In this workshop, participants will learn about various types of spatial data (vector, raster and tabular), the basic ArcGIS Online tools required to load, manipulate and visualize spatial data, and to export results into a web map and to import these results in ArcGIS StoryMaps.

  This workshop introduces the basics of text analysis–including creating a textual collection, data cleaning and preparation, and analytical methods–using the Gale Digital Scholar Lab. No prior experience with text analysis is required and this workshop does not require coding. This workshop is a suitable starting point for using other text analysis tools available at […]

In this workshop, participants will learn about various types of spatial data (vector, raster and tabular), the basic ArcGIS Pro tools required to load, manipulate and visualize spatial data, and to export results.

Prof. Miguel Hernan, Director of CAUSALab, and Professor from the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan, joins the Data Sciences Speaker Series (DSSS). The DSSS is intended as a collaborative marquee series, whose focus is data science and its intersection with other fields. Together, we seek to advance knowledge in the field of […]

In 2019, the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency was approached to expand CanPath into the province of Saskatchewan. After four years of planning, testing, an internal pilot, and guidance from established cohorts, Healthy Future Sask officially launched on February 1, 2023. This webinar will tell the story and present the challenges and opportunities of launching a provincial […]

Insights Into the Diversity Of 'Distance' Doctoral Cohorts With Dr. Katrina McChesney, Emma Jones, Dr. James Burford, & Professor Liezel Frick The experiences of doctoral researchers studying by distance have received comparatively limited research or institutional attention. Distance doctoral researchers are at risk of having reduced access to supervisory input, support services, training and development, […]

Do you want to develop your R skills to advance your data science skills? R is a popular open-source statistical programming language that is popular in academia and industry. This workshop gently introduces users to intermediate level tools in R including the dplyr package for data manipulation, if statements, for loops, functions and the ggplot2 […]

The Black Research Network’s Communications in Research Workshop Series brings some of the University of Toronto’s most savvy communications experts together to help researchers gain basic knowledge of communications practices. Researchers are vital to shaping the story behind an institution. In the series’ first workshop, Ainka Jess, strategic communications advisor for U of T’s Institutional […]

Historical maps contain rich information about buildings, land use, and transportation networks, and provide novel insights into urban and spatial economics. However, this information is encoded into pixel values, and cannot be readily used for analysis. This paper investigates the evolution of French urban areas from a historical perspective. We implement a fully-convolutional neural network […]

We are delighted to welcome Edmonton’s current Poet Laureate, Titilope Sonuga, Ontario’s first Poet Laureate, Randell Adjei and former Halifax Poet Laureate, Rebecca Thomas to the table and we invite you to join us! Our speakers will engage in cross-national conversations that will touch on their identities and the stories that uniquely capture both their […]

“Crafting Legacy: Arts, Wellness, andIntergenerational Storytelling” with Professor Andrea Charise In this talk, I offer acritically-informed exploration of the emergence of health-related digitalstorytelling practices, with a particular focus on their applications to agingand the intergenerational context. Starting with a historically-attuned summaryof current scholarship in intergenerational storytelling, I turn to a recentexemplar: the Toronto-based, community-engaged digital […]

With the rise of large language models such as ChatGPT, there is growing concern that students may use AI to partly or entirely write their assignments. Join us for an informative talk on how these models work, the potential cheating implications, and strategies to discourage their use. We will discuss methods to try to detect […]

Part 3: Going Grey and Supplementary Search Techniques Audience: University of Toronto graduate students and faculty engaged in health science research. Date: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm (+ mandatory pre-work module, approximately 60 minutes) Location: Robarts 4th floor e-Classroom   By the end of this 3-part workshop series, participants will: Understand the […]

This session introduces tools, techniques and best practices of 3D printing, including the basics of 3D printing, an introduction to the MADLab space, and the models of 3D printers available for use. Instructors will demonstrate how to safely use the service and the machines from start to finish, as well as how to find and […]

This workshop introduces the basics of text analysis–including creating a textual collection, data cleaning and preparation, and analytical methods–using the Gale Digital Scholar Lab. No prior experience with text analysis is required and this workshop does not require coding. This workshop is a suitable starting point for using other text analysis tools available at the […]

In this workshop, participants will build on the skills learned in part I and learn some more advanced geospatial data manipulation and analysis.

