This document provides information about knowledge mobilization and how graduate students can get involved in research. It defines knowledge mobilization and discusses why it is important for graduate students. It outlines how graduate students can get involved in research projects by learning about a professor's work, conducting their own research, meeting colleagues, and developing their research profile. The document also provides information on resources and workshops available through the Office of Research Services to help with knowledge mobilization activities.

1. Building research-related
skills to drive your success
Shawna Reibling, Knowledge mobilization officer
@LaurierResearch sreibling@wlu.ca
Paul Barnard, Research compliance officer
pbarnard@wlu.ca

2. 1. What is knowledge mobilization and how does
it fit into research?
2. How does a graduate student get involved in
research?
3. How else can Office of Research Services help
you?
Agenda

3. http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/rspe/KM_Products/Terminology/index.html
Definitions

4. KM or KMb (SSHRC)
Knowledge translation (CIHR) (knowledge-to-action cycle)
Knowledge exchange (CHSRF)
Knowledge transfer partnerships (UK)
Knowledge dissemination (MSFHR)
„Tech transfer‟(S.T.E.M. disciplines)
K* (UN University)
Extension (agriculture)
What is “kmb”?
More definitions: http://whatiskt.wikispaces.com/Knowledge+Mobilization and
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/rspe/KM_Products/Terminology/index.html

5. Values: relationships, processes, open access,
mutual benefit, full-cycle involvement
Why do knowledge mobilization?
PeopleResearch

6. Why #kmb for graduate students?

7. Resources
Case studies, SSHRC examples: Bennet, A and Bennet, D., With
Katherine Fafard, Marc Fonda, Ted Lomond, Laurent Messier and
Nicole Vaugeois. Knowledge Mobilization in the Social Sciences and
Humanities: Moving from Research to Action, In cooperation with The
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
(SSHRC). Accessed at: http://www.mountainquestinstitute.com/
knowledge_mobilization.htm
Some of the theory behind it: Levin, B. (2008). Thinking About
Knowledge Mobilization Paper prepared for an invitational symposium
sponsored CCL and SSHRC May 15-18, 2008
Defining our terms:
http://www.theresearchshop.ca/sites/default/files/Hawkins%20CSAHS
%20CE%20and%20KM%20definitions.pdf

8. Resources
(Your Supervisor asks why)
SSHRC: “Knowledge mobilization is a core priority for
SSHRC…aimed at facilitating and enabling the
mobilization of knowledge to various sectors of society to
inform discussion, and enhance understanding and
decision-making”. www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/mbf_public_outreach_e.asp
Academic book: Nutley, Sandra M. (2007). Using
evidence: how research can inform public services.
Policy Press. ISBN 978-1861346643.
A big long annotated bibliography:
www.oise.utoronto.ca/rspe/KM_Products/Annotated_Bibli
ography

9. -Got bored doing lab work
-Process person
-Degrees in communication (big and little)
-community involvement
- use a/v skills
-Networks are important
-Measuring 'High Tech' Social Capital in the Biotechnology Sector
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia http://summit.sfu.ca/item/10238
Why am I doing knowledge mobilization?
More stories at: http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/category/meet-a-mobilizer/

10. How to get involved in research
1. Learn what a professor does at work
2. Work on your own research
3. Meet your colleagues
4. Learn about the research cycle
5. Work on your CV
6. Build your own research profile (11:45am)
7. Write clear language summary

11. 11
What does a professor do?

12. KMb products
• Face-to-Face Meetings
• Reports
• Focus groups
• Toolkits
• Models
• Procedures
• Website content
• Online tool
• Policy brief
• Meeting
• Video
• Audio lecture
• Community work
• Advisory committee
• Networking event
• Tweets, blog
• Dinner
• Presentation
• Panel presentation
• Opinion piece
• Interview (tv, radio, written)
• One pager
• Clear language summary
• Journal publication, book, chapter
• Open access publication
• Conference presentation, keynote
• Professional organization publication
• Textbook
• Testifying as an expert
• Lay presentation
• Webinar
• Theatre presentation
• Etc.

