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Word Embeddings for Social Science with Dr. Dong… duration 58 minutes 6 seconds Word Embeddings for Social Science with Dr. Dong… Word Embeddings for Social Science with Dr. Dong Nguyen – Spark Talks	Word Embeddings for Social Science with Dr. Dong Nguyen – Spark Talks Natural Language Processing (NLP) has changed radically with the emergence of neural network approaches that learn to represent words, sentences, and other linguistic units as dense real-valued… word words embeddings model language vector space kind vectors question meaning context lot representations questions idea study documents gender examples nguyen allison maggie cat From Allison Van 28 plays 0
What to Expect in Grad School with Allison Van… duration 47 minutes 28 seconds What to Expect in Grad School with Allison Van… What to Expect in Grad School with Allison Van – Spark Talks	What to Expect in Grad School with Allison Van – Spark Talks Starting graduate school? No matter what program or school you're in, this video will help you orient yourself to this big change. Allison Van will talk about how grad school is different from… lot things methods thing graduate spark students mcmaster class couple sort conversation resources place readings kind conversations tools thoughts grad allison talk From Allison Van 28 plays 0
Virtually Anonymous: Conducting Online Interviews… duration 31 minutes 16 seconds Virtually Anonymous: Conducting Online Interviews… Virtually Anonymous: Conducting Online Interviews with Anonymous Participants with Andrey Kasimov - Productivity during Pandemic	Virtually Anonymous: Conducting Online Interviews with Anonymous Participants with Andrey Kasimov - Productivity during Pandemic In this Productivity During Pandemic talk, PhD sutdent Andrey Kasimov shares tips and insights gained from conducting online interviews with anonymous participants belonging to reactionary online… cress andrey kasimov social sciences (social issues) allison van michelle dion anonymous research interviews interview lot participants kind person questions skype consent ethics communities stuff population connection recruitment problem participant ideas question content From Allison Van 47 plays 0
Truth and Consequences: How Scientists think… duration 53 minutes 24 seconds Truth and Consequences: How Scientists think… Truth and Consequences: How Scientists think about Error and Fraud in Research with Dr. Justin Esarey	Truth and Consequences: How Scientists think about Error and Fraud in Research with Dr. Justin Esarey To err is human, but to issue a meaningful correction or retraction is relatively rare in scientific publishing. In this joint project with Daniel Bischof and Michelle Dion, we ask: why? This… cress michelle dion allison van research researcher justin esarey wake university errors truth political science stem social sciences (social issues) political methodology corrections things retractions science fraud cases lot consequences forest professor journal paper study wansink explanations publications brian air methodology error journals point thing conclusions respondents response question difference scientists mistake peer From Allison Van 18 plays 0
The Social Autopsy with Dr. Stefan Timmermans… duration 47 minutes 11 seconds The Social Autopsy with Dr. Stefan Timmermans… The Social Autopsy with Dr. Stefan Timmermans – Spark Talks	The Social Autopsy with Dr. Stefan Timmermans – Spark Talks The social autopsy takes the death of a set of individuals as its starting point and then critically and systematically examines social and political conditions to explain these deaths and… autopsy kind deaths factors debt death fire disease pathologists mechanisms classifications fact story kinds neighborhoods narrative stefan allison —and van bit timmermans lot —i From Allison Van 19 plays 0
Technology Education for Women Transitioning From… duration 51 minutes 50 seconds Technology Education for Women Transitioning From… Technology Education for Women Transitioning From Incarceration with Dr. Hyunjin Seo - Productivity during Pandemic	Technology Education for Women Transitioning From Incarceration with Dr. Hyunjin Seo - Productivity during Pandemic Dr. Hyunjin Seo leads technology education and information literacy workshops to marginalized groups including formerly incarcerated women now seeking to enter the workforce. She will be talking… cress michelle dion allison van hyunjin seo social sciences (social issues) incarcerated incarceration university of kansas research speaker series lot participants partners programs organizations aspects computers team students populations groups drug computer programming scholars concerns things kind challenges access From Allison Van 6 plays 0
Social Science Methods in Meta Research with Dr.… duration 59 minutes 6 seconds Social Science Methods in Meta Research with Dr.… Social Science Methods in Meta Research with Dr. Zacharias Maniadis	Social Science Methods in Meta Research with Dr. Zacharias Maniadis Meta-research is a new discipline that assesses the quality of research for society.  A new area of interest is how reproducible social interventions translate to efficacious public policy. Social… science economics bit interventions literature tools metal scale intervention studies role reproducibility problem sciences incentives instance things study disciplines hypothesis allison From Allison Van 15 plays 0