Preparing a business pitch and developing a business idea requires you to have data on your target market. You need data to inform decisions on your business plan, data on your competitors, and if you want to be innovative in your industry you need data to tell you a story on performance and opportunity. Data […]

In this workshop, participants will learn about various types of spatial data (vector, raster and tabular), the basic QGIS tools required to load, manipulate and visualize spatial data, and to export results.

Qualitative research involves working with qualitative data sources, such as interview transcripts, reports, photos, and diaries. NVivo is a data management and analysis tool that helps work with these types of materials. This 2.5-hr workshop will provide an introduction to using NVivo 12 for Windows. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on activities, participants will […]

In-Person Location: Robarts Library, 5th Floor, Room 5-053 (directly across from the elevator). Map & Data Library Computer Lab Text analysis is a range of techniques for working with large numbers of texts for exploration, analysis, and visualization. This workshop will introduce you to ProQuest TDM Studio Workbench, an online tool for performing text analysis […]

Hosted by the Gerstein 3D Printing Service at the MADLab, this event dives into the exciting space of 3D printing in the health sciences. U of T startup Anatomiz3D founder Firoza Kothari will share examples of innovative use cases and emerging trends for rapid prototyping solutions for healthcare. Participants will get a tour of the […]

Research Connect is delighted to dedicate a webinar to one of the most extraordinary research areas of our time “Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)”. Professor Paul Fitzgerald, a global expert on rTMS from Australia, will be joining us as a special guest speaker. We are also thrilled to have Dr. Daphne Voineskos as an expert […]

In this workshop, participants will learn about various types of spatial data (vector, raster and tabular), the basic ArcGIS Online tools required to load, manipulate and visualize spatial data, and to export results into a web map and to import these results in ArcGIS StoryMaps.

Qualitative research involves working with qualitative data sources, such as interview transcripts, reports, photos, and diaries. NVivo is a data management and analysis tool that helps work with these types of materials. This 2.5-hr workshop will provide an introduction to using NVivo 12 for Mac. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on activities, participants will […]

Online Learning Communities as Subversive Activity: Countering the Isolation and Silos in Graduate Supervision With Dr. Michele Jacobsen Key to student thriving in graduate school is mentorship from an effective graduate supervisor. Graduate supervision is a complex and demanding mentoring, advising, and teaching role and responsibility. Effective supervisors can be the difference between masters and […]

Open Education Week was launched in 2012 by Open Education Global as a collaborative, community-built open forum. Every year OE Week raises awareness and highlights innovative open education successes worldwide. OE Week provides practitioners, educators, and students with an opportunity to build a greater understanding of open educational practices and be inspired by the wonderful […]

Instructors: David Kwasny, Data and Digital Literacy Librarian, DSU, UTSC; and Sarah Shujah, Liaison Librarian, UTSC, and CTSI PASS Librarian Are you curious about finding teaching materials to support student learning? Or perhaps you are interested in developing teaching materials that all students can access? Celebrate Open Education Week and learn how Open Educational Resources […]

Presenters: Kirsta Stapelfeldt, Head, Digital Scholarship Unit, UTSC; Paulina Rousseau, Liaison Librarian, UTSC; William Heikoop, Coordinator, Digital Learning Innovation, UofT Open Repositories are closely associated with providing free access to research outputs and results for anyone to make use of. They can go beyond research outputs and can also contain materials that support curriculum and […]

Instructor: Stephanie Quail, Scholarly Communications Librarian, York University In 2020, two librarians from York University created an open educational resources (OER) mini-course for faculty who received funding from York's internal teaching and learning grant. While the program was initially conceived as an in-person learning opportunity, the shift to online learning during Covid-19 required that the […]

Instructors: Monica Shah, Associate, Digital Transformation, eCampusOntario; Laura Viselli, Senior Manager, Research and Foresight, eCampusOntario Target Audience: This Digital Transformation (Dx) Leadership program is intended for individuals in a leadership role, Deans, Administrators, faculty, instructors, and anyone who aspires to take a leadership role.   Description of the webinar: This webcast will feature eCampusOntario’s newly […]

