Hosted by Lauren Burrows, education and inclusion coordinator and Shilan.

• Open to people who self-identify as Black.
• Healing space includes support space, grounding activities, collective care and action-organizing opportunities.
• Held every Thursday, beginning June 11 through July 2 from 4 to 5 p.m. EST

Register in advance for this space using your @wlu.ca or @mylaurier.ca email address.

Hosted by Lauren Burrows, education and inclusion coordinator and Shilan.

• Open to people who self-identify as Black.
• Healing space includes support space, grounding activities, collective care and action-organizing opportunities.
• Held every Thursday, beginning June 11 through July 2 from 4 to 5 p.m. EST

Register in advance for this space using your @wlu.ca or @mylaurier.ca email address.

Join us online for a Lean In Circle, a small group of up to 20 women entrepreneurs who meet regularly to support one another and learn new skills. Organized by the Laurier Women Entrepreneurship Centre. Open to women entrepreneurs at all stages of business. Open discussion covering a variety of topics such as goal setting, strategic planning during downtime, digital marketing, partnering and collaborations in tough times, as well as your suggested topics.

This workshop introduces students to strategies for developing an effective presentation. We’ll talk about things to consider when planning a presentation including goals, organization, and the creation of visual aids.

To join this workshop, login to MyLearningSpace and select "Learning Skills and Development Online" from your list of courses. From the course main page, scroll to the bottom of the page to find the link to the Live Classroom. Then sign in to the room with your name as a guest user.

If you have any trouble accessing the Live Classroom, please e-mail lbwritelearn@wlu.ca.

Have questions? We're here to help! Get instant answers when you join our team live online in Laurier Life. Drop in at any point in the hour and ask us questions that are on your mind.

Brantford: 

• July 8 from 2 to 3 p.m.
• July 22 from 2 to 3 p.m.
• Aug. 5 from 2 to 3 p.m.
• Aug. 19 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Waterloo: 

• July 8 from 1 to 2 p.m.
• July 22 from 1 to 2 p.m.
• Aug. 5 from 1 to 2 p.m.
• Aug. 19 from 1 to 2 p.m.

R is a powerful and open-source software package for statistical analysis that is, by some measures, becoming the standard for data analysis in the private, public and academic sectors. Its strengths are its open nature, flexibility, its capacity to produce compelling and informative graphics and the thousands of users that produce an astonishing array of packages that enable the software to perform statistical analyses.

This day-long session will introduce participants to R tailored to their topics of interest and level of familiarity with statistics and data analysis. Topics will include basic data management strategies, producing descriptive and bivariate statistics, the linear and generalized linear model and data visualization. 

Prerequisites:
This is a beginner course, and therefore does not require any specific prerequisites. An introductory statistics class would be beneficial, as would some experience working with a computer programming language. A lack of either of these experiences will not hinder your success in the course.

Prepare:
Please pre-install the software on your own device so you can follow along.

Instructor:
Derek Gray

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Very few people use data and quantitative analysis because they want to promote racist or sexist ideas. However, it’s very easy to accidentally fall into these traps, particularly when there’s so much talk about the objectivity of evidence.

It’s really easy to make mistakes when using data. A working understanding of how to incorporate ethics and equity into data products is essential for anyone conducting data analysis or making decisions based on data analysis.

This workshop will guide learners hands-on through the process of learning to identify inequity and hidden bias at seven key stages of the data product lifecycle. This is an interactive skill-building workshop that delivers a seven-step process, real-world examples at each step and hands-on exercised accessible to both data analysts and C-Suite decision-makers.

We will work with real world examples including the current COVID-19 crisis, the integration of Syrian refugees into Canada, and social impact projects around the globe.

This lively, interactive workshop offers tools and materials for visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. The workshop is based on stories drawn from the real world designed to illustrate why the materials are relevant and directly meaningful to the participant’s lives. Hands-on activities are provided so that abstract ideas are brought down to a concrete level.

Participants leave with checklists as well as an individually crafted plan of their first step in applying the skills they learned in their work.

Prerequisites:
None

Instructor:
Heather Krause

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Get your questions answered about studying in Canada by a panel of current international students and connect with staff from our Laurier International office. Register in advance to access this webinar.

Ethnography is known as a qualitative research method often used by cultural anthropologists during their extensive fieldwork trips around the world. However, we'll be learning about those ethnographic techniques and approaches that have become popular in North American workplaces and are similar to the tools used by user experience designers and researchers.

Participants in this 1-day workshop will learn about participant observation, ethnographic writing, ethnographic interviews, genealogical research, and auto-ethnography techniques. In addition to learning ethnographic methods, participants will learn qualitative coding techniques associated with content analysis. This session provides an overview of how to select and apply codes, the strengths and weaknesses of different analytical approaches, and best practices when interpreting ethnographic data. Throughout the workshop, participants will work through case studies and in-class projects. You will learn methods and techniques that can be used in the workplace or as a supplement to other research methods.

Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of qualitative research methods. This session is appropriate for junior researchers, or researchers looking to integrate ethnography as a new research method. 

Prepare:
Complete a Google Form providing on the MyLearningSpace platform prior to attending workshop (7 days) to allow the instructor to tailor the course content. Participants will be emailed with instructions.

Instructor:
Jennifer Long

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This one-day introductory workshop will teach students the fundamentals of how to create R Markdown scripts to create reproducible reports and presentations in various formats (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, HTML). Students will gain experience constructing several reports from data sets provided to the class.

Prerequisites:
This class is appropriate for attendees with experience using R and RStudio who want to create reproducible data analyses and reports that can be shared with a large audience.

Instructor:
Greg Rousell

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Intercultural refers to the meeting of two or more people embodying different cultural contexts. As our world becomes more complex and interconnected, intercultural interaction has increasingly become part of our daily lives.

The ability to communicate across difference is not the sole domain of diplomats or international businesspeople, but a critical life skill for everyone. Developing intercultural skills is important for success in your chosen career, satisfaction in your relationships with others, and to sustain peaceful and harmonious relationships both locally and globally. To relate across difference goes beyond tolerance to an appreciation of diverse perspectives with an ability to leverage difference to grow and create solutions for our changing contexts.

This workshop is based on an experiential learning model and your active participation will be an important element of your learning. The workshop will introduce theoretical models of intercultural learning, as well as practical tools that you can implement in your daily practice.

Prerequisites:
None (beginner level)

Instructors:

• Anne-marie Joy Henry
• Ben Yang
• Phyllis Power
• Mike Boylan

Registration.
Cost and discount options.

This session is for parents and supporters of incoming Golden Hawks to learn more about what life is like for your student at Laurier. Register in advance to access this webinar.

Learn more at students.wlu.ca/laurier-101.

This 1-day workshop is ideal for anyone working, or planning to work, with survey data. This workshop introduces basic skills in data analysis using SPSS. The day will mix discussion of statistical analysis principles (e.g. variables, formulating hypotheses, levels of measurement, univariate statistics, bivariate statistics, etc.) with hands-on training. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to import data into SPSS, recode variables, generate tables, and execute some basic descriptive analysis.

New free licence for registrants: After you register, you will be provided with a software licence to use for the month of July 2020.

Prerequisites:
No background in research methods or statistical analysis is required.

Instructor:
Anthony Piscatelli

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This 1-day workshop is geared toward those hoping to gain a basic understanding of regression analysis using SPSS. The workshop will start with simple bivariate linear regression and move onto multivariate regression with continuous, discrete and binary dependent variables. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to import data into SPSS, recode variables, run regression models and interpret results.

New free licence for registrants: After you register, you will be provided with a software licence to use for the month of July 2020.

Prerequisites:
This session offers training in advanced techniques. It is required that participants have a solid understanding of basic concepts in quantitative methodology, such as variable scales (nominal, ordinal, continuous), and should have a basic understanding of the meaning of inferential statistics (e.g., “statistical significance”). Most importantly, students should have a background in basic SPSS usage and coding. Intermediate level of knowledge

Prepare:
Please pre-install the software on your own device so you can follow along.

There will be a manual for particiapants to review beforehand on the MyLearningSpace platform; instructions will be emailed to you.

Instructor:
Andre Perella

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Are you working on a research project and wonder how you can share your findings to a wider audience? Are you considering creative ways of reporting your results to participants, industry, or the general public? An infographic is one way of sharing your project’s key take-aways clearly and effectively. Infographics can be customized to a variety of audiences and can be shared digitally and in print, making them a good option for summarizing large volumes of information with maximum reach. (Plus, they are fun to make!)

In this workshop, you will learn the purposes, key principles and approaches to creating clear infographics. A variety of examples will be shared to demonstrate the range of ways infographics can serve your knowledge sharing needs. You will engage in activities to practice creating components of an infographic and will learn about different types of software you can use to develop infographics for your research.

Prerequisites:
A basic understanding of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint is required. This course is designed for beginners and no previous experience with infographics is required.

Prepare:
No preparation is required. Have your computer with Microsoft Word & PowerPoint installed and/or paper/pen ready to practice mapping out components of an infographic. It may also be helpful to reflect on any existing projects you are working on and consider the role/impact an infographic might have in your work (however, this is not required).

