| Session Title: A Community of Practice Approach to Evaluation Capacity Building |
| Skill-Building Workshop 396 to be held in Centennial Section A on Thursday, Nov 6, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Sponsored by the Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Beverly Parsons, InSites, beverlyaparsons@aol.com |
| Deborah Watson Trujillo, Research Evaluation Associates for Latinos, dr.trujillo@real-consulting.org |
| Patricia Jessup, InSites, pat@pjessup.com |
| Theresa Rosner Salazar, Research Evaluation Associates for Latinos, dr.salazar@real-consulting.org |
| Abstract: If you're struggling to build evaluation capacity among people involved in social change initiatives, Communities of Learning, Inquiry and Practice (CLIPs) may be useful to you. The testing of the CLIP process at a California community college under a National Science Foundation grant showed that the process 1) builds collaborative relationships, 2) enhances evaluative inquiry skills, and 3) leads to changes in professional practice. CLIPs are a structure for self-selected groups of organizational members to collaboratively investigate questions about their work. They undertake a three step evaluative inquiry process. The adaptable modules integrate research on complex adaptive systems, inquiry processes, learning theory, communities of practice, appreciative inquiry, and change processes. This session helps you develop the basic skills and knowledge to establish CLIPs and provides you with a CD of how-to modules. The CD contains many resources including videos to help you develop CLIPs in your own setting. |