Category: knowledge & expertise

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.

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.

In this January 2023 Research Impact Canada webinar launched their first webinar presenter Imane Khozam discussed how to plan knowledge sharing for impactful workforce development programs. The session included an introduction to knowledge mobilization, an understanding of knowledge mobilization and its importance in the context of skills and workforce development, tools and practical guides on knowledge dissemination and uptake, and examples of effective knowledge mobilization activities.

This July 2023 session provided an overview of the intersections of knowledge mobilization, leadership and the power of collaborative relationships. A focus on values and capacity building in the context of a project team was explored and ways to harness leadership for effective knowledge mobilization were introduced.

Issues of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) have raised in the public's consciousness. In this March 2021 Innovation York webinar two community activists and emerging scholars share their perspectives around redefining the community-campus relationship with perspective to issues around EDI.

In this August 2021 Building Migrant Resilience in Cities webinar researchers presented a project that documents how access to information influenced collective resilience, settlement, and social inclusion among Yazidi refugees and Turkish-speaking refugee claimants in York Region.

This January 2023 goes over guidelines and best practices that Executive Directors (EDs) and leaders in the Settlement and Integration sector can adopt at their organizations to support and enhance staff capacity and techniques to overcome burnout but also to ensure higher retention rates.

Workers who find the digital workplace more stressful are also more likely to experience burnout and poorer health. Can taking a mindful approach to technology improve digital workers’ wellbring?

Metropolis happened. Maybe you went. Maybe you didn't. Either way, you're interested in following up on some of the digital, tech, comms, hybrid discussions that started there, presentations that happened and will never be shared beyond the room they took place in, or you're just curious about what interesting things other folks are doing. On April 3, 2024 some of us got together to chat and share.