Instructor:
Courtney Arseneau

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In the current era of multiple converging crises impacting our society, friends, families and communities, it is clearly critical for social change advocates to find ways to ‘get the word out’ more effectively on how best to respond, building toward a more just and sustainable society. The current coronavirus pandemic puts additional restrictions on the potential mediums of response, as physical distancing is encouraged and more and more people move to online modes of communication.

Film-based storytelling is uniquely positioned to communicate the current crises and potential responses, and can reach large audiences who are already presently engaging online.

This online workshop will focus on filmmaking approaches that can be applied in the current situation, providing participants with the opportunity to develop their own powerful short film story to share. This will include a practical exploration of core strategies for film pre-production (concept / story development), production (shooting the film) and post production (editing, polishing and distribution).

The workshop aims to give participants an in-depth understanding of creating a strong short film from start to finish that speaks to the issues of concern to you and your community, connects emotionally with your viewers, and helps move your target audience to action.

Who is this for? Anyone interested in using film as a mode of knowledge mobilization for community-based work, providing you have permission to share it.

Prepare:
Ideally, please have a story in mind, but this is not required.

Instructor:
Kai Reimer-Watts

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We have gathered together a group of professors to answer your questions and provide their insights and advice for being successful in your first year. Email the questions you would like a professor to answer during the panel to laurier101@wlu.ca. Register in advance to access this event.

• Waterloo: July 20 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
• Brantford: July 21 from 3 to 4 p.m.

Qualitative data analysis (QDA) turns qualitative information (i.e. words, artistic expressions) into research findings. It is the process through which we identify, explain, interpret, and make sense of stories, text and images.

This workshop offers an overview of concepts, approaches and strategies in QDA with a focus on interview data. It provides a comprehensive introduction to thematic analysis, a method that is broadly applicable and widely used.

By the end of this day, you will have a better understanding of how to plan for QDA, be familiar with basic coding techniques, know how to ensure your findings are trustworthy, and be ready to start analysing.

This is a hands-on workshop; you will have opportunity to practice your new knowledge and skill by working with sample data provided online.

Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of qualitative methods. This workshop is appropriate for academics and professionals alike.

Prepare:
Prior thinking about the type of data that may be collected (if participants have a project in mind) would be helpful.

If possible, read Braun, V. & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3, 77 – 101.

Instructor:
Katie Cook

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We have gathered together a group of professors to answer your questions and provide their insights and advice for being successful in your first year. Email the questions you would like a professor to answer during the panel to laurier101@wlu.ca. Register in advance to access this event.

• Waterloo: July 20 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
• Brantford: July 21 from 3 to 4 p.m.

This workshop will help students practice the skills of effective oral presentation including awareness of non-verbal communication. We will also briefly talk about strategies for effective group presentations.

To join this workshop, login to MyLearningSpace and select "Learning Skills and Development Online" from your list of courses. From the course main page, scroll to the bottom of the page to find the link to the Live Classroom. Then sign in to the room with your name as a guest user.

If you have any trouble accessing the Live Classroom, please e-mail lbwritelearn@wlu.ca.

This 1-day workshop is suitable for people working with qualitative data. The first half will cover basic usage of NVIVO software, organizing data and/or literature, basic coding, and methodological considerations. The afternoon portion will cover intermediate-advanced usage of NVIVO such as, creating a codebook, querying/quantifying data, coding audio/video, organizing classifications, and data visualization.

This workshop is taught using an interactive approach and attendees will be able to practice their skills using NVIVO. Individuals are encouraged to bring a working dataset (e.g. transcripts from interviews or focus groups) or a selection of literature. If you do not have current data or relevant literature to review, a sample transcript and literature will be provided.

New free licence for registrants: After you register, you will be provided with a software licence to use for the month of July 2020.

Prepare:
Please pre-install the software on your own device so you can follow along.

Instructor:
Charlie Davis

Registration.
Cost and discount options.

Intercultural refers to the meeting of two or more people embodying different cultural contexts. As our world becomes more complex and interconnected, intercultural interaction has increasingly become part of our daily lives.

The ability to communicate across difference is not the sole domain of diplomats or international businesspeople, but a critical life skill for everyone. Developing intercultural skills is important for success in your chosen career, satisfaction in your relationships with others, and to sustain peaceful and harmonious relationships both locally and globally. To relate across difference goes beyond tolerance to an appreciation of diverse perspectives with an ability to leverage difference to grow and create solutions for our changing contexts.

This workshop is based on an experiential learning model and your active participation will be an important element of your learning. The workshop will introduce theoretical models of intercultural learning, as well as practical tools that you can implement in your daily practice.

Prerequisites:
None (beginner level)

Instructors:

• Anne-marie Joy Henry
• Ben Yang
• Phyllis Power
• Mike Boylan

Registration.
Cost and discount options.

