Mois : juillet 2009

Clear Language Writing and Design Workshops

Publié le par Connie Tang

On July 29, the Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York hosted a half-day workshop for York graduate students and non-academic research collaborators on Clear Language Writing and Design.  The session, titled « Write for the Reader » says it all.  The hands-on workshop, led by Matthew Shulman, Executive Director of the Peel Halton Dufferin Adult Learning Network  provided principles […]

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What do Machiavelli and Dr. Seuss have to do with Knowledge Mobilization?

Publié le par Connie Tang

Concludero’ solo che al principe, e necessario avere ilpopolo amico – I will conclude then that it is necessary for the prince to have the people as friends. Lesson: No silo research. Research partnerships must be broad and most importantly, engage the people impacted by the outcome. ResearchImpact and a key community partner, the United […]

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ResearchImpact says O3 is an Overall Outstanding Opportunity

Publié le par Connie Tang

O3: ORION’s new social networking platform for Ontario researchers and their collaborators provides the most comprehensive suite of social networking and collaborating tools for research and knowledge mobilization. Launched for early adopters at Discovery 2009, O3 serves the needs of: researchers « O3 enables researchers across groups, institutions and geographies collaborate on specific projects or build […]

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Community Based Research Canada (CBRC) Symposium “From Recession to Renewal: The Vital Contribution of Community Based Research”

Publié le par Connie Tang

Last month in Ottawa Community Based Research Canada (CBRC) held a working Symposium “From Recession to Renewal: The Vital Contribution of Community Based Research”. This event was co-hosted by the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University, and saw a number of speaking panels comprised of both academic and community leaders. A paper titled “Funding […]

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Everything is ready to go for another GS 500 Interdisciplinary Graduate course at the University of Victoria!

Publié le par Connie Tang

These courses match interdisciplinary graduate students up with real life research questions coming from a partnering agency in the community. For the fall 2009 course the Community partner is the BC Ministry of Housing and Social Development. Questions coming from the Ministry will focus on topics such as: homelessness in our community; rental market and […]

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The Power of Social Networking: Knowledge Brokers Broker Knowledge about Knowledge Brokers

Publié le par Connie Tang

Peter West uses the name WestPeter on Twitter. According to his Twitter profile he lives in London, ON and is interested in “scholarly articles, books & proceedings of interest to knowledge workers.” On July 1 he posted the following: WestPeter Matching knowledge brokering strategies to environmental policy problems & settings http://is.gd/1jy44 (Environ Sci & Pol) […]

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