AES is seeking expressions of interest from facilitators to deliver new online workshops. These workshops are to not only complement but broaden our existing program by aligning more directly to the domains and competencies listed in the Evaluators Professional Learning Competency Framework.
Expressions of interest are currently closed
We are seeking submissions of full-day and half-day workshops addressing specific topics * see listing below. Full-day workshops are split over two sessions of 3 hours each, usually a week apart. Half-day workshops are either one session of 3 hours or split over 2 sessions of 90 minutes each, usually a week apart.
Workshops should be designed using adult learning principles and be interactive to maximise participant learning.
Workshops can be designed for those who are new to evaluation or for more advanced practitioners. Presenters should make clear which level of expertise the workshop is aimed towards; beginner, intermediate, advanced, or all three.
When submitting your workshop proposal please ensure you address innovative theoretical and practice knowledge and skills with consideration to workshop participants’ level of experience.
Workshop content should focus on developing knowledge, understanding and competencies, evaluation techniques and practices. You will be asked to provide detail on how your workshop aligns to the Evaluators Professional Learning Competency Framework.
Online workshops are delivered using the Zoom meeting platform (AES owns a business account).
Facilitators must be confident using Zoom and providing accessible resources that can be shared with participants.
Note: You may submit more than one proposal.
Honorarium
AES workshop presenters are paid an honorarium at the following rates:
Full-day:
flat rate of AUD$2,000 (+ GST) all-inclusive per workshop for up to 18 participants flat rate of AUD$3,000 (+ GST) all-inclusive per workshop for 19–25 participants
Half-day:
flat rate of AUD$1,200 (+ GST) all-inclusive per workshop for up to 18 participants flat rate of AUD$1,700 (+ GST) all-inclusive per workshop for 19–25 participants
Note: Two or more presenters may facilitate a workshop, but only one honorarium payment per workshop will be made.
Workshop topics
Please click on each topic for a detailed description.
We are seeking interactive and applied training sessions on how qualitative research methods can be effectively used in evaluation contexts. Training objectives should be to equip evaluators with the knowledge and skills to collect qualitative data and conduct qualitative analysis in an evaluation context.
Suggestions for the breadth of training topics are welcome. Potential training content could include:
- How to devise qualitative research questions
- Ethical and validity considerations and strategies
- How to select purposive samples
- The range of data that may be collected for qualitative investigations (unstructured text, images, audio, video etc)
- Approaches, tools and software for analysing qualitative data
- The types of claims that can be made based on qualitative methods
We are seeking workshop proposals at all levels (beginner, intermediate or advanced).
Proposals need to be aligned with specific competencies withing the following domains:
- DOMAIN 4 - Research Methods and Systematic Inquiry
- DOMAIN 1 - Evaluative Attitude and Professional Practice
We are seeking interactive and applied training sessions on how quasi experimental and experimental designs can be effectively used in evaluation. Training objectives should be to equip evaluators with the knowledge and skills to be able to recognise rigorous experiments based on factors such as the nature of the evaluand, evaluation purpose, ethical considerations and practical constraints.
Suggestions for the breadth of training topics are welcome. Potential training content could include:
- The defining features, strengths, and weaknesses of quasi-experimental designs and experimental designs, how and why they can be effectively incorporated into evaluation
- How to recognise and choose the appropriate quasi experiments from the various approaches available
- How to recognise and choose the appropriate method to design and conduct rigorous experiments from various approaches available
- Collecting, organising, analysing data
We are seeking workshop proposals at all levels (beginner, intermediate or advanced).
Proposals need to be aligned with specific competencies withing the following domains:
- DOMAIN 4 - Research Methods and Systematic Inquiry
- DOMAIN 1 - Evaluative Attitude and Professional Practice
We are seeking an interactive and applied training session which unpacks a range of ontological paradigms and their implications for how evaluations are designed and conducted.
Training objectives should seek to:
- Equip evaluators with unique knowledge base of evaluation theory
- Enable evaluators to become comfortable with the language we use for making explicit what it is that we do and how this identifies us as different from other professions
- Understand the relationships between theoretical foundations, and methodological choices and approaches and praxeological concerns
- Enable evaluators to select data analysis and synthesis approaches that lead to theoretically coherent findings
Proposals need to be aligned with specific competencies withing the following domains:
- DOMAIN 2 Theoretical Foundations (Evaluative Knowledge, Theory and Reasoning)
- DOMAIN 1 - Evaluative Attitude and Professional Practice competency standards
We are seeking training sessions which centre culture and context in evaluation practice to provide a more accurate, respectful, and useful evaluation process that aligns with unique cultural contexts and needs. Recognising that Australian and international communities (and therefore cultural responsiveness) are diverse, proposals should specify the explicit knowledge and skills that Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) provides to guide evaluation practice from the outset of an evaluation to its conclusion.