Have questions? We're here to help! Get instant answers when you join our team live online in Laurier Life. Drop in at any point in the hour and ask us questions that are on your mind.

Brantford: 

• July 8 from 2 to 3 p.m.
• July 22 from 2 to 3 p.m.
• Aug. 5 from 2 to 3 p.m.
• Aug. 19 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Waterloo: 

• July 8 from 1 to 2 p.m.
• July 22 from 1 to 2 p.m.
• Aug. 5 from 1 to 2 p.m.
• Aug. 19 from 1 to 2 p.m.

The workshop is designed to have fun while reflecting on what we know about mobilizing communities and meaningfully engaging them in community-based participatory research (CBPR).

The key objectives are: a) Acquiring new bold ideas about working with diverse community members in health CBPR; b) Sharing tips to face the digital divide; c) Inspiring and supporting patients, leaders, students and colleagues with CBPR ideas; and d) Discussing ideas on how to show the world your work, what we call Knowledge Transfer/Translation and Exchange.

Given the times we live in, we will use examples, comparisons and contrasts between the 1980s AIDS epidemic (which I lived in the flesh) and COVID19. We will reflect on why those comparisons/contrasts matter when doing research and in public health.

The workshop consists of a three-hour meeting online before the full day online workshop. This way, we make time to meet each other before the full day workshop, to explore the hub (MyLearningSpace platform) together, and to play with unruly technology.

The one-day workshop is a combination of lecturettes (gay short lectures) and activities designed to dip our toes into possible CBPR designs, complications, attitudes, and ways to express and disseminate all aspects of health CBPR.

Prepare:
Knowledge of the basic terms of CBR is desirable. Explore www.uwow.ca.

Instructor:
Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco

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Learn to making connections between your research or expertise and policy and practice so that your work can have an impact on the audience(s) you want to target. This workshop will take you through a planning process to craft your message and share your research with the audience you want to reach. You will answer questions such as, who will be acting on the findings of your evaluation and has the authority to make decisions? Who is affected by changes to your program? How will results be shared to different stakeholders?

Prepare:
Have a summary ready of the knowledge, research, or information you want to mobilize.

Instructor:
Shawna Reibling

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The workshop is designed to have fun while reflecting on what we know about mobilizing communities and meaningfully engaging them in community-based participatory research (CBPR).

The key objectives are: a) Acquiring new bold ideas about working with diverse community members in health CBPR; b) Sharing tips to face the digital divide; c) Inspiring and supporting patients, leaders, students and colleagues with CBPR ideas; and d) Discussing ideas on how to show the world your work, what we call Knowledge Transfer/Translation and Exchange.

Given the times we live in, we will use examples, comparisons and contrasts between the 1980s AIDS epidemic (which I lived in the flesh) and COVID19. We will reflect on why those comparisons/contrasts matter when doing research and in public health.

The workshop consists of a three-hour meeting online before the full day online workshop. This way, we make time to meet each other before the full day workshop, to explore the hub (MyLearningSpace platform) together, and to play with unruly technology.

The one-day workshop is a combination of lecturettes (gay short lectures) and activities designed to dip our toes into possible CBPR designs, complications, attitudes, and ways to express and disseminate all aspects of health CBPR.

Prepare:
Knowledge of the basic terms of CBR is desirable. Explore www.uwow.ca.

Instructor:
Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco

Registration.
Cost and discount options.

Learn about applying for scholarships, bursaries and completing your OSAP application. Parents and supporters are welcome to join students on this webinar.

Register in advance to access this webinar.

Learn more at students.wlu.ca/laurier-101.

Get a sneak peak of a university lecture by attending one or more from our summer lecture series! You must register in advance to attend a lecture.

• The Magical (Medieval) World of Harry Potter: July 16 from 3 to 4 p.m.
• Fantasy and the Fantastic: July 28 from 4 to 5 p.m.
• Introduction to Business Models: August 5 from 3 to 4 p.m.
• "Fake News" or the Real Deal?: August 6 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Learn more at students.wlu.ca/laurier-101.

Take this opportunity to hear from current students about what it's really like to be a Laurier Golden Hawk. Our senior student panel will be live to share their experiences and provide advice on how they navigated their first year of university.

• Brantford: July 29 from 7 to 8 p.m.
• Waterloo: July 30 from 7 to 8 p.m.

Learn more at students.wlu.ca/laurier-101.

Take this opportunity to hear from current students about what it's really like to be a Laurier Golden Hawk. Our senior student panel will be live to share their experiences and provide advice on how they navigated their first year of university.

• Brantford: July 29 from 7 to 8 p.m.
• Waterloo: July 30 from 7 to 8 p.m.

Learn more at students.wlu.ca/laurier-101.