Summer Writing Drop-In Sessions
Show Up and Write! Fridays, May 10th – Aug 30th 9.30 AM -1:30 PM | UCC 37 Need some help committing to a regular writing practice? We have organized a weekly drop-in session every Friday…
Tools for Research
How to Influence Policy?
Where do you start when your goal is to influence policy? This systematic review looks at the advice provided to academics and is synthesized in this KTECOP (Canadian Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice)…
The Research Western Conference Returns
How can Research Western help support your research program? Find answers at The Research Western Conference May 9-10, 2019 Details and agenda to come. photo credit: inefekt69 Star Trails – Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia via…
Need Help with Academic Poster Design?
Thanks to the FIMULAW Graduate Interdisciplinary Research Day organizers for some great resources on creating posters for an academic audience. See this blog post to access the resources.
Crowdsourcing Platforms – Pros and Cons
From the University of Waterloo’s Survey Research Centre an article describing the pros and cons of using crowdsourcing platforms to recruit participants. photo credit: floffimedia swarm intelligence via photopin (license)
Workshop – Amazon Mechanical Turk
The Faculty of Social Science has organized a workshop on Amazon Mechanical Turk By Taylor Kohut, Post-Doc (Psychology) Monday, February 11th10-11 amSSC 5220 “Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a crowdsourcing marketplace that makes it easier…
The New (Draft) Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide
The Tri-Agencies (SSHRC, CIHR, NSERC) are updating their financial administration requirements and moving to a principles-based approach. Western is one of 12 institutions participating in the pilot group to adopt the new Guide (draft) and…
Developing Your Academic Social Media Presence
The Centre for Teaching and Learning presents: Developing Your Academic Social Media Presence Wednesday, February 13, 2019 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Weldon Library, Room 121 Click here to Register. Have you wondered…
Research on Teaching and Learning Workshop: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods Thursday, November 22, 2018; 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM Centre for Teaching and Learning, Room 122, The D. B. Weldon Library Qualitative research methodologies ask questions focused on the what, why, and how of…
Workshop – Dealing with Procrastination, Blocks, and Resistance to Writing.
The Faculty Writing Support Program is organizing its first workshop: Dealing with Procrastination, Blocks, and Resistance to Writing November 9, 2018 12:30-2:30 p.m. Four Western faculty, who have all experienced such challenges and found their…
