New event: Co-Creating Theories of Change with Students: The Why and the How Thursday 11th July, 2pm – 3:30pm (online) Sharing experiences of engaging students in the co-creation of Theories of Change You can sign up by clicking on this link:

How to talk to senior leaders about evaluation…. 5th June 2024, 10-11.30am (Zoom) Register here:

Does Evaluation Matter to Students? Scrutinizing the role of student voices in Higher Education policy and practice. 24th May 2024, 12-1.30pm (Zoom) Register here:

New event: Do you want access to a free online tool which can help you with your evaluation planning? Register for the next EC event where @lizaustenbooth and @jonesdevitt will introduce the 'Universal Evaluation Framework' to the sector. Register here:

This is happening tomorrow and we have well over one hundred people signed up! Registration is still open until 6pm today.

Online Event: Evaluating Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Wed 22nd Nov, 1-2.30pm To discuss the messiness of defining evaluation in teaching & learning, evaluation in practice & share the experiences of those attending. https://t.co/RoO1gsX3dO https://t.co/3btQjN9gDh

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The post holder will report to James Robson, the Director of SKOPE and Principal Investigator, and will work with Elizabeth Rahman, the project lead at the Centre for Teaching and Learning, Uni of Oxford. The successful candidate will collaborate with HE colleagues, TASO and OfS

Recruitment: Public Policy Research Officer to join The Public Policy Challenge Fund Project, “What Matters for Students” (2024-2025). The post will be based in the Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE) in the Department of Education.

Great to hear from arts based approaches about creative evaluations and framing within a ‘wicked issues’ context @evaluation_c event @QAAtweets

Indeed, and perhaps a good starting point concerns the potential difference you would like to see happen and sense-checking with evidence already out there you could draw upon to view how others have grappled with something similar?

Intangible outcomes are difficult to see and measure, but they are the "heartbeat" of our work argues Liz Cleaver. Thought provoking advocacy for different perspectives on what matters in #evaluation

What matters in you context? Liz Cleaver advocates for remaining metric minded but enhancement led. #evaluation

We now welcome Liz Cleaver to talk about evidencing the value of intangible aspects of learning

Always start with a high level theory of change and write evaluation into your project planning docs- some of Rain's key advice for embedding evaluation

We now welcome Rain Sherlock from @taso_he to talk about embedding evaluation in intervention design.

Contribution analysis offers an interesting approach to our widening participation evaluation. More info here:

Is evaluation itself a 'wicked issue'? Thought provoking questions from our speakers. #evaluation

So excited to hear the views of our fantastic panel and our audience today. Welcome Laura da Costa and Martell Baines from Leeds Arts University who are giving the first presentation on small-n evaluation.

Our zine is designed as a fun, accessible way in to evaluation methods for student success evaluation. Many thanks to our awesome graphic designer Catie Varley and to @QAAtweets for funding this project. #evaluation