Session 2: Mental Models, Trust and the… duration 1 hour 11 minutes Session 2: Mental Models, Trust and the… Session 2: Mental Models, Trust and the Translation of Science with Dr. Brian Southwell - Relevant Research	Session 2: Mental Models, Trust and the Translation of Science with Dr. Brian Southwell - Relevant Research This session features interactive collaboration with feedback from science communication expert Dr. Southwell, posing the question "How can your research help with today’s… brian southwell cress allison van rti michelle dion relevant research jason brodeur andrea zeffiro From Allison Van 32 plays 0
Session 2: Designing a Communications Plan with… duration 53 minutes 25 seconds Session 2: Designing a Communications Plan with… Session 2: Designing a Communications Plan with Mihaela Gruia	Session 2: Designing a Communications Plan with Mihaela Gruia In this session, Miheala Gruia will walk through important considerations for building a communications plan for your research. With concrete examples from participants she talks about how to drill… mihaela gruia research retold cress sherman centre allison van michelle dion audience session communications communication messages goals media breakout plan formats activities goal worksheet From Allison Van 29 plays 0
Session 1: What is the central message of my… duration 1 hour 1 minute Session 1: What is the central message of my… Session 1: What is the central message of my research with Mihaela Gruia - Relevant Research	Session 1: What is the central message of my research with Mihaela Gruia - Relevant Research How many times have you committed to sharing your research with the public while not quite knowing how? Mihaela Gruia from Research Retold joins us from the UK for a two-part workshop series on… mihaela gruia cress sherman centre research retold michelle dion allison van researchers session problem conversation breakout questions lot communication audience screen chat minutes obstacles hand bit question rooms end worksheet businesses From Allison Van 34 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
Security Options for Sensitive Data with Lily Wang duration 35 minutes 14 seconds Security Options for Sensitive Data with Lily Wang Security Options for Sensitive Data with Lily Wang	Security Options for Sensitive Data with Lily Wang Data security is becoming increasingly important in today's research climate.  In this talk, led by Lily Wang, Manager of the Securie Empirical Analysis Lab (SEAL), we will discuss… access storage seal researchers network computer researcher lab lot cloud encryption options questions analysis controls mcmaster output datasets authentication security lily allison participant van From Allison Van 0 plays 0
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
Qualitative Research Methods 101 with Allison Van… duration 59 minutes 0 seconds Qualitative Research Methods 101 with Allison Van… Qualitative Research Methods 101 with Allison Van - Spark Talk	Qualitative Research Methods 101 with Allison Van - Spark Talk Allison Van is the Executive Director of Spark: a centre for social research innovation at McMaster University. She specializes in mixed-methods complex systems analysis, community/academic… methods things question questions process lot experiences analysis thing bit processes topic kind coding experience talk end statement context sense allison spark From Allison Van 45 plays 0
Private Consulting as a Career with Ben Chan,… duration 38 minutes 2 seconds Private Consulting as a Career with Ben Chan,… Private Consulting as a Career with Ben Chan, Strategy & Operations Principal at Slalom Consulting - Productivity during Pandemic	Private Consulting as a Career with Ben Chan, Strategy & Operations Principal at Slalom Consulting - Productivity during Pandemic In this video Ben offers great insight in to how he ended up in private consulting after his training in political science. He shares interview tips for landing a job in consulting as well as how to… ben chan cress mcmaster speaker series social sciences (social issues) allison van consulting lot career questions skill things client sector team industry clients cities person piece sort skills path bit job types allison ben chan van opportunities From Allison Van 21 plays 0
Practical Tips for Tweeting Research and… duration 57 minutes 3 seconds Practical Tips for Tweeting Research and… Practical Tips for Tweeting Research and Networking with Dr. Firas Khalid and Ahmed Ali	Practical Tips for Tweeting Research and Networking with Dr. Firas Khalid and Ahmed Ali Want to use social media to engage your audience? Twitter is the social media of choice for many academics. This talk will discuss practical ways you can use Twitter for academic networking and to… ahmed ali firas khalid twitter cress social sciences (social issues) allison van michelle dion things tweet tip thing lot question approach conversations brand tweets job focus audience article insights kind academics tips advice From Allison Van 111 plays 0
Norm Emergence and Change in a Collective-Risk… duration 43 minutes 56 seconds Norm Emergence and Change in a Collective-Risk… Norm Emergence and Change in a Collective-Risk Social Dilemma with Dr. Giulia Andrighetto – Productivity During Pandemic	Norm Emergence and Change in a Collective-Risk Social Dilemma with Dr. Giulia Andrighetto – Productivity During Pandemic From climate change to ecosystem and habitat destruction to the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, many contemporary societal challenges are exacerbated by collective action problems. In… dr giulia andrighetto cress productivity during pandemic allison van michelle dion social sciences (social issues) social italy social norms empirical research norms behavior expectations subjects effect expectation change contribution risk questions question experiment points tokens cooperation association hypothesis probability norm pot From Allison Van 8 plays 0
