New micro-course to help grad students communicate and share research findings
The world of academic learning and research is changing, but do graduate students know how to keep up?
Research conducted by graduate students has the potential to enrich our understanding of the world and drive invention and innovation. However, in order to put this knowledge into the hands of people who can best use it, researchers need to know how to share it with the right audiences.
“New technology and media such as online videos, podcasts, and social media are changing how scholars conduct research, produce knowledge, and communicate with other people,” said Dr. Andrew Perrin, associate vice-president of research with Athabasca University (AU).
AU has launched a first-of-its-kind online micro-course, Designing Your Research for Impact: Emerging Methods of Mobilization, aimed at giving scholars the tools to share their research findings, both within academia and with the rest of society.
“New technology and media such as online videos, podcasts, and social media are changing how scholars conduct research, produce knowledge, and communicate with other people.”
– Dr. Andrew Perrin, associate vice-president of research with Athabasca University
The free micro-course was designed specifically to help graduate-level scholars produce, share, apply, and exchange ideas and research for maximum benefit. Through interactive content, engaging animations, and audio-segments, participants will learn from first-hand experiences of established experts and emerging scholars.
“This new micro-course is designed to help scholars be creative about how they share knowledge, embrace digital spaces, and find new ways of engaging audiences,” explained Perrin.
By improving knowledge mobilization, scholars can put research discoveries into the hands of those who can use them—including government and policy makers, industry, communities, non-governmental organizations, and other researchers across disciplines.
Scholarly research and knowledge production can:
The course was developed in response to a shifting academic landscape that’s increasingly open and digital—changes that have accelerated during the pandemic.
Designing Your Research for Impact: Emerging Methods of Mobilization was developed by AU’s Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Centre, and designed and delivered by PowerED™ by Athabasca University.
To learn more, view the course webpage.
