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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
by Amy Richardson, CFICE Communications聽RA What started as a part time job during university, turned into a passion. Christine Ackerley worked with the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project during her undergraduate degree in Journalism at 杏吧原创 University. From September 2014 to May 2015, Ackerley assisted the... More
Monday, October 5, 2015
October is just beginning, but for many students, midterms are well under way. Before you head into your exams, be sure to check out our latest video on聽"Plain Language Writing." Whether you're creating a presentation, writing an essay or answering short questions, the video聽provides great tips to reach聽your target audience, get your point... More
Thursday, May 14, 2015
What you need to know If you're living in the modern world, chances are you've had some experience with the various forms of social media that are prevalent today. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest are just a few of the platforms that people commonly use to convey messages, ideas, thoughts, and feelings. One of... More
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
What you need to know Video abstracts tend to be 1-4 minutes, and allow the authors of an academic paper to personally explain their work to a broader audience. Video abstracts maximize engagement and visibility by allowing authors to combine filming themselves with images, animations and laboratory experiments to explain their research paper.... More
Friday, April 10, 2015
Inforgraphics (information graphic) have became very popular in recent years. As Isaac Coplan, a Knowledge Translation Coordinator at NeuroDevNet says, these forms of data visualization have been used in knowledge translation as a tool for disseminating research and sharing the findings of evaluations. 聽Infographics provide a quick visual... More
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Have you ever heard of the phrase 鈥渁 picture is worth a thousand words鈥�? Well, just as a lengthy novel can tell an intricate tale, so too can something as simple as a single image. Graphic, visual, and performance arts are media that encompass the two-dimensional (calligraphy, photography, drawing, painting ect), the three-dimensional... More
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
What you need to know Webinars use the internet to share knowledge with people in different cities, countries, or even continents. People can access them from anywhere. Webinars can be interactive including polls, question and answers, and dialogue. Participants can also connect and contribute through chat forums. Presentations can be saved and... More
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