An upcoming webinar aimed at new or junior Brock faculty and student researchers will outline research-related services offered by several departments across campus.<\/p>\n
New Faculty Orientation: Research Services at Brock University<\/a> will take place online Tuesday, Nov. 23 from noon to 1 p.m. via Microsoft Teams.<\/p>\n The free information session is part of the Building Better Research<\/a> professional development workshop series offered jointly by the Brock University Library and the Office of Research Services (ORS).<\/p>\n Presenters at the Nov. 23 session will include representatives from ORS, the Centre for Pedagogical Innovation (CPI), Human Resources (HR) and the Brock University Library.<\/p>\n Bradley McLean, Acting Director, Research Services, will offer an overview of ORS, its services and team members, as well as external and internal funding opportunities. Research Officer Sharlee Cranston-Reimer will discuss grant applications and processes.<\/p>\n Giulia Forsythe, Associate Director, CPI, will discuss how CPI can support open practices through scholarship and engagement to support the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning<\/a>; how CPI can support opportunities for researchers to expand their scholarly pedagogical practice through the Chancellor’s Chair for Teaching Excellence<\/a> and eCampusOntario\u2019s Virtual Learning Strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cathy Baillie, Learning and Organizational Development Specialist, will review Brock\u2019s mentorship and leadership professional development programs<\/a>, as well as online opportunities and communities that may be of interest to researchers.<\/p>\n Nicole Nolan, Associate University Librarian, will highlight key Library areas and services beneficial to researchers, including Archives and Special Collections; the Digital Scholarship Lab; geographical information systems and data services; how to search library collections using Omni and databases; Open Access support, including the repository, the Library Open Access Publishing Fund and Open Access memberships; systematic review support; research help; and course support.<\/p>\n Interested faculty and student researchers can register for the session via ExperienceBU<\/a>.<\/p>\n Those unable to attend the live session can watch a video recording that will be posted online<\/a> shortly after the session. The 2020-21 Building Better Research series of 18 workshops is also available on the Research Enterprise SharePoint site<\/a>.<\/p>\n All Building Better Research sessions are listed on the Building Better Research web page.<\/a><\/p>\n To suggest topics for the series, or for more information, contact Nicole Nolan, Associate University Librarian, at nnolan@brocku.ca<\/a> or Sharlee Cranston-Reimer, Research Officer, Social Sciences and Humanities, at scranstonreimer@brocku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n New Faculty Orientation: Research Services at Brock University<\/strong> So, you want to do a systemic review?<\/strong> Insights into Insight Development Grants<\/strong> Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research Proposals<\/strong> An Introduction to Research Metrics and the Dimensions Database<\/strong> Introduction to Proposal Writing<\/strong> Hands on Introduction to Text Analysis<\/strong> Community Engagement in Research<\/strong> Harvesting Social Media Data<\/strong>Upcoming Building Better Research Series workshops<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n<\/a>Tuesday, Nov. 23 from noon to 1 p.m.<\/strong>
\nPresented by Cathy Baillie, Learning and Organizational Development Specialist; Sharlee Cranston-Reimer, Research Officer; Giulia Forsythe, Associate Director, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation; Bradley McLean, Acting Director, Research Services; and Nicole Nolan, Associate University Librarian.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Tuesday, Nov. 30 from noon to 1:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\nPresented by Chelsea Humphries, Liaison Librarian, and Elizabeth Yates, Liaison and Scholarly Communication Librarian.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Thursday, Dec. 9 from noon to 1 p.m. <\/strong>
\nPresented by Sharlee Cranston-Reimer, Research Officer; Kyle Rich, Assistant Professor of Recreation and Leisure Studies; and Asma Zafar, Assistant Professor of Strategy.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Friday, Dec. 17 from noon to 1 p.m.<\/strong>
\nPresented by Sharlee Cranston-Reimer, Research Officer.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Tuesday, Jan. 18 from noon to 1 p.m.<\/strong>
\nPresented by Chelsea Humphries, Liaison Librarian, and Elizabeth Yates, Liaison and Scholarly Communication Librarian.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Friday, Jan. 21 from noon to 1 p.m.<\/strong>
\nPresented by Project Facilitator Julie Gregory and Research Officers Vincent Annibale, Sharlee Cranston-Reimer, Karen Espiritu, Danusha Kalinga, Suramya Mihindukulasuriya, Monika Ovsonka and Laura Smithson.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Wednesday, Jan. 26 from noon to 1 p.m.<\/strong>
\nPresented by Tim Ribaric, Acting Head of Brock\u2019s Digital Scholarship Lab and the Map, Data and GIS Library.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Wednesday, Feb. 16 from noon to 1 p.m.<\/strong>
\nPresented by Julie Gregory, Project Facilitator, and Jayne Morrish, Knowledge Translation Officer.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Wednesday, Feb. 23 from noon to 1 p.m.<\/strong>
\nPresented by Tim Ribaric, Acting Head of Brock\u2019s Digital Scholarship Lab and the Map, Data and GIS Library.<\/p>\n