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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…

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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 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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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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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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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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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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Back to School: Tips and Tricks with Dr. Michelle Dion

Welcome to McMaster! with Dr. Michelle Dion. This talk provides an overview of some of the platforms students will likely be using this fall for their classes. It will also provide some tips and…

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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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Building Compelling Video for Knowledge Mobilization with Supriya Thukral – Productivity During the Pandemic

Supriya Thukral, Spark's resident videographer, shares practical tips for making compelling video in our Productivity during Pandemic series. She talks video types and tech set-up, and how you…

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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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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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Compelling Websites with Celine Keomany – Open House

In this video, Spark's own webmaster, Celine Keomany, talks about how you can build an informative and eye-catching academic website. She shares the elements of an effective academic website,…

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Being Kept Out of Sexual Fields: The Intimate Lives of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Ontario, Canada with Alan Santinele Martino

In this Productivity During Pandemic talk we are joined by McMaster Sociology PhD Candidate Alan Martino. Alan talks to us today about intimate citizenship and the barriers to sexual spaces…

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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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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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Conservation Psychology as a Pathway to Change and Action with Dr. Rupu Gupta - Productivity During Pandemic

In this talk, Dr. Rupu Gupta will share her work in research and evaluation in the field of conservation psychology. She discusses how conservation psychology can be a means to tackle the complex…

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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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Bibliometrics Approach to Evaluating Research Impact with Dr. Fei Yu – Productivity During Pandemic

In this talk Dr. Fei Yu will introduce what bibliometric analysis is and what you can do with it. She will use examples from her own work to discuss the resources, tools, methods, and processes of…

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Accessing Data Resources Remotely with Vivek Jadon – Productivity During Pandemic

There is so much data available to researchers virtually, but they can be hard to find and even harder to access. In this talk, Data Specialist Vivek Jadon will share how McMaster researcher's…

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Better Interview Questions with Allison Van – Productivity During the Pandemic

So you're going to conduct research interviews? Allison Van has done thousands. In this seminar, she'll walk you through the core questions and approaches to consider when developing your…

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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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Challenges and Opportunities in the Measurement of Global Norms with Tyler Girard - Productivity During Pandemic

Tyler Girard will be speaking on the construction, adoption, and effects of international norms are major topics of research in political science. However, our approaches to measurement have…

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Better Interviews: Tips for Listening with Allison Van - Productivity Durig Pandemic

Summarizing experience gained through thousands of research interviews, Allison Van continues her Better Interview series by demonstrating and discussing approaches to deeper listening within…

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