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Working with an Academic Editor with Melissa Van - Productivity During Pandemic

Are you undertaking a new writing project? Maybe looking for some help writing a book or important manuscript? Working with an academic editor can help you nail a project and improve your writing,…

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What We Do at Spark with Michelle Dion – Spark Open House

In this short video, Michelle Dion, Academic Director of Spark outlines what Spark: a centre for social research innovation is about and how we support social researchers and community leaders.

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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…

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Using Digital Ethnography To Understand Online Communities with Astara van der Jaght — Open House

In this video Astara van der Jagt discusses the pandemic-friendly research method of digital ethnography and how researchers across disciplines can apply it to understand online communities and…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Leveraging Social Media for Career Success and Research Communication with Equity Burke – Open House

In this Open House session, Equity Burke speaks about the use of social media to advance research careers. She takes you on a whirlwind tour through different social media platforms and discusses how…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Emerging Powers and Big Data with Laura Mahrenbach – Productivity during Pandemic

Government intentions stand at the heart of debates about how big data can and should be used in the Global South. Laura will present three government visions for big data, discuss each…

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Dr Brian Southwell - Mental Models, Trust and the Translation of Science

In this short video, Dr. Brian Southwell introduces you to his workshop that explores the latest understanding of how social and political opinions are formed and re-formed, and the implications for…

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Dealing with Data Outliers with Dr. Michelle Dion – Spark Open House

In this video, Michelle Dion, Academic Director of Spark discusses outliers — instances of data that do not fit the theory or model. She talks about a range of approaches to addressing them…

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