The following list provides some examples of projects conducted by RealWorld Systems:
Results-Based Management Workshops for ISAP and Host, 2004 [for Citizenship and Immigration Canada]: RealWorld Systems revised the logic models and evaluation framework for Canada’s national settlement programs.
Program Review of the Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program, 2003 [for Citizenship and Immigration Canada]: This program review focused on the needs and experiences of newcomers to Canada, on the planning, delivery, and evaluation of settlement services in Ontario, and on necessary changes and improvements to ISAP.
Evaluation of the Computerization Project for Ontario Settlement Agencies, 2002
[for Citizenship and Immigration Canada]: RealWorld Systems carried out
an Evaluation of Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC)
Computerization Project for agencies serving immigrants and refugees in
Ontario in 2001-2002.
Technology Needs of the Canadian Voluntary Sector, 2002 [for the IM/IT Table of the Voluntary Sector Initiative]: RealWorld Systems was retained to study the needs and priorities of the Canadian voluntary sector in relation to technology, and to suggest options for potential federal funding.
Evaluation Matrix for Development of Program Objectives,2001
[for Survival to Sustainability Conference and Office of Learning
Technologies, HRDC]: RealWorld Systems developed an evaluation matrix
for the development of program objectives.
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research -
New Investigators Network for Human Development (CIAR - NIN) 2004 [for The
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research]: RealWorld Systems supported a distributed network of investigators
across Canada, using a variety of collaborative tools including a
research portal relating to the National Longitudinal Survey of
Children and Youth.
The Canadian
Population Health Initiative (CPHI) at the Canadian Institute for
Health Information (CIHI), 2003. RealWorld Systems was hired to design the components of a web-based
knowledge resource that would help researchers and policy-makers exchange information.
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As part of several projects, we have experimented with several free or inexpensive ways to post audio presentations on the web (see this Charity Village article). The following audio presentations are based on Apreso for PowerPoint. Unfortunately, they require Internet Explorer and don't work on other browsers.
- Making effective presentations (23 minutes)
This talk gives an overview of the changing role of 'live' presentations (as opposed to canned content like this demonstration), defining your objectives and the needs of the audience, and tips for successful presentations.
- Managing complex research projects (37 minutes)
Based on our work with distance research collaborations, particularly the New Investigators Network of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, this talk outlines issues and some literature regarding the management of complex, distance and/or large scale research projects. Prepared by Lori Criss Powers and Gillian Kerr.
This presentation was the formal part of a workshop presented to settlement agencies throughout Canada as part of a Results Based Management process funded by Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC). It includes an overview of CIC's settlement evaluation strategy, and an overview of logic models, evaluation frameworks, and the role of indicators of success.