Training can be directed towards both theoretical and practical applications of CRE, and how they can increase the utility and meaningfulness of evaluation findings for stakeholders and communities served, and increase the accuracy and validity of those findings
Areas of particular interest for this topic include:
- Overviews of cultural competency and/or cultural competency frameworks and application in evaluation settings, including the theory that guides CRE practice
- Evaluation processes and methods are sensitive, relevant, and appropriate for the values, traditions, and practices of the cultural groups involved to identify and address disparities, inequities, and power imbalances that may affect the evaluation process and outcomes within a cultural context
- Including diverse voices and perspectives and avoid homogenising
- Collaborating with community members and stakeholders to ensure their perspectives and knowledge are incorporated
- Culturally Informed data collection and analysis methods that align with the cultural context, traditions, and languages of the community, and appropriate tools, techniques, and interpretation of data to enhance validity and reliability
Training proposals can be submitted for all levels (beginner, intermediate or advanced).
Proposals need to be aligned with specific competencies withing the following domains:
- DOMAIN 3 – Attention to Culture, Stakeholders, and Context
- DOMAIN 1 - Evaluative Attitude and Professional Practice competency standards
We are seeking interactive and applied training sessions on interpersonal skills that are effectively used in evaluation contexts from setting up, to data gathering, managing the process, dealing with conflict, all the way through to sharing learning, to arrive at effective and useful evaluation.
Suggestions for the breadth of training topics are welcome. Potential training content could include:
- Understanding interpersonal skills and their relevance throughout an evaluation and how they impact the evaluation process
- Techniques for establishing trust and rapport with stakeholders which may include understanding cultural competence and its role in building relationships; effective verbal and non-verbal communication strategies for clear and effective interactions; data gathering and interpersonal skills for interviewing and questioning techniques; observation skills; and presentation skills to effectively communicate findings and recommendations
- Techniques for managing the evaluation process including techniques to identify, address, and resolve conflicts during contract negotiation and management; during the evaluation process; managing disagreements and maintaining a positive work environment; feedback and continuous improvement
Training proposals can be submitted for all levels (beginner, intermediate or advanced).
Proposals need to be aligned with specific competencies withing the following domains:
- DOMAIN 5 - Evaluation Project Management
- DOMAIN 6 - Interpersonal Skills
- DOMAIN 1 - Evaluative Attitude and Professional Practice competency standards
Assessment criteria
Use the following assessment criteria to guide your submission. A panel of reviewers from the AES Pathways Committee will assess proposals against these criteria.
- Relevance to the chosen topic, and of the particular knowledge, techniques and practices for evaluation and evaluators
- Extent to which the proposed teaching/ learning strategies and resources are sound and appropriate for an online environment
- Alignment with the Evaluators' Professional Learning Competency Framework is explicit
- Evidence of the presenter being an effective online workshop facilitator (for example, through receiving positive feedback from other workshops)
- Extent to which the proposed objectives and prerequisites are clear and appropriate for the target group, and the objectives are achievable
- Overall value for the target group
How to submit your proposal
Use the online form to submit your proposal. The form will ask you to supply the following information:
- Workshop title
- Contact details for main facilitator
- Has this workshop been presented before? If yes, where?
- Professional experience
- Presentation experience delivering workshops, including online
- List of presenters with short bios
- Workshop proposal - see below (max 400 words)
- Target group
- Prerequisites/level of experience
- Relevance to Evaluators Professional Learning Competency Framework
- Justification for the workshop - see below (maximum of 300 words)
Proposal for a workshop (word limit: 400 words)
Your proposal for a workshop should describe:
- the purpose of the workshop
- the particular knowledge, techniques and/or practices to be addressed
- the specific objectives/learning outcomes of the workshop
- the online teaching/learning strategies to be used
- the target group at which the workshop is pitched, and any prerequisites including the level of experience
- how does your workshop address domains and competencies from the Evaluators' Professional Learning Competency Framework
Note: Keep in mind the assessment criteria listed above in preparing your proposal.
Justification for the workshop (word limit: 300 words)
The justification statement explains the workshop’s relevance to evaluation and the importance of what you are proposing. It should also provide evidence of:
- your expertise in the area
- your experience in workshop facilitation and applying adult learning techniques
- details of where and when you have presented this workshop before and, if so, evidence of success.