One “easy” way to get into research is to ask a research question about data that have already been collected. You have plenty of it every semester on DC Connect and in the many tasks, assignments, and activities you ask your students to complete as part of the learning opportunity you create for them. And […]
Involving students in research
Although involving students in research may be more challenging in GAS/GNED/COMM courses because we don’t see them for more than 1-2 semesters, it still possible. Below are some options as well as some tips! Probably the first scenario that came to mind when you read this title is to include students as assistants (paid of […]
The new TCPS2
As I announced in the newsletter last year, the new The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2) was launched in January 2022 and researchers need to update their previous certificate in order to conduct research in any Canadian institution. The Research Ethics Board (REB) at DC had applied a grace […]
Blogs and Podcasts
I hope you’ve enjoyed the information I have been sharing related to research during my last 2 years as research coordinator, even if they are not relevant to you at this point in your journey. All of my posts are available on my IS Coordinator blog site (https://drlynnekennette.blogspot.com/ or http://www.drlynnekennette.ca/) for you to reference when you need to […]
Q&A
*Can college professors publish document analyses or book reviews similar to how university professors do?Absolutely! There is no degree requirement for any publications (scholarly articles or book reviews). It’s all about the content! So if you’ve read the book and would like to write up a review, you can absolutely send it to a journal. […]
Conferences!
With things returning to pre-pandemic normalcy more and more, you may have taken some time to think about PD again. Although you may find an amazing conference in a location you’d love to visit, location should not be something you look for when making your initial list (though you may need to eliminate some amazing […]
Why disseminate SoTL (and other) research?
Is it important to disseminate SoTL findings? Absolutely! Like any other area of research, we need to share the outcome of our research for a number of reasons. Here are 5 of them: 1) The first reason is so that others can learn what is happening in the classroom. Research can have one of many […]
Disseminating your SoTL research
How do you write up your findings after a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project? Where do you disseminate your findings? Regardless of whether you’re writing more of an opinion/demonstration/essay-style of article or a more traditional paper grounded in data, you’ll need to be sure to frame what you’re presenting within the SoTL literature- […]
Tips for planning your research dissemination
The next couple of topics will relate to publishing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) articles (though it will also apply to most other forms of research publishing). So, I thought I would give some brief info about publishing research articles in general. Here are some things to consider for disseminating research. The publishing process […]
Tips for Completing the REB Form for Secondary Use (Part 2 of 2)
Last time, I began to go through the Secondary Use of Data Research Ethics Board form (which is on ICE: Teams – Academic – Research Services, Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Research Ethics Board, then click on “Related Forms” on the left hand side; or click here). Remember that the secondary use of data form is […]