So much research, but what about the dissemination? Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams (with Cheryl Brown) CHED Faculty research committee panel 25 October 2011
CET: Formal & informal research Level and nature of CET research output, CET Review (2011: 69)
Conceptualisation InitialisationImplementationAnalysisInitial findings Formal dissemination Popularisation Informal & formal dissemination in research cycle Adapted from: Humphrey & Hamilton (2004: 142)
CET: Types of formal & informal dissemination CET Peer Reviewed Output, CET Review (2011:65) CET Other Scholarly Output, CET Review (2011:65)
Conceptualisation InitialisationImplementationAnalysisInitial findings Formal dissemination Popularisation Research cycle Adapted from: Humphrey & Hamilton (2004:142)
Conceptualisation InitialisationImplementationAnalysisInitial findings Formal dissemination Popularisation Research dissemination options Mindmaps Literature reviews Concept papers Research proposals
Conceptualisation InitialisationImplementationAnalysisInitial findings Formal dissemination Popularisation Research dissemination options mm Funding proposals Project website
Conceptualisation InitialisationImplementationAnalysisInitial findings Formal dissemination Popularisation Blogs Twitter Monitoring reports Research dissemination options
Conceptualisation InitialisationImplementationAnalysisInitial findings Formal dissemination Popularisation Research dissemination options Seminars – departmental, faculty, institutional Poster presentations Oral presentations Online conferences
Conceptualisation InitialisationImplementationAnalysisInitial findings Formal dissemination Popularisation Reports to funders Conference presentations Booklet of case studies Online case studies Presentations to stakeholders Research dissemination options
Conceptualisation InitialisationImplementationAnalysisInitial findings Formal dissemination Popularisation Research dissemination options Peer-reviewed conference papers Journal articles – Open Access Special edition Book chapters Book
Conceptualisation InitialisationImplementationAnalysisInitial findings Formal dissemination Popularisation Research dissemination options Newsletters - online Policy briefs Newspaper articles Curriculum materials
Conceptualisation InitialisationImplementationAnalysisInitial findings Formal dissemination Popularisation Research dissemination options Mindmaps Literature reviews Concept papers Research proposals Funding proposals Project website Blogs Twitter Monitoring reports Seminars – departmental, faculty, institutional Poster presentations Oral presentations Online conferences Reports to funders Conference presentations Booklet of case studies Online case studies Presentations to stakeholders Peer-reviewed conference papers Journal articles Special edition Book chapters Book Newsletters - online Policy briefs Newspaper articles Curriculum materials
Curating research & networking Where do you store your research? (self- archiving?) How do you index it? (i.e. Key terms – metatags) How to you make it available for searching?
Conceptualisation InitialisationImplementationAnalysisInitial findings Formal dissemination Popularisation Mindmaps Literature reviews Concept papers Research proposals Funding proposals Project website Blogs Twitter Monitoring reports Seminars – departmental, faculty, institutional Poster presentations Oral presentations Online conferences Reports to funders Conference presentations Booklet of case studies Online case studies Presentations to stakeholders Peer-reviewed conference papers Journal articles Special edition Book chapters Book Newsletters Policy briefs Newspaper articles Curriculum materials Curation Own computer Shared drive Vula site Departmental website Research portal Own blog site Slide Share, You Tube, etc. Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams & Cheryl Brown “So much research, but what about the dissemination?” CHED Faculty Research Committee panel 25 October 2011
Dissemination strategy Dissemination needs to be: – planned from the beginning – aligned with funder requirements – conducted throughout the research cycle – include suitable types/genres of research – target the intended beneficiaries of research – curated more deliberately and accessibly
References Humphrey C & Hamilton E (2004) Is it Working? Assessing the Value of the Canadian Data Liberation Initiative. Bottom Line, 17 (4),
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