – do we adopt or do we reject using AI in our work? Are we willing to accept the constraints or limitations, for the ways it can tackle the more mundane aspects of our work? |
Presenters |
Team One |
David Fetterman is the author of 18 books and is the founder of Fetterman & Associates, David has worked in diverse contexts, including Japan, Brazil, Ethiopia, and Aotearoa. A former president of the American Evaluation Association, David has earned several prestigious awards and he was named the top anthropologist of the decade in 2020, which was celebrated in Times Square. |
Kristy Hornby is an Associate Director at Grosvenor who established and still runs its Victorian program |
Erum Rasheed is an evaluator with over a decade of experience generating evidence and insights for |
Team Two |
Gerard Atkinson is a Director at ARTD Consultants who leads the Victorian practice and oversees the |
Michael Noetel is a psychologist and an academic trying to find the best ways of helping others, and to then |
Saville Kushner is Adjunct Professor at Drew University, USA, and Emeritus at the University of the West of |
Hosts |
Matt Healey is a Principal Consultant at First Person Consulting, and co-convenor of the Design |
Natalie Arthur is a Senior Consultant with Abt Global’s Australian Domestic Team. She is currently working on |
Thursday 30 May 1.00pm |
FestEVAL Club |
Join us for the closing hour of FestEVAL at FestEVAL Club. This is a relaxed and interactive opportunity to work with others to explore how generative AI can support creative and flexible thinking. Be prepared to practice some of the learnings from the previous sessions and delve into some creativity and storytelling. |
Molly Jones is an early-career evaluator working in a specialist family violence and sexual assault setting. With a diverse professional background in secondary teaching, participatory-focused youth work, community engagement and organising, and design thinking and facilitating, she is interested in multidisciplinary and creative approaches to complex challenges - and how AI can be harnessed as a tool for this. |
Each session will be recorded and available on the AES YouTube channel approximately four weeks after the date. We suggest you subscribe to the AES YouTube channel to be notified when new recordings are added.
Session start times
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VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS, QLD: 12.00pm
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SA, NT: 11.30am
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WA: 10.00am
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New Zealand: 2.00pm
For other time zones please go to https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
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Event Information
Event Date | 28 May 2024 12:00pm |
Event End Date | 30 May 2024 2:00pm |
Cut Off Date | 29 May 2024 12:00pm |
Location | Zoom |
Categories | Special Online Event |