JointHealth™ express January 25, 2018
Free webinar – Blogging as a Vessel for Knowledge Translation: Turning Numbers into Narrative
KT Connects Knowledge Translation Webinar Series speaker, Natasha Kolida, will focus on the medium of blogging and how to make scholarly work accessible to the general population and/or a target population using this creative outlet.
The Michael Smith Foundation of Health Research and Arthritis Research Canada have partnered to co-develop and host a series of monthly expert-led, beginner-level knowledge translation (KT) training webinars with the goal of developing a sustainable resource for researchers and trainees to learn knowledge and skills that will enable them to develop KT practice in their work.
Webinar Topic: Blogging as a Vessel for Knowledge: Turning Numbers into Narrative
Speaker: Natasha Kolida, M.Ed. UBC; Founder, Redefining Bipolar
Date and time: Friday, January 26, 2018 from 12:00pm-1:00pm (PST) Register: Please click here to register for this free webinar
About the webinar
This webinar is an introduction to creative media and knowledge translation meant for use as research-to-practice or educational purposes. Specifically, it will focus on the medium of blogging and how to make scholarly work accessible to the general population and/or a target population using this creative outlet. Key topics of discussion will include dismantling the knowledge translation process, building a narrative, understanding language and purpose, logistics, and ethics. The webinar is tailored for researchers and health professionals, and will focus on mental health and mental illness for examples.
Learning objectives:
Natasha Kolida recently obtained her Master’s degree in Human Development, Learning, and Culture from the University of British Columbia. Her degree focused on mental health and mental illness education, anti-stigma efforts, and the process of power of knowledge translation and mobilization. Currently, Natasha works at Coast Mental Health as a part of the Transitional Employment Program team. She lives well with bipolar disorder and is a major advocate for improving the quality of life for people living with mental illnesses and decreasing stigma by openly discussing her condition.”
Free webinar – Blogging as a Vessel for Knowledge Translation: Turning Numbers into Narrative
KT Connects Knowledge Translation Webinar Series speaker, Natasha Kolida, will focus on the medium of blogging and how to make scholarly work accessible to the general population and/or a target population using this creative outlet.
The Michael Smith Foundation of Health Research and Arthritis Research Canada have partnered to co-develop and host a series of monthly expert-led, beginner-level knowledge translation (KT) training webinars with the goal of developing a sustainable resource for researchers and trainees to learn knowledge and skills that will enable them to develop KT practice in their work.
Webinar Topic: Blogging as a Vessel for Knowledge: Turning Numbers into Narrative
Speaker: Natasha Kolida, M.Ed. UBC; Founder, Redefining Bipolar
Date and time: Friday, January 26, 2018 from 12:00pm-1:00pm (PST) Register: Please click here to register for this free webinar
About the webinar
This webinar is an introduction to creative media and knowledge translation meant for use as research-to-practice or educational purposes. Specifically, it will focus on the medium of blogging and how to make scholarly work accessible to the general population and/or a target population using this creative outlet. Key topics of discussion will include dismantling the knowledge translation process, building a narrative, understanding language and purpose, logistics, and ethics. The webinar is tailored for researchers and health professionals, and will focus on mental health and mental illness for examples.
Learning objectives:
- Examine blogging as a creative method for making scholarly work more accessible
- Explore the impact of blogging as a research dissemination activity
- Consider the value and complexity of narrative in relation to research implementation
Natasha Kolida recently obtained her Master’s degree in Human Development, Learning, and Culture from the University of British Columbia. Her degree focused on mental health and mental illness education, anti-stigma efforts, and the process of power of knowledge translation and mobilization. Currently, Natasha works at Coast Mental Health as a part of the Transitional Employment Program team. She lives well with bipolar disorder and is a major advocate for improving the quality of life for people living with mental illnesses and decreasing stigma by openly discussing her condition.”
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