Program Overview

Program Overview

The EVAL800 course is part of the Evaluation for Social Change and Transformational Learning Certificate program. This course aims to deepen the understanding of using evaluation as a strategy for transformation and learning.

Course Description

In this course, students will learn about the important role of critical reflexivity in evaluation and how to situate themselves within their work's broader professional, political, and societal landscapes. The course will also explore how reflective practice and critical thinking create space for transformation and learning through evaluation.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Locate themselves within broader contexts and systems
• Reflect on Indigenous ways of knowing and their own worldviews
• Examine power and privilege and how these concepts relate to evaluation
• Distinguish between dominant and transformative evaluation landscapes
• Examine their own values and ethics and locate their ethical framework within broader landscapes (e.g., social justice and equity)
• Engage in reflective practice, and apply these concepts to evaluation practice
• Critique and challenge concepts in evaluation
• Identify significant directions for the evaluation field
• Apply key concepts to empowering evaluation practice
• Explain how evaluation can be used to support transformation and learning
• Apply a reconciliation lens to evaluation through a deeper understanding of reconciliation in Canada

Course Details

• Location: Online
• Duration: 3.5 days
• Tuition: $995
• Can be applied to: Evaluation for Social Change and Transformational Learning Certificate

Upcoming Offerings

• Start Date: Wed, Sep 16, 2026
• Schedule:
  • Wed, Sep 16, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (virtual class)
  • Thu, Sep 17, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (virtual class)
  • Fri, Sep 18, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time (virtual class)
  • Sat, Sep 19, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time (virtual class)
• Instructor: Sofia Vitalis, Amber Bedard
• Cost: $995.00
• Seats Available: 24

Learning and Evaluation

• Learning Methods:
  • Advance readings
  • Assignments to be completed outside of scheduled class times
  • Individual and group exercises
  • Case studies
  • Mini-lectures
  • Group discussion
• Evaluation:
  • Class participation
  • In-class assignments
  • Post-class reflection assignment

Learning Materials

No textbook is required. All course materials will be provided online.

Technical Requirements

For online courses, students will need a computer with audio and microphone connected to the internet. Canvas is the online system used for the course. For more information and online support, visit the Online Learning page.