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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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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 7: Rethinking Consent and AI

Season 8 Episode 7. In this episode Elizabeth chats with Jane Bailey, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa and co-leader of the Rethinking Consent Project, to explore why the individual informed consent model is struggling to keep up with how data is used in AI and digital environments.

3 days ago

Season 8 Episode 6: Indigenous Governance, Digital Sovereignty and AI Policy

Season 8 Episode 6. In this episode Elizabeth chats with Jonathan Dewar, Chief Executive Officer of the First Nations Information Governance Centre and a member of the inaugural board of directors of the National Council for Reconciliation, to explore Indigenous governance principles in AI.

Nov 4

Season 8 Episode 5: Health Policy and AI

Season 8 Episode 5. In this episode Elizabeth chats with Kumanan Wilson, Chief Scientific Officer at Bruyere Health Research Institute, internal medicine physician at the Ottawa Hospital, and co-founder of Canimmunize, at unpack AI and health.

Oct 28

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