- 2022 + 2023 -
QEval
Project Details
Offered in conjunction with the Evaluation Capacity Network’s UEval, QEval was a week-long intensive course that paired teams of students with community partners and offered a collaborative, hands-on introduction to evaluation planning for all those involved. This rich experience offered a rich opportunity to research evaluation capacity building while delivering high-quality training.
QEval has since evolved into QLEARN.
Academia
Non-profit
Sector
2022 & 2023
Year
Mentorship
Evaluation Coaching
Services
Faculty of Education (Queen’s University)
Evaluation Capacity Network
Partners
Roles
Evaluation Mentor: Coach an evaluation team as they learn evaluation concepts, ensure that community partner needs are being met, support learners in developing a feasible evaluation plan.
Research Assistant: Support and lead research/preparation tasks including figure development, documentation, ethical approval, data collection, and analysis.
Approach
Supportive
Affirming
Open
Transparent
Systematic
Result
Satisfied community partners and empowered learners who produced:
Evaluation plan customized to partner needs
Curated list of key terms and supplemental resources for partner
Anonymous participant feedback
It was wonderful to have you as our facilitator. I’m a big fan of mentorship, and learned a lot about approaching clients with ideas, and providing some solutions that simplify mixups.
2022
It was wonderful working with you! You were such a font of knowledge to help us out and your enthusiasm was infectious and helped us stay motivated
Your stories and examples were so valuable, and I appreciated you jumping in when necessary. Also loved you ensuring all voices were able to speak, you did a great job balancing everyone.
2023
A truly amazing experience to bask in the knowledge you carry, Paisley! Your facilitation enabled me to be a learner and a participant and augmented the experience remarkably! Thanks!
Paisley, you have so much knowledge and passion towards evaluation and I thoroughly appreciated you sharing this with us in ways that helped me grow as a beginner evaluator. You were patient and kind throughout. Thank you!