Text analysis is a quickly growing field focused on analyzing texts (potentially thousands or millions of texts) using code. This workshop will introduce you to Constellate, a text analysis tool that you have access to as a member of U of T. For those new to text analysis, Constellate offers a gentle introduction to using […]

A network is a way of specifying relationships among a collection of entities or actors. Networks come up in a variety of situations; for example, they can describe relationships between characters in literary works, how authors cite each other in a particular discipline or how people interact on social media. Through a combination of lecture […]

Do you want to develop your R skills to advance your data science skills? R is a popular open-source statistical programming language that is popular in academia and industry. This workshop gently introduces users to intermediate level tools in R including the dplyr package for data manipulation, if statements, for loops, functions and the ggplot2 […]

Are you interested in sharing your data with other researchers? Has a journal or funder asked you to share your data? Would you like to house your research team’s data in one place? In this session, participants will learn how to organize and publish research data in the University of Toronto Dataverse, U of T’s […]

The Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence and Innovation in Infectious Diseases (HI3), led by the University of Toronto, is a newly awarded collaborative, multi-disciplinary and multi-sector coalition of more than 80 partners with a goal to support a robust domestic pipeline of life-saving vaccines and therapeutics targeting existing and emerging infectious threats. HI3 will be […]

Data visualization gives us a better understanding of our data and helps us communicate that to others. It has the potential to generate insights, communicate findings, and illustrate evidence. Conversely, a poor visualization can undermine an argument or even mislead the reader. Through a combination of lecture and demonstrations, this 1.5-hour workshop will introduce you […]

This session introduces tools, techniques and best practices of 3D printing, including the basics of 3D printing, an introduction to the MADLab space, and the models of 3D printers available for use. Instructors will demonstrate how to safely use the service and the machines from start to finish, as well as how to find and […]

CRIS Connects provides targeted, real-time help from experts. Come and ask experts anything on their topic of expertise and concurrently build your tri-campus networks. Drop-in and join Paul Jarrett, Director Research Security, VPRI for our March session. Paul will be available to discuss topics related to: • Research security and national security • Federal national […]

"Advancing Engagement Using Art-Based Approaches" Dr. Roberta Woodgate is joining us on March 28th at 11am EST for a conversation around the use of arts-based approaches to involve children and youth in the research process.  

Please note: Capacity is limited to 300 participants for this course, and registration is on a “first come, first served” basis. CIHR will also maintain a small waiting list, so any registered participants are asked to contact CIHR as soon as possible if they can no longer attend. Participants must be based at a Canadian […]

Centering attention to Clinical Trial Regulations, Research Connect is dedicating the upcoming webinar series to one of the essential steps in initiating a clinical trial, the “Clinical Trial Application”. We are delighted to have Health Canada representative Larissa Lefebvre joining us from the Office of Clinical Trials, Pharmaceuticals Drugs Directorate and help us explore an […]

Join us for this year’s Anne & Max Tanenbaum Symposium on March 30, 2023 at the Great Hall at Hart House. This year's topic is “Cannabis and Endocannabinoids: Emerging Neuroscience Research Highlights”.The event is hosted by Prof Ruth A. Ross, Anne & Max Tanenbaum Chair in Neuroscience, and will feature a series of talks from […]

Join us for this year’s Anne & Max Tanenbaum Symposium on March 30, 2023 at the Great Hall at Hart House. This year's topic is “Cannabis and Endocannabinoids: Emerging Neuroscience Research Highlights”. The event is hosted by Prof Ruth A. Ross, Anne & Max Tanenbaum Chair in Neuroscience, and will feature a series of talks […]

Community-Based Research Canada presents “Moving the Dial”: the 2023 E-Learning series. This series will highlight action-oriented community-based research that is ‘moving the dial’ on today’s pressing societal challenges. An important hallmark of community-based research, taking an action-orientated and impactful approach, means research partnerships mobilizing knowledge and mobilizing communities towards positive societal change. The research projects […]

Join us for the Inequity Speaker Series with Associate Professor, Michelle Maroto, from the Department of Sociology, University of Alberta. Talk Title: Wealth, Inequality, and Social Class Abstract: TBD Speaker Profile: Dr. Michelle Maroto is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Alberta and Director for the Certificate in Applied Social Science Research. […]