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The Evaluators Collective

Locality: Wynnum, Queensland

Phone: +61 403 983 765

Address: 47 Violet Street, 4178 Wynnum, QLD, Australia

Website: https://theevaluatorscollective.com.au

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25.01.2022 Tool #59 SWOT Analysis A favourite from the management discipline is the SWOT Analysis where the executive self-reflects on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing your organisation. You can turn a weakness into a strength and a threat into an opportunity. STRENGTHS things you do well, unique to you, internal resources, tangible assets.... WEAKNESSES things you lack and are unique to others, your resource limitations. OPPORTUNITIES new markets for specific products, niche area, emerging need for your products. THREATS emerging competitors, changing legislative environment, negative press, changing customer needs. See more

24.01.2022 Have you signed up for our next FREE WEBINAR which will be held on March 12 from 6-6.45pm. Topic - The Evaluators' Collection - The Evaluation of Place Based Approaches to Social Disadvantage Speaker - Lyn Alderman Click here to register now to learn more about The Evaluators' Collective https://theevaluatorscollective.com.au/specialty-workshops/

23.01.2022 Tool # 45 Drivers of Social Change When do we move from business as usual into a change process? Think of a social issue that you are faced with and consider which of the following Drivers for Social Change are relevant: Bright spots bring attention to an issue through a great program initiative Data and insights build programs that are founded in research and data... Public perception consider how you can leverage social media, data and other tools Policy shifts build on the bright spots, use the data and insights and work with public perception to shift policy Disruptive technology harness the social media and apply new technologies to work for social change If you are interested in reading more about the Drivers of Social Change head to www.imperative.com. See more

20.01.2022 The COLLECTIBLES PODCAST is now available on 9+CHANNELS. Check it out here and subscribe https://anchor.fm/dashboard/podcast/distribution

19.01.2022 Place Based Approaches to Social Disadvantage the matter of funding As the Chief Evaluator of the Australian Department of Social Services I participated in a collaborative project with the Queensland Government focused on developing an evaluation framework for Place Based Evaluation. When government department want to implement a joint project, getting the funding sorted out and working out who will be lead or partner is tricky. Importantly it takes time and good will. Australia has three layers of government: federal, state and local. This brings opportunities and tensions into working collaboratively. It is a must if we want to engage in Place Based Approaches to Social Disadvantage.

15.01.2022 Observation Techniques teachers and evaluators Teachers and evaluators both have great toolkits. I adopt observation techniques in higher education for the purposes of peer observation of teaching for awards and for performance concerns. In both situations the teacher is aware of the observation, there are agreed parameters and at times there is an ongoing collegial relationship between the teacher and the observer. I attended a presentation where the evaluator applied observation techniques. I found this curious because it is not something that I use as an evaluator. Then the evaluator presented her background as an ethnographer. As an evaluator, I need to think about extending my skills.

13.01.2022 YOU'VE GOT MAIL! Check your inboxes people, the March issue of The Evaluators' Collective Newsletter is out!

12.01.2022 The power of the stakeholder’s voice in evaluation research. Evaluation research is a qualitative research method that always includes some form of stakeholder voice to allow the voice of stakeholders to inform future learnings. A critical element of evaluation is the power of the stakeholder’s voice. Stakeholders for human services would include participants, non-participants, service providers, evaluators, commissioners, funders (government, philanthropy) and ultimately soc...iety itself. For example, if I wanted to undertake a self-review of my program, I could assemble all available documents, data and evidence and conduct a desktop audit. In this situation, I am the only stakeholder voice that is heard as I analyse the information and distil learnings. However, unless you are collecting feedback from your stakeholders, through instruments such as interviews, focus groups and surveys, how do you know how your program is being received? Furthermore, the participants may be your best source of identifying areas for improvement, or, where harm is being done. Essentially, funders are looking for independence where evaluation research is conducted at a distance from the team implementing the intervention or program. For stakeholders, independence changes the power dynamics and offers an opportunity to provide confidential and more open feedback.

09.01.2022 The perfect Monday word!

09.01.2022 Tool # 74 Policy Borrowing build on the success and contextualise for use. From the education discipline we call it Policy Borrowing when we borrow a policy from one country, discipline, school, or organisation, adopt it, and then implement it in our setting. The discipline of management call it Policy Transfer. Policy Borrowing requires policy designers and advisors to conduct an environmental scan to locate all types of policy that may be pertinent to your setting. ... The literature assures us that Policy Borrowing is successful when you borrow an evidence-based successful policy and then when you apply it to your setting. Make sure you contextualise the policy to your local conditions.

06.01.2022 Tool # 04 Bigg’s 3 P Model of Teaching and Learning a qualitative coding framework Australian legislation requires universities to collect student feedback from students each year and this has taken the form of a student survey (Alderman, Towers & Bannah, 2012). Last week I facilitated a workshop simulation on how to code student comments against Bigg’s (1996) 3 P Model of Teaching and Learning: Presage; Process; and Product. This 3 P model was my doctoral theoretical construct to code the outcomes of the government’s national initiatives: Australian Universities Quality Agency; Learning and Teaching Performance Fund; and Australian Learning and Teaching Council. This model still shines.

06.01.2022 BOOK NOW FOR OUR FREE WEBINAR! Thursday 12th March @ 6pm Evaluation of Place Based Approaches to Social Disadvantage presented by Dr Lyn Alderman https://theevaluatorscollective.com.au/specialty-workshops/

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