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Please find below information about upcoming practical workshops on how to evaluate science communication activities, how to design and evaluate student volunteer training programmes and how to organise and evaluate public engagement events and festivals. 

There is also a workshop that I think will be particularly useful on 24 July in London on 'How to Conduct Low-Cost, High-Quality Evaluations using Technology-Enhanced Survey Methods’: methodsforchange.org/event/conduct-low-cost-high-quality-evaluations-using-technology-enhanced-survey-methods 

The early bird discounts for booking on some of the workshops end soon (first early bird registration period closes tomorrow). 

Best wishes,
Eric

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Dr Eric Jensen, Fellow Higher Education Academy
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), Department of Sociology, University of Warwick
http://warwick.academia.edu/EricJensen
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Gentle Introduction to Science Communication Evaluation
Is your science event, activity or exhibition making a difference? This workshop will help equip you to answer this question. The workshop will offer an introduction to a range of qualitative and quantitative tools for conducting a robust evaluation of science communication events, festivals, exhibitions and activities.
 
Register

Event date: Mon, 3rd July

Location: London, UK.

Tickets include a 10% Early Bird Discount until May 10th.

Standard & businesses:

£108

University Staff:

£86

Charities & unaffiliated:

£70

 
Topics 
Find out more
  • How do you know what science communication outcomes to measure and how?
  • How do you ensure your science communication objectives are clear, specific and measurable?
  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of different methods of science communication evaluation for measuring a range of outcomes?
 
 
Designing and Evaluating Training Programmes for Student Volunteers
Student volunteers can be the lifeblood of an event, festival, engagement activity or engagement initiative. Training is the key to preparing your student volunteers for their roles and avoiding negative outcomes. What steps can you take to ensure they are equipped to be as effective as possible? How can you evaluate your training programme(s) to ensure they working as planned?
 
Register

Event date: Tue, 4th July

Location: London, UK.

Tickets include a 10% Early Bird Discount until May 12th.

Standard & businesses:

£108

University Staff:

£86

Charities & unaffiliated:

£70

 
Topics 
Find out more
  • How do you know what training to provide your student volunteers?
  • How do you maintain effective oversight of your volunteers’ activities?
  • How do you evaluate the quality and impact of your volunteer training using quantitative and qualitative survey methods?
 
 
Organising and Evaluating Public Engagements Events and Festivals
Effective event and festival organisation require good planning and project management, carefully crafted objectives, reliable approaches to ensuring key tasks are completed on time and well-planned evaluation tools and procedures.
 
Register

Event date: Thu, 6th July

Location: London, UK.

Tickets include a 10% Early Bird Discount until May 14th.

Standard & businesses:

£108

University Staff:

£86

Charities & unaffiliated:

£70

 
Topics 
Find out more
  • How do you establish an effective plan for event or festival delivery?
  • How do you maintain quality and address your event or festival’s goals?
  • How do you evaluate the quality and impact of event or festival using quantitative and qualitative methods?
 
 

Dr Eric Jensen (Dept. of Sociology, University of Warwick) is a leading social scientist specialising in innovative methods of conducting impact evaluation research in informal learning and public engagement contexts. Dr Jensen holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge.   
He is the author of Doing Real Research: A Practical Guide to Social Research (SAGE).   
warwick.academia.edu/EricJensen

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Paloma Zubieta

Paloma Zubieta works as a Science Communicator in the Institute of Mathematics of the Autonomous National University of México (UNAM), where she leads a communication project known as "Festival Matemático" (Math Festival), that has the objective of positively changing the public perception of mathematics.

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Upcoming London Events
 
 24/05 
Designing and Evaluating Accessible Learning Experiences 
 
 05/09 
Very Gentle Introduction to Quantitative Evaluation 
 
 05/09 
Gentle Introduction to Survey Design for Evaluation 
 
 
 
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