Forum - Immigrant Researchers Support Network (IRSN)2024-03-28T11:18:41Zhttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/forum/feed/allWebinar: Practical Strategies for Collecting and Incorporating Client Feedback Datahttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/forum/webinar-practical-strategies-for-collecting-and-incorporating-cli2023-09-29T17:17:57.000Z2023-09-29T17:17:57.000ZElda Daklihttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/members/EldaDakli<div><table border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5"><tbody><tr><td>October 5 2023, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM</td><td><p><a href="http://calendar.newcomernavigation.ca/default/Detail/2023-10-05-1400-Practical-Strategies-for-Collecting-and-Incorporat" target="_blank">Practical Strategies for Collecting and Incorporating Client Feedback Data</a></p><p>Cost: Free</p><p>Registration: <a href="https://rescue.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1wleV1wOSO6lHP5_3NUwRQ?mc_cid=50e104de34&mc_eid=c1ef66de2b#/registration" target="_blank">Webinar Registration - Zoom</a></p><p>"What will this webinar cover?</p><p>Refugee service providers know that collecting and using client feedback data is essential to strong program design and implementation. However, it can be difficult to do effectively, particularly with limited resources. This webinar will focus on practical ways to collect client feedback data and use it to improve services.</p><p>In addition to traditional feedback collection approaches such as surveys and needs assessment, participants will learn about two-way communication strategies that can enable clients to have influence over programs and decisions that impact their lives. Participants will gain an understanding of how to set up client advisory councils, working groups, and focus groups. Finally, the webinar will discuss strategies to close the client feedback loop by sharing with clients how their feedback was used. By the end of the session, attendees will be better equipped to choose strategies that are applicable to their context for effective client engagement.</p><p>Is this webinar for me?</p><p>This webinar is geared toward service providers who are interested in growing their understanding of collecting and incorporating client feedback and/or whose roles may involve program design, monitoring and evaluation, or client engagement. Why should I participate?</p><p>After attending this 60-minute webinar, you will be able to:</p><ul><li>Describe why collecting and using client feedback data is essential for effective services;</li><li>Compare feedback data collection approaches, including two-way communication strategies; and</li><li>Identify ways to use client feedback to improve services and “close the feedback loop.”"</li></ul><p><strong>More workshops and resources on N4 - National Newcomer Navigation Network</strong> | <a href="https://newcomernavigation.ca/" target="_blank">newcomernavigation.ca</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></div>Free online webinar - Social Capital Research Design and Methods - multiple dates Aprilhttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/forum/free-online-webinar-social-capital-research-design-and-methods-mu2023-04-05T22:23:56.000Z2023-04-05T22:23:56.000ZElda Daklihttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/members/EldaDakli<div><div class="event-details__main-inner"><div class="eds-l-mar-bot-8 structured-content"><div class="event-details__section-title"><h2><span style="font-size:10pt;">Thought this might be of interest to members here: </span></h2><h2>About this event</h2></div><div class="has-user-generated-content"><div class="eds-l-mar-vert-6 eds-l-sm-mar-vert-4 eds-text-bm structured-content-rich-text"><div class="eds-text--left"><ul><li>Are you conducting research on social capital?</li><li>Would you like to discuss or get some help with your research design?</li><li>Do you have any problems or challenges with your research design?</li></ul><p>These sessions are a supportive way to learn more about social capital research design and methods. You can connect with people, ask questions, get advice, and discuss ideas or issues.</p><p><strong>Who is this for?</strong></p><p>Although this workshop is focused on PhD students, we welcome anyone conducting research on social capital.</p><p><strong>Who will run the workshop?</strong></p><p>Beverly Sloan has a PhD in Organisational Leadership from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She is a veteran of the United States Air Force with more than 32 years of service. Her leisure activity includes mentoring masters and doctoral candidates on research practices.</p><p><strong>How will the session work?</strong></p><p>In these sessions, we aim to discuss the research process. This includes defining research; discussing research significance, problems, and purposes; examining your worldview and philosophical stance; developing research questions, sub-questions, and hypotheses; and your theoretical or conceptual framework. We will discuss the initial literature review and its purpose in helping you build your initial central research question. We will use the initial research question to guide the preliminary literature review. During the preliminary literature review, we will consider defining your key concepts and how they will drive your overall literature review. As we discuss the literature review, the goal is to refine the research question, identify gaps in the literature, and focus the literature review on the central aspects of your research question. This should also help us develop a good outline for our literature review and identify variables or sub-research questions. Once we understand how the literature review shapes our study, we will move on to research methods and design or our roadmap for collecting data. Then we will move on to data analysis and conclude by combining all the pieces. This will not be a linear process, but it will be a process.</p><p><strong>Access requirements</strong></p><p>We seek to make our events accessible, and this is no exception. If there is something that will help you to engage more effectively in this session, please email us on: events@intsocialcapital.org. Sometimes, it’s the small things that make a big difference, so do email us if you have an access request. We recognise that not all participants are able to attend all sessions for the full duration. You are free to join us and leave at any time during the session. We request that you have your name on Zoom (this can be just a first name) to make it easier for us to facilitate the session and address participants correctly. It helps to have cameras on, but we recognise that sometimes this isn’t possible, for a variety of reasons.