13. Photovoice.drupalgardens.ca
KMb projects

14. KMb projects
www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2010/
11/15/on-cats-part-2-cat-line-diagrams/

15. Meet your colleagues
Collaborating with colleagues can lead to new
opportunities, new ideas and new areas of community
involvement
Current Collaboration Groups
• Aboriginal Researchers and those working in Aboriginal,
Indigenous or First Nations issues
• social, political, environmental, economic and cultural
determinants of health
• New media

16. Social Media Outreach
Twitter: @LaurierResearch
Facebook: facebook.com/LaurierResearch
LinkedIn Group: Laurier Research Services

17. The research cycle
From: http://openoptics.info/blog/2012/11/21/funding-cycle/

18. The research cycle
From: staffweb.lib.washington.edu/units/grants-government/copy_of_grants-at-the-uw

19. Work on your biography, CV
1. Required by granting agencies. Learn each
agency‟s system(s).
2. Required if you are speaking somewhere.
3. Handy when looking for jobs or applying to
be an RA.

20. Clear Language Research Summaries are designed to remove
jargon and create a description of a peer-reviewed discovery
that's easy to understand.
Advantages
• Clear language reaches more readers
• Archive is indexed by Google
• Reuses existing work as an element of your dissemination plan that
reaches new audiences.
Clear Language Summary Project
wlu.ca/clearlanguage

21. • Engagement
• Accessibility
• Capacity building
• Not “dumbing down”
Notes from YorkU CL Program with Matthew Shurman
What is clear language?

22. • Uses writing your audience knows
• Gives readers information they need
• Combines what you write with how you
write
• Uses design to help reader understand
content
Notes from YorkU CL Program with Matthew Shurman
What is clear language?

23. • Combat information overload
• Give non-specialists access
• Support English as a Second Language /
Lower Literacy audiences
Notes from YorkU CL Program with Matthew Shurman
Why use clear language?

24. BEFORE
“Understanding the Economic Integration of
Immigrants: A Wage Decomposition of the
Earnings Disparities Between Native-Born
Canadians and Immigrants of Recent Cohorts”
AFTER:
“Language use affects how much an immigrant
earns”
Example

25. • Who is the audience?
• What is the purpose?
• What is the intended impact?
• So what? / WIIFM?
Purpose of the summary

26. Clear language summaries

27. • Headline
• What is this research about? (180 words)
• What did the researchers do? (80 words)
• What did the researchers find? (120 words)
• How can you use this research? (80 words max.)
• Use format: “<User X> can use this research to <….>
• i.e. Policymakers can use this research to set monetary
policy.
Cl summary headings

28. • About the researcher
• What you need to know
• (45 words max.; keep it as short as possible;
answers the question: “so what?”)
• Article citation
• Cite this work
• Key words
• Tweet
Cl summary headings

29. • wlu.ca/clearlanguage
• Next training: Sept 23rd.
Resources

30. Upcoming Workshops
• Clear language summary writing workshop Sept 23 4:30pm; Nov 14 2pm
• Writing your knowledge mobilization plan Sept 24 4pm; Oct 3 3:30pm
• How to use Eventbrite/ online registration systems Sept. 26 1pm; 3:30pm
• How to create an online presence for your conference Oct 17 1pm; Nov 7
3:30pm; Dec 3 2pm
• How to organize your online identity Oct 24 1pm; 3:30pm; Dec 5 2pm
• Knowledge mobilization 101 Nov 21 3:30pm
Sign up for workshops at http://bit.ly/15yaBES.

31. Contact Us
Paul Barnard, Research compliance officer
Email: pbarnard@wlu.ca
Phone: 519.884.0710 ext.3131
Web: wlu.ca/research/kmb
Email: sreibling@wlu.ca
Twitter:@LaurierResearch @MobilizeShawna
Workshop evaluation: http://bit.ly/T3ki4k

32. 1. How else can Office of Research
Services help you?
Agenda