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Toolkit for academic policy impact

Explore the resources available for academics looking to influence public policy using academic evidence and research.

Learn how to identify your policy audience and policy window, develop a policy-focused communication plan, write a policy brief or policy paper, and work with journalists to convey your message through interviews, op-eds, and social media.

Toolkit for Academic Policy Impact

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Research questions in communication research

Professor Dubois covers the building blocks of academic research questions, hypotheses, and variables in a communications context.

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English transcription
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Workshops on podcasting

Webinar & handout

Introduction to podcast accessibility

Learn accessibility basics to ensure people can easily access, use, and learn from your podcast.

Intro to Podcast Accessibility

Webinar & handout

Introduction to podcast analytics

Tracking metrics like downloads, top episodes, and play-through rates helps you understand your audience and plan future content.

Intro to Podcast Analytics

Other tools

Document

Evaluating academic YouTube videos

Learn how to find and evaluate credible, engaging, and accessible YouTube videos for college and university classes.

Evaluating YouTube videos (PDF, new tab)

Document

Political communication course outline

CMN/POL 3133 Fall 2020
3rd year undergraduate class at the University of Ottawa

Course syllabus (Google doc)

Presentations, panel discussions, and more

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Defending Canadian democracy from cyber attacks

Citizenship in a Connected Canada Virtual Book Launch

Competition issues in digital ecosystems

Election 2019: Democracy and manipulation in the internet age

Federal election forum on internet policy at Canadians Connected 2019

Alex Trebek Distinguished Lecture Series with Lisa LaFlamme

From flies to file storage: Policy issues in the life-cycle of explanatory journalism

Online manipulation techniques in 4 minutes

Breaking the news: How bots, trolls and other media manipulators threaten our politics

Videos

The Wonks and War Rooms Podcast

Season 8 Episode 4: AI and Higher Education

Season 8 Episode 4. In this episode Elizabeth chats with Shaily Gebethner, a part-time professor at the University of Ottawa's in the Faculty of Education and Director of International Programs at Ecole Des Langues ABCE, to unpack AI in higher education.

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Season 8 Episode 3: Ethics, Engineering and AI

Season 8 Episode 3. In this episode Elizabeth chats with Jason Millar, a professor in the School of Engineering, Design and Teaching Innovation in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa, and Canada Research Chair in the Ethical Engineering of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, to unpack ethical engineering in AI.

Oct 14

Season 8 Episode 2: The Information Environment, Philosophy, and AI

Season 8 Episode 2. In this episode Elizabeth chats with Étienne Brown who is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa. From recommending algorithms to AI chatbots, Étienne has spent the last ten years exploring how the fight over attention is reshaping democratic discourse and why he thinks AI products should face safety review before release.

Oct 7

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