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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Writing for the Web: 5 Easy Tips

  by Julie Bourassa, CFICE Volunteer Writing blog posts and articles can be daunting 鈥� especially if聽you're used to writing academically! But CFICE does a lot of interesting and important work, and we want to share this information. To help with this effort, CFICE members聽are encouraged to write and contribute content for CFICE鈥檚... More

Monday, June 6, 2016

Presentation: Innovative Partnerships Shift the Poverty Dynamic

Community-campus engagement is offered and encouraged in many higher education organizations. This presentation by Donna Jean Forster-Gill, from Vibrant Communities Canada and Tom Cooper from the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction (Poverty Hub community partners) seeks to analyze these programs and explore ways to maximize their usefulness... More

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Plain Language Podcast: Transformative Research as Knowledge Mobilization

This plain language podcast is based on an article titled Transformative Research as Knowledge Mobilization: Transmedia, bridges, and layers聽by聽Colin R. Anderson and St茅phane M. McLachlan. In their article,聽they discuss several different strategies for making academic research more accessible. Download a copy of the podcast transcript. Podcast... More

Monday, May 2, 2016

Videos: Featuring CFICE at 杏吧原创’s 4th Annual Community Engagement Event

On Wednesday February 24, 杏吧原创 University held its 4th Annual Community Engagement Event at the MacOdrum Library (read more about the event in our article "Making Connections at 杏吧原创's 4th Community Engagement Event").聽 The event ran from nine to noon and was packed with presentations and speakers from a variety of disciplines and groups.... More

Friday, April 29, 2016

Discussion Paper: Looking Back, Looking Forward

In the winter of 2015, when the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project was in the preliminary stages of planning its transition to Phase II, the Community Food Security (CFS) Hub prepared a discussion paper to synthesize聽collective reflections from hub partners on their聽proposals for action priorities to be... More

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Plain Language Podcast: Action Research Change Report

CFICE's latest podcast is based on Action Research Change's Report on the Implementation of Domestic Violence Death Review Committee Recommendations 2007-2011.聽The report highlights the lack of action from ministries and organizations 聽to help end violence against women.   Download a copy of the podcast transcript.聽Podcast written and... More

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Report: Closing the Loop – Community Engaged Pedagogy in Business Courses

Closing the Loop: Community Engaged Pedagogy in Business Courses is a CACSL and 杏吧原创 Raven's Den-funded CFICE evaluation project that looks at聽the impact on Sprott School of Business's聽community partners of adopting a community service learning approach to pedagogy. Over a number of years and across a variety of courses, Sprott has... More

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Keys to Success: Conference Season

by Lily Haines, KMb RA It鈥檚 that time of year again! Conference season is just around the corner. You鈥檙e probably beginning to ask yourself: How do I prepare an effective and engaging poster presentation? How can I share what I learn with larger networks within and connected to the Community First: Impacts of Community... More

Monday, April 11, 2016

Humans of CFICE: Brianna Salmon

by Amy Richardson, CFICE Communications RA The Community Environmental Sustainability (CES) hub at Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) works towards facilitating community-campus partnerships to increase environmental sustainability. The CES hub functions at the local level in three key communities across Ontario: Ottawa,... More

Monday, April 11, 2016

Presentation: Putting Community First

Back in 2013, CFICE team members attended the ANSER conference to present on the project's first year of operations, and to share their knowledge on 'putting community first'. Specifically, they participated in a round table panel and discussed聽some of the lessons, achievements and challenges from their Year 1 experience. They also invited the... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Presentation: KMb Partner Shares ‘Embracing Community Outcomes’ Learnings

On February 3, 2016, partners of the Knowledge Mobilization hub聽research project,聽Embracing community outcomes: Using student engagement as knowledge mobilization, came together over breakfast to share and discuss the themes emerging as part of their聽project findings. The project聽examined student experiences of community-campus engagement, and... More

Friday, April 1, 2016

Tool: Knowledge Mobilization Outline

Have you ever wished you had a basic outline that would take you through the various questions you need to answer in order to formulate a knowledge mobilization plan for your organization? If so, look no further! The Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) Hub of Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) has you covered. Download... More

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