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Research Retold Video 1: 5 reasons for… duration 6 minutes 3 seconds Research Retold Video 1: 5 reasons for… Research Retold Video 1: 5 reasons for communicating research beyond academia	Research Retold Video 1: 5 reasons for communicating research beyond academia RETURN TO Register for Part 1 of the series: https://libcal.mcmaster.ca/calendar/scds/plan-to-communicate-1 Registration ends 11 November 2020 mihaela gruia research retold cress sherman centre relevant research academia papers articles reasons plan communications 20th 16th 60-second session november 13th summary media journal reports findings impact attention evidence From Allison Van 170 plays 1
Research Retold Video 2: 5 building blocks of a… duration 7 minutes 30 seconds Research Retold Video 2: 5 building blocks of a… Research Retold Video 2: 5 building blocks of a research communications plan	Research Retold Video 2: 5 building blocks of a research communications plan How many times have you committed to sharing your research with the public while not quite knowing how? Mihaela Gruia joins us from the United Kingdom for a two-part workshop series on developing a… relevant research mihaela gruia cress sherman centre michelle dion jason brodeur andrea zeffiro allison van From Allison Van 43 plays 0
Session 1: Mental Models, Trust, and the… duration 1 hour 17 minutes Session 1: Mental Models, Trust, and the… Session 1: Mental Models, Trust, and the Translation of Science with Dr. Brian Southwell	Session 1: Mental Models, Trust, and the Translation of Science with Dr. Brian Southwell In this first of a two part workshop, Dr. Brian Southwell explores the latest understanding of how social and political opinions are formed and re-formed, and the implications for how researchers… cress relevant research slide things couple ideas lot science mind sense opportunity bit media misinformation ways allison point minute stories chat attention journalists From Allison Van 30 plays 0
Data Collection in AppSheet with Gavin Zhao duration 16 minutes 59 seconds Data Collection in AppSheet with Gavin Zhao Data Collection in AppSheet with Gavin Zhao	Data Collection in AppSheet with Gavin Zhao Gavin Zhao, member of the Brighter Spark Applied Research team introduces AppSheet, a google add-on that allows you to create custom apps. Zhao built an app for Brighter Spark's evaluation of a… brighter spark spark cress app development appsheet data collection From Allison Van 20 plays 0
Session 1: Design Principles for Data… duration 1 hour 39 minutes Session 1: Design Principles for Data… Session 1: Design Principles for Data Visualization with Juan Velasco	Session 1: Design Principles for Data Visualization with Juan Velasco Hosted by Juan Velasco, a visual journalist with a long career focused on visualizing complex research and scientific information, this session will help participants understand why design is an… data visualization relevant research spark charts visualization graphics lot chart idea things numbers color times problem pie scale circles bar elements bottom graphic thing side From Allison Van 66 plays 0
Research Driven Art with Caroline Sinders duration 58 minutes 46 seconds Research Driven Art with Caroline Sinders Research Driven Art with Caroline Sinders	Research Driven Art with Caroline Sinders Caroline Sinders is an artist and researcher whose work explores the intersections of critical design, trauma, data, and AI as art. This talk will explore the methodology she’s created to guide… relevant research From Allison Van 23 plays 0
"You're Nothing" - Researching the… duration 48 minutes 39 seconds "You're Nothing" - Researching the… "You're Nothing" - Researching the Labour Market Experiences of Undocumented Caribbean Careworkers with Carieta Thomas	"You're Nothing" - Researching the Labour Market Experiences of Undocumented Caribbean Careworkers with Carieta Thomas With anti-immigrant sentiment on the rise, surveillance of immigrants has become common including in labour markets. Such surveillance is so normalized that it is not recognized as such,… labour (workers) home care health care surveillance immigration care canada status workers participants lot person things employers employment labor interviews questions quote employer study job border spark talks audience sin labour From Allison Van 41 plays 0
Policymaking Gone Viral with Dr. Annelise Russell duration 50 minutes 35 seconds Policymaking Gone Viral with Dr. Annelise Russell Policymaking Gone Viral with Dr. Annelise Russell	Policymaking Gone Viral with Dr. Annelise Russell Policymaking Gone Viral: Changing the Velocity of Information in Congress. In a political culture where the latest tweet can set off a political firestorm, lawmakers have adapted… twitter staff sort lot media congress things nature question questions party journalists communication process bit press capacity piece members representation From Allison Van 33 plays 0
Qualitative and Community Based Research Toolkit:… duration 16 minutes 36 seconds Qualitative and Community Based Research Toolkit:… Qualitative and Community Based Research Toolkit: An Introduction with Allison Van – Open House Fall 2021	Qualitative and Community Based Research Toolkit: An Introduction with Allison Van – Open House Fall 2021 September 24, 2021 Spark: a centre for social research innovation exists to help solve challenges that come up in social research education and applications. Each session will introduce one of… lot things methods processes complexity approaches range kinds knowledge kind ways experience process experiences collection mobilization thing groups decision interviews methodology skills problem surveys sort voice activity From Allison Van 59 plays 0