Managing References & Digital Files with… duration 44 minutes 29 seconds Managing References & Digital Files with… Managing References & Digital Files with Zotero with Dr. Michelle Dion - Productivity during Pandemic	Managing References & Digital Files with Zotero with Dr. Michelle Dion - Productivity during Pandemic This session will focus on configuring Zotero to work with plug-ins to manage your digital library and make writing & citing more effortless and easy. Great for students and faculty alike who… zotero michelle dion cress allison van centre for emperical research social sciences (social issues) digital files graduate faculty speaker series pandemic database pdf folder library pd files things thing tablet fs drive citation settings metadata preferences word text tool google From Allison Van 15 plays 0
Linguistic Challenges of Fieldwork for… duration 1 hour 6 minutes Linguistic Challenges of Fieldwork for… Linguistic Challenges of Fieldwork for First-Generation Ethnic Researchers with Shirin Khayambashi	Linguistic Challenges of Fieldwork for First-Generation Ethnic Researchers with Shirin Khayambashi This presentation explores my challenges as I tried to navigate the qualitative fieldwork as a first-generation ethnic researcher. While exploring linguistically compatible communities, I encounter… language researcher participant power process interview imbalance question farsi lot field participants challenges gaze culture person experience thing kind consent khayambashi shirin allison rapport van From Allison Van 17 plays 0
Introduction to Impact Evaluation with Paul Bakker duration 1 hour 0 minutes Introduction to Impact Evaluation with Paul Bakker Introduction to Impact Evaluation with Paul Bakker	Introduction to Impact Evaluation with Paul Bakker In this talk, Paul Bakker, Credentialed Evaluator, will provide an introduction to the practice of impact evaluation. Topics will include: what is evaluation, how it differs from other types of… evaluation social impact spark talks training impact things outcomes lot thing evaluations logic impacts validity level field change schools outcome end practice grade cops injuries allison paul —what bakker van From Allison Van 45 plays 0 Usage Rights CC0
How the McMaster Library Can Support Your… duration 55 minutes 19 seconds How the McMaster Library Can Support Your… How the McMaster Library Can Support Your Research with Olga Perkovic - Productivity during Pandemic	How the McMaster Library Can Support Your Research with Olga Perkovic - Productivity during Pandemic The McMaster library has a wealth of resources to support research. In this talk, Olga Perkovic, the Research and Advanced Studies librarian will discuss how the library's collections, services… cress mills library olga perkovic library research researchers michelle dion allison van empirical research speaker series students databases journal articles journals access lot libraries request materials graduate scholar resources mcmaster sciences racer article collections From Allison Van 12 plays 0
Group Process Mapping with Allison Van -… duration 38 minutes 57 seconds Group Process Mapping with Allison Van -… Group Process Mapping with Allison Van - Productivity During Pandemic	Group Process Mapping with Allison Van - Productivity During Pandemic In this workshop Allison will introduce a facilitation process for helping organizations understand the informal and divergent processes that can occur when working with clients. Group processes is… group process mapping allison van michelle dion cress social sciences (social issues) pandemic speaker series process clients practice lot experience client procedures groups divergence metrics things mapping operating documentation processes staff organizations instance child team From Allison Van 43 plays 0
Gaming When Things Get Tough: How Emotion… duration 49 minutes 32 seconds Gaming When Things Get Tough: How Emotion… Gaming When Things Get Tough: How Emotion Regulation and Coping Self-Efficacy Influence Gaming with Camila Caro	Gaming When Things Get Tough: How Emotion Regulation and Coping Self-Efficacy Influence Gaming with Camila Caro Building on recent research on gaming, Camila Caro has newly developed a measure of gaming during difficult life situations and explores the role of emotion regulation and coping self-efficacy as… research methods video gaming productivity during pandemic spark cress gaming situations study efficacy regulation game allison things connection players camilla scale benefits problems caro kind question behavior genre lot From Allison Van 32 plays 0
Enhancing the Diversity of Course Syllabi… duration 40 minutes 1 second Enhancing the Diversity of Course Syllabi… Enhancing the Diversity of Course Syllabi Readings with Dr. Jane Sumner - Productivity During Pandemic	Enhancing the Diversity of Course Syllabi Readings with Dr. Jane Sumner - Productivity During Pandemic There are good reasons to diversify the readings in your course syllabi, but it can be easier said than done. In this talk, we will discuss reasons to diversify, how to assess diversity, and… cress jane sumner diversity syllabus minnesota allison van michelle dion students question things class lot perspectives field assignment thing gender authors identities science questions ideas names groups point jane sumner syllabi From Allison Van 27 plays 0