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Employment for Newcomers - recent research doesn't reveal much in the way of novel solutions
Published on: December 20, 2024
2024 was not a great year to be a Newcomer to Canada. Beyond the increased racism, discrimination, being scapegoated for Canada's governance and corporate failures, it was also a year of a research pile-on about immigrant employment and "how to help employers get it" that hasn't really moved the needle at all.
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You still don't need to be an early AI adopter, but you do need to pay attention
Published on: September 17, 2024
Last year I wrote a post You don't need to be an early AI adopter, but pay attention where I shared some reports and links, mainly focused on ethical and responsible use of AI. I wrote "Ignoring whether or not you care about being a frontrunner in AI adoption, I think a key point is that you don’t need to be. But you need to be paying attention. And maybe seeking out some early adopters to learn from and even partner with." It's still true.
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Ibukun Abejirinde and Nancy Clark on compassion and virtual care for Newcomers and Refugees
Published on: August 19, 2024
In this Technology in Human Services podcast episode I was joined by Ibukun Abejirinde and Nancy Clark to talk about their work looking at how to re-imagine digital or virtual health care through a compassionate lens, focusing on Newcomers to Canada.
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How Do Provincial and Municipal Governments Utilize Research? (webinar recording)
Published on: August 1, 2024
In this July 2024 Pathways to Prosperity webinar, speakers explore the questions How do governments use research? How can academics improve the impact of their research? to examine the use of research among provincial and municipal governments.
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Data Harmonization for Systems Change Utilizing Ontologies for Cross Sector Impact (webinar recording)
Published on: June 20, 2024
This June 2024 HelpSeeker webinar introduces their ontology focused on bridging communication across funders, service providers, and stakeholders, ensuring data collected at the client-service interaction level is effectively aggregated to assess broader systems impacts.
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Leveraging Technology to Connect Volunteers with Refugee Newcomers for Social Support (webinar recording)
Published on: May 28, 2024
This P2P 2023 conference workshop presented preliminary findings of a multi-year evaluation of Together Project’s Welcome Group Program to understand the role technology plays in refugee settlement and integration, by comparing the experiences of Welcome Group matches that interact primarily virtually with those that interact both in-person and remotely. The Welcome Group Program matches volunteers with refugee newcomer households to provide social support over a period of six months.
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Knowledge Mobilization in Community-based Research and beyond (webinar recording)
Published on: May 24, 2024
This is a recording of an in person session that I did recently at the Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre's Immigrant Researchers Support Network event. I focus on Knowledge Mobilization and Community Based Research, providing my take on how important Knowledge Mobilization is in Community Based Research and how newcomer or refugee researchers which what this network is made up of, could contribute to this mission.
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Knowledge mobilization: planning for impact in refugee research (webinar recording)
Published on: May 17, 2024
This November 2021 webinar presented lessons learned by York University Refugee Research Network related Knowledge Moblization. The workshop covered best practices, tools and templates for achieving research impact through planning an effective Knowledge Mobilization plan.
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Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment Toolkit (webinar recording)
Published on: May 17, 2024
In this September 2021 Research Impact session, MacKinley Darlington, Knowledge Engagement Manager at the University of Calgary delivered a presentation on the Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment Toolkit. She discussed Knowledge engagement, the REAP self-assessment framework, the Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment Toolkit, and next steps you can take with the Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment Toolkit.
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