Complex Systems Toolkit: An Introduction with… duration 20 minutes 52 seconds Complex Systems Toolkit: An Introduction with… Complex Systems Toolkit: An Introduction with Allison Van – Open House Fall 2021	Complex Systems Toolkit: An Introduction with Allison Van – Open House Fall 2021 September 24, 2021 Spark: a centre for social research innovation exists to help solve challenges that come up in social research education and applications.Each session will introduce one of… lot things methods processes complexity approaches range kinds knowledge kind ways experience process experiences collection mobilization thing groups decision interviews researchers percent idea experiments change populations ideas analysis network equations effects systems —it blah From Allison Van 56 plays 0
Quantitative Methods Toolkit: An Introduction… duration 17 minutes 3 seconds Quantitative Methods Toolkit: An Introduction… Quantitative Methods Toolkit: An Introduction with Dr. Michelle Dion – Open House	Quantitative Methods Toolkit: An Introduction with Dr. Michelle Dion – Open House Spark has organized the vast and ever-changing world of social research methods into seven methodology toolkits. In this Open House series, the Academic Director and Executive Director of Spark… kind types science questions methods things sciences mcmaster summer lot faculty student graduate tools students relevance ethics training researchers issues disciplines statistics inference library sources records ontario introduction From Allison Van 11 plays 0
Session 1: Algorithmically-Encoded Identities… duration 52 minutes 24 seconds Session 1: Algorithmically-Encoded Identities… Session 1: Algorithmically-Encoded Identities with Google's Ethical AI Team — Identity in Research	Session 1: Algorithmically-Encoded Identities with Google's Ethical AI Team — Identity in Research An introductory talk discussing the ways in which classification is an infrastructure and technology of power. Considering the fundamental role of classification in AI, the presenters will… kind classification categories systems things sort gender thing ways classifications individuals question concept slide infrastructure survey individual lot workshop implications From Allison Van 13 plays 0
Session 2: Algorithmically-Encoded Identities… duration 28 minutes 1 second Session 2: Algorithmically-Encoded Identities… Session 2: Algorithmically-Encoded Identities with Alex Hanna and Google's Ethical AI Team – Identity in Research	Session 2: Algorithmically-Encoded Identities with Alex Hanna and Google's Ethical AI Team – Identity in Research An introductory talk discussing the ways in which classification is an infrastructure and technology of power. Considering the fundamental role of classification in AI, the presenters will… kind care classification categories things exercise point appointment lot harms nations question thing gender doctor questions end bit microsite communities From Allison Van 6 plays 0
The Trump Election and Attitudes toward the… duration 44 minutes 24 seconds The Trump Election and Attitudes toward the… The Trump Election and Attitudes toward the United States in Latin America with Dr. Giancarlo Visconti and Dr. Regina Bateson – Spark Talks	The Trump Election and Attitudes toward the United States in Latin America with Dr. Giancarlo Visconti and Dr. Regina Bateson – Spark Talks Did the election of Donald Trump have an immediate effect on trust in the US government in Latin America? Leveraging the timing of the field implementation of the 2016 wave of the… election paper effect bandwidth survey countries treatment trust bit trump lot things cutoff november outcome government kind assumption placebo score point question students From Allison Van 12 plays 0
Applied Social Research: Insights and… duration 42 minutes 3 seconds Applied Social Research: Insights and… Applied Social Research: Insights and Opportunities with Brighter Spark Applied Research – Spark Talks	Applied Social Research: Insights and Opportunities with Brighter Spark Applied Research – Spark Talks Spark has been embarking for the last two years on a journey with partners in the community to apply the best of social science research to the real challenges of running community services and… team kind organization spark process projects things lot experience positions challenge clients position grad skills phd assistant jeff change organizations opportunity summer hours From Allison Van 20 plays 0
Improving the Measurement of Sensitive Survey… duration 52 minutes 32 seconds Improving the Measurement of Sensitive Survey… Improving the Measurement of Sensitive Survey Questions with Double List Experiments with Gustavo Diaz	Improving the Measurement of Sensitive Survey Questions with Double List Experiments with Gustavo Diaz Social scientists use various techniques to elicit honest answers to sensitive questions in surveys. The list experiment is a popular option that reduces sensitivity biases but sacrifices statistical… questions experiment experiments organization lot things answer lists difference question estimates surveys survey population behavior prevalence thing reason rate responses From Allison Van 26 plays 0
