Presentations and posters are the bread and butter of research communications, and they customarily involve the creation of presentation materials. Quite often in the hurry to create these materials,...  More

Predatory publishers have become an increasing blight upon scholarly communication as they devalue academic standards and quality scholarship. In this workshop, you will learn how to: Identify...  More

nVivo software is an established software platform used primarily for coding and analyzing qualitative research data. This workshop will go over the basics of using nVivo for data analysis. We will...  More

Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) – globally unique digital codes – connect people (scholars), places (research institutions), and things (research outputs) across the research landscape. PIDs enable...  More

Generative AI is here, for better or worse. We are most familiar with the hosted services like ChatGPT, but it is also possible to run a Large Language Model on a home workstation or laptop. This...  More

Git is the most commonly used version control system today: it allows you to track and revert changes to text files (especially code), and to share your work with collaborators without stumbling over...  More

Need help getting started on a systematic (or scoping) review? This three-part workshop will show you the ropes on how to develop comprehensive searches! The sessions are sequential, later sessions...  More

Is it ethical to edit photos? Do photos ever convey ‘the truth’? Is photography a product of technology or a form of art? These are some of the ideas that will be discussed in this workshop that will...  More

Need help getting started on a systematic (or scoping) review? This three-part workshop will show you the ropes on how to develop comprehensive searches! The sessions are sequential, later sessions...  More

GitHub is a commonly hosting service for git repositories and workflows. It has many features to facilitate collaboration on shared projects, including code review, submitting changes, issue tracking,...  More

Depositing research data into digital data repositories in support of their long-term stewardship is increasingly becoming a required component of the research process. Join us for an applied session...  More

Need help getting started on a systematic (or scoping) review? This three-part workshop will show you the ropes on how to develop comprehensive searches! The sessions are sequential, later sessions...  More

Humans have evolved to be adept visual pattern matchers. From the arts to the sciences, from the social sciences to journalism and literary studies, data visualization techniques attempt to make...  More

There has been a lot of buzz about ChatGPT but do you know what it really is and how it works? Come to this workshop to learn what ChatGPT can and cannot do. You'll also learn strategies on how to use...  More

In this workshop we will dive into Adobe Premiere Pro for an indepth video editing session. In addition to technical processes in editing, we will discuss the power of the editing phase; how a change...  More

In this seminar, Calvin Chan from Canadian Science Publishing will provide practical insights and valuable information for both new and experienced authors. We will explore the process of preparing...  More

The transformation of Twitter into X has reduced the opportunities for harvesting social media for research purposes, but there is still much that can be done. This workshop will introduce you to some...  More

When it comes to publishing, picking the right journal is everything. What's the best journal in which to publish your paper? There are several tools available to help you identify potential...  More

Git is the most commonly used version control system today: it allows you to track and revert changes to text files (especially code), and to share your work with collaborators without stumbling over...  More

GitHub is a commonly hosting service for git repositories and workflows. It has many features to facilitate collaboration on shared projects, including code review, submitting changes, issue tracking,...  More

Research communication often requires the representation of data in the form of charts or diagrams to illustrate how experiments were conducted, to elaborate on frameworks, and to explain complex...  More

Increase the visibility of your research by learning how to create effective metadata for your data deposits in Borealis (Dataverse). The Borealis platform provides an extensive set of metadata fields...  More

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) allows a researcher to constrain a large language model to use specific source files, essentially providing it with a curated knowledge base to use when answering...  More

In this workshop, we will explore different styles and techniques of photography. We will learn the use and advantages of studio lighting and look into processing RAW format images. The workshop will...  More

Git is the most commonly used version control system today: it allows you to track and revert changes to text files (especially code), and to share your work with collaborators without stumbling over...  More