aes24 International Evaluation Conference

Conference hashtag #aes24MEL

11:00am AEST

Evaluation that adds value for People and Planet: Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities for Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Africa. 104Alice Muller • Awuor Ponge • Grace Wanjiru Murigo The psychology of evaluation capacity building: Finding the way with the rider, elephant and the pathway 106Anthea Rutter • Samantha Abbato

12:00pm AEST

From bottlenecks to breakthroughs: Insights from a teacher workforce initiative evaluation 104Alice Muller • Rhiannon Birch • Hayden Jose Warlpiri ways of assessing impact - How an Aboriginal community is defining, assessing and taking action for a good life in their community. 101-102Allison Clarke • Emily Lapinski • Alex Gyles • Glenda Napaljarri Wayne • Raelene Nangala Jigili, • Rhonda Larry Nungarray Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement Through Culturally Sensitive Approaches: A Focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities 105Jade Maloney • Carol Vale • Mark Power

1:30pm AEST

Enhancing evaluation value for small community organisations: A case example 104Duncan Rintoul • Allison Clarke • Stephanie Button • Carolyn McSporran Envisioning and Encountering Relational Aboriginal and Pacific Research Futures 105Martina Donkers • Lisa Faerua • Nathan Sentance • David Lakisa • Alli Burness Revitalising Survey Engagement: Strategies to Tackle Low Response Rates 103Squirrel Main • Hannah Nguyen Cultivating Equity: A Roadmap for New and Student Evaluators' Journeys 101-102Nick Field • Ayesha Boyce • Aileen M. Reid

2:30pm AEST

Navigating a path to system impact: designing a strategic impact evaluation of education programs 104Duncan Rintoul • Amanda Reeves • Eunice Sotelo When "parachuting in" is not an option: Exploring value with integrity across languages, continents and time zones 106Melinda Mann • Julian King • Adrian Field

4:30pm AEST

Wayfinding for integrating social justice and culturally responsive and equitable evaluation practices in meta-evaluation: Learning from the UN evaluation quality assessments. 101-102Carlos Rodriguez • Sandra Ayoo Uncovering Hidden STEM Footprints: Leveraging Output Data from Questacon’s Outreach Programs 104Grace Nicholas • Jake Clark • Nick Phillis

5:00pm AEST

Failing your way to better practice: How to tread carefully when things aren't going as planned 105Marwan El Hassan • Stephanie White

10:30am AEST

Evaluating capacity building for sustainability scientists: Pathways for early career researchers 104Su-Ann Drew • Lisa Walker Navigating organisational turbulence: An evaluation-based strategic learning model for organisational sustainability 103Michael Amon • Shefton Parker • Amanda Sampson Navigating the maze of causality: Understanding the relationship between carcinogenic betel nut consumption and learning outcomes 106Mary Ann Wong • Kabira Namit • Kathryn Lee

11:00am AEST

Culturally inclusive evaluation with culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia 101-102Caitlin Vaughan • Lena Etuk

11:30am AEST

Bringing the "human" into measurement: From in-depth inquiry to systemic change 104Su-Ann Drew • Julia Suh • JESSICA LEEFE A new tool for participatory evaluation: A case study of the process of conducting online workshops with young creators with disabilities to tell stories using virtual reality animation 103Michael Amon • Samantha Abbato

12:00pm AEST

Optimising Evaluations of Wellbeing Programs in Schools 105Charlie Tulloch • Tamara Van Der Zant • Dr Katherine Dix Getting to the value add: Timely insights from a realist developmental evaluation Plenary 1Vanessa Hood • Phillip Belling

1:30pm AEST

Scaling Impact: How Should We Evaluate the Success of a Scaling Journey? 106Carolyn Wallace • John Gargani The Art of Qualitative Sensemaking: Exploring New Methods 105Janet Conte • Matt Healey • Sharon Marra_Brown • Monica Wabuke • Alli Burness

2:30pm AEST

A long road ahead: Evaluating long-term change in complex policy areas. A case study of school active travel programs in the ACT 106Carolyn Wallace • Mallory Notting

3:30pm AEST

Charting the Course: Measuring Organisational Evaluation Capacity Building 104Claire Grealy • Rochelle Tobin Journey Mapping: Visualising Competing Needs within Evaluations 104Claire Grealy • Jolenna Deo Reflections by a non-analyst on the use of state-wide data sets and modelled data in evaluation 104Claire Grealy • Gabby Lindsay-Smith The evolution of evaluation: Retracing our steps in evaluation theory to prepare for the future 104Claire Grealy • James Ong

10:30am AEST

Following the (matched) data to understand impact: adventures in quasi-experimental evaluation 101-102Allison Clarke • Kira Duggan • Mohib Iqbal • Ben McNally Walking together: First Nations participation, partnerships and co-creation in Evaluation. 106Rachel George • Tony Kiessler • Alice Tamang • Nicole Tujague Reviewing and writing for the Evaluation Journal of Australasia 103Kate O'Malley • John Guenther • Anthea Rutter • Yvonne Zurynski • Jeff Adams

11:00am AEST

Participatory Analysis Workshops: a novel method for identifying important factors across diverse projects 104Phillip Belling • Martina Donkers • Ellen Wong • Jade Maloney Value Propositions: Clearing the path from theory of change to rubrics Plenary 1Laura Bird • Julian King • Adrian Field

1:30pm AEST

Fidelity to context: A realist perspective on implementation science 105Virginia Poggio • Andrew McLachlan Program Evaluation Fundamentals in the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure: An eLearning course on evaluation 103Carina Calzoni • Anabelle (Pin-Ju) Chen Putting values on the evaluation journey map 103Carina Calzoni • Samantha Abbato Squaring up with rubrics 103Carina Calzoni • Josh Duyker Voices of the Future: Elevating First Nations Leadership in the Evolution of Educational Excellence 103Carina Calzoni • Sharmay Brierley • Skye Trudgett

2:00pm AEST

In the spotlight: An arts industry-led approach to evaluation 105Virginia Poggio • Kirstin Clements Introducing a trauma informed AI assessment tool for evaluators of AI (artificial intelligence) assisted programs and services. 104Kira Duggan • Lyndal Sleep