Inclusive by Design: Translating Data Feminism… duration 1 hour 2 minutes Inclusive by Design: Translating Data Feminism… Inclusive by Design: Translating Data Feminism for Policy with Priya Kumar	Inclusive by Design: Translating Data Feminism for Policy with Priya Kumar Toolkit #7: Knowledge MobilizationThis session will walk-through methodologies, toolkits, and analytical approaches for understanding the importance of inclusive data and GBAPlus frameworks in… things thing bit questions lot gender communities space types point culture question analysis side principles decisions students ways language power From Allison Van 38 plays 0
We All Make Mistakes: Stories of Research Gone… duration 52 minutes 7 seconds We All Make Mistakes: Stories of Research Gone… We All Make Mistakes: Stories of Research Gone Wrong with Akacia Propst and Brianne Morgan	We All Make Mistakes: Stories of Research Gone Wrong with Akacia Propst and Brianne Morgan Co-founders of the science communication project and science blog "The Null Hypothesis"— our project centers around demystifying scientific research - what it looks like behind the… science things process communication stories researchers students lot studies bit thing trust story conference graduate taylor conversations projects question uncertainty From Allison Van 24 plays 0
So, you want to make a podcast? with Vinita… duration 53 minutes 31 seconds So, you want to make a podcast? with Vinita… So, you want to make a podcast? with Vinita Srivastava	So, you want to make a podcast? with Vinita Srivastava Podcasting is one way a researcher/academic can make their work accessible to mainstream audiences outside of their fields of study. It is also a way of meeting a like-minded community.  This… podcast idea conversation episodes things podcasts lot thing bit kind episode pitch scholars audience guys land canada questions ideas scholar From Allison Van 16 plays 0
Ageism in Tech: Using an online survey as a… duration 50 minutes 24 seconds Ageism in Tech: Using an online survey as a… Ageism in Tech: Using an online survey as a qualitative tool with Stephanie Hatzifilaithis	Ageism in Tech: Using an online survey as a qualitative tool with Stephanie Hatzifilaithis In this talk, Dr. Hatzifilalithis will give an overview of her postdoctoral research that focuses on how age-based stereotypes influence digital technologies. She will also give a walkthrough of how… ageism survey questions responses question participants lot surveys technologies age bit thing experiences objects lives tech term range understandings person From Allison Van 26 plays 0
A Crash Course in Good and Bad Controls with… duration 1 hour 18 minutes A Crash Course in Good and Bad Controls with… A Crash Course in Good and Bad Controls with Carlos Cinelli	A Crash Course in Good and Bad Controls with Carlos Cinelli Many students of statistics and econometrics express frustration with the way a problem known as “bad control” is treated in the traditional literature. The issue arises when the addition… effect association treatment variable path variables model control mediator effects confounder bias condition outcome scores controls examples drug variation blood From Allison Van 1 plays 0 Usage Rights CC0
Transparency and Reproducibility: Doing Open… duration 54 minutes 24 seconds Transparency and Reproducibility: Doing Open… Transparency and Reproducibility: Doing Open Quantitative Social Science with Jeremy Freese	Transparency and Reproducibility: Doing Open Quantitative Social Science with Jeremy Freese Increasing the transparency and reproducibility of scientific research has received considerable attention over the past decade. Takeup of this call has varied considerably over the social sciences,… science things lot thing idea ways reproducibility survey findings paper jeremy folder replication practices kind kinds movement sheep issue ideas From Allison Van 13 plays 0
The "Augmented" Social Scientist: Using… duration 42 minutes 49 seconds The "Augmented" Social Scientist: Using… The "Augmented" Social Scientist: Using Sequential Transfer Learning to Annotate Millions of Texts with Human-Level Accuracy with Salomé Do	The "Augmented" Social Scientist: Using Sequential Transfer Learning to Annotate Millions of Texts with Human-Level Accuracy with Salomé Do The talk will present an automated content analysis method based on supervised machine learning (SML) and recent advances in transfer learning. The method will be presented through a case study on… model analysis text content articles performance record task lot question training bit workers framing models train tasks language talk sentences From Allison Van 3 plays 0 Usage Rights CC0
Handling Missing Data in Social Science Studies… duration 58 minutes 24 seconds Handling Missing Data in Social Science Studies… Handling Missing Data in Social Science Studies with Rod Little	Handling Missing Data in Social Science Studies with Rod Little I review methods for handling missing data in empirical studies in the social sciences. I define missing data, and provide a taxonomy of main approaches to analysis, including complete-case and… model variables imputation analysis cases bit response methods distribution likelihood regression lot values things method weight estimates thing probability models From Allison Van 2 plays 0 Usage Rights CC0