A methodological scan of thirty years of evaluation -- Where have we been\, where are we now\, and where are we going?
Thursday 16th October\, 2008
5.30pm - 7.00pm
VicHealth Seminar Room\, Ground Floor\,
15-31 Pelham Street\, Carlton South
How has evaluation developed over the past three decades? What trends\, themes and changes have we witnessed\; what has lasted (or not)and why\, and what is emerging now?
This is the first of two seminars that are bringing this year's theme of 'a more panoramic view of evaluation' to a conclusion. The second seminar in November will focus more on where evaluation is going in future (e.g. electronic trends\, the limits of control/performance in
complex systems\, and the implications of climate change as
preoccupation with it ripples through business\, government and the community services sector).
Bob Dick is offering a two day skills-oriented workshop "\;Action learning"\; in Brisbane. $594 ($540 + GST). A small number of half price bursaries available.
The workshop treats action learning as a team-based process in which team members work on individual or collective issues or problems. Because learning is experiential and happens "\;on the job"\;\, transfer of
skills to the job is easier to achieve. Action learning can be used for project work\, leadership development and organisational improvement\, among other applications.
The workshop is intended for people who would like to improve their ability to set up and facilitate action learning teams. It is likely also to be relevant for facilitators and consultants who can use
action learning processes and principles in their work.
The workshop will help participants enhance their skills and understanding through a mix of theory\, instruction\, and practice. Workshop content will be negotiated with participants. However\, it is very likely to include the following\:
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081014T001712Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081026T134000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081028T134000Z UID:http://www.alara.net.au/node/1201 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.alara.net.au/node/1201 SUMMARY:AL Communities Network Conference - Adelaide\, Australia DESCRIPTION:
Australian Learning Communities Network 5th Biennial National Conference
Connecting Faces\, Places and Spaces
Hyatt Regency Adelaide\, 26 – 28 October 2008
Call for Abstracts
The Australian Learning Communities Network and the 2008 Conference Organising Committee would like to invite you to submit an Abstract for consideration for presentation at the 2008 Australian Learning Communities Network National Conference.
Further information regarding the Call for Abstracts can be found on the conference website\, www.alcnconference.com http\://www.alcnconference.com/
Over 40 Community Research project presentations.
Network &\; connect with Community Development workers\, students &\; educators from a diverse field of organisations\, Keynote speaker\: Yoland Wadsworth
Lunch &\; Refreshments
After Party with Live Music &\; Refreshments
At\: VU City Flinders Campus\, Level 11/300 Flinders St\, Melbourne
RSVP\: 20th October 2008
For more details contact Annie Feith\, fieldwork co- ordinator annie.feith@vu.edu.au
Ph\: 0423 055 840
Seminar for the McCaughey VicHealth Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing\, School of Population Health\, University of Melbourne
'Living systems\, epistemology and human relations in dynamic equilibrium' - Yoland Wadsworth sketches some mental architecture for seeing action research processes as the dynamic of complex living systems at any scale
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081014T001712Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081029T090000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081030T070000Z UID:http://www.alara.net.au/node/1462 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.alara.net.au/node/1462 SUMMARY:Introduction to Research Integration for Knowledge and Action course\, Canberra DESCRIPTION:Effectively tackling real-world problems requires a new type of researcher\, who can enhance collaboration between various discipline and practice knowledges. Such researchers need a solid foundation in a set of conceptual and methods skills being developed in the emerging discipline of Integration and Implementation Sciences (I2S).
This course provides an introduction to\:
- practical frameworks within which to think about integration\, and
- the nature of uncertainty\, the diverse ways it emerges in cross-disciplinary research\, and methods for managing it.
The course will also provide an overview of concepts for problem framing and boundary setting\, methods for integrating in cross-disciplinary research\, processes for generating fresh thinking on intractable problems and techniques for effective research input into decision making and practice change.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081014T001712Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081111T094900Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081113T094900Z UID:http://www.alara.net.au/node/1200 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.alara.net.au/node/1200 SUMMARY:Making links 2008\, Melbourne Australia DESCRIPTION:Making Links 2008\: Community - Responsibility - Sustainability
The conference where social action and technology converge 11th - 13th November 2008\, The University of Melbourne http\://www.makinglinks.org.au/
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