</p><h2><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/social-capital-research-design-and-methods-tickets-533895213957">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/social-capital-research-design-and-methods-tickets-533895213957</a></h2><h2> </h2><p> </p><p> </p></div></div></div></div></div></div>Online Course: Research and Front-Line Work with Newcomers to Canadahttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/forum/online-course-research-and-front-line-work-with-newcomers-to-cana2023-01-17T15:11:50.000Z2023-01-17T15:11:50.000ZElda Daklihttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/members/EldaDakli<div><div class="eds-l-mar-vert-6 eds-l-sm-mar-vert-4 eds-text-bm structured-content-rich-text"><div class="eds-text--left"><p> </p><p>Learn how to apply research findings to your own practice and improve services for immigrants, refugees, and people with precarious or no status in Canada.</p><p>The Wellesley Institute is excited to offer a second opportunity to take our new online course, Research and Front-Line Work with Newcomers to Canada. This training is intended to build knowledge and skills among front-line workers and their managers in the Greater Toronto Area in how to design, carry out, and share research with policymakers and other practitioners. Participants will also learn about ways to apply research findings to their own practice. This can improve settlement services and healthcare for immigrants, refugees, and people with precarious or no status in Canada.</p><p><strong>This course is best for those who have little experience with social research and are looking to expand their knowledge. Please register only if you are located within the Greater Toronto Area.</strong></p><p>The facilitated course is offered at no cost and will take place over six weeks, from January 23 to March 3, 2023. Each module takes 60 to 90 minutes, and a new one will become available for review and discussion each week. You can complete the modules at any time during each week, at your own pace.</p><p>1. Research and front-line work with newcomers to Canada</p><p>2. Ethics and relationships in research</p><p>3. Purposes and methods for research</p><p>4. First steps in the research process</p><p>5. Next steps in the research process</p><p>6. Sharing research findings</p><p>Your facilitator will be <a href="https://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/about/staff/emily-mooney/" target="_blank">Emily Mooney</a>, MSW, RSW, Project Lead of the <a href="https://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/community-knowledge-program/" target="_blank">Community Knowledge Program</a> and author of the course. She has reviewed, developed, and facilitated education and training for newcomers and service providers for many years, both online and face to face, and she is excited to share this work with you.</p><p>Please register before noon on Friday, January 20. A few days before the course, you will receive an email with further information and instructions. Contact Emily at emily@wellesleyinstitute.com if you have any questions.</p><p>Spaces are limited, so register today!</p><p>This course is funded by the United Way of Greater Toronto.</p></div></div><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/online-course-research-and-front-line-work-with-newcomers-to-canada-tickets-514955815707">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/online-course-research-and-front-line-work-with-newcomers-to-canada-tickets-514955815707</a></p><p> </p></div>Human Centred Design vs Design Thinking vs Service Design vs UX …. What do they all mean?https://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/forum/human-centred-design-vs-design-thinking-vs-service-design-vs-ux-w2021-07-26T22:55:45.000Z2021-07-26T22:55:45.000ZElda Daklihttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/members/EldaDakli<div><p>Not sure if this is appropriate to post here, so admins please feel free to delete this if not.</p><p>As I explore and try to make sense of the terms, I came across this article on linkedin that attempts to explain them, and thought someone might find them useful. Anyone who works in or has knowledge of any of these, welcome to comment.</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/human-centred-design-vs-thinking-service-ux-what-do-all-simonds/">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/human-centred-design-vs-thinking-service-ux-what-do-all-simonds/</a></p></div>Migrant aspirationshttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/forum/migrant-aspirations2021-02-06T01:43:57.000Z2021-02-06T01:43:57.000ZGemechu Abeshuhttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/members/GemechuAbeshu<div><p>A new artilce (systematic literature review), published recently, summarises drivers of migration-why migrants live thier countries of origin. What do you think?</p><p><a href="https://jorgencarling.medium.com/what-makes-people-want-to-migrate-b91ad7d9ddb0?fbclid=IwAR1BeAdfXy1AqvBzc2fEX9SVmg6t-KHI0BRTPC7C7JJks4djY8pqqerf79o">https://jorgencarling.medium.com/what-makes-people-want-to-migrate-b91ad7d9ddb0?fbclid=IwAR1BeAdfXy1AqvBzc2fEX9SVmg6t-KHI0BRTPC7C7JJks4djY8pqqerf79o</a></p></div>Measuring Development Impacthttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/forum/measuring-development-impact2018-06-14T18:25:06.000Z2018-06-14T18:25:06.000ZAysha Shamsuddinhttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/members/AyshaShamsuddin<div><p> </p>
<p>Hi Everyone</p>
<p>Is it always possible to measure the impact of certain development interventions particularly development research initiatives? Kindly share your perspectives and experiences</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
</div>How good is the Research analysts programs offered in colleges in Ontariohttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/forum/how-good-is-the-research-analysts-programs-offered-in-colleges-in2018-05-24T15:31:38.000Z2018-05-24T15:31:38.000ZAysha Shamsuddinhttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/members/AyshaShamsuddin<div><p>Hi Everyone</p><p>If anyone has attended the Research analyst programs offered in some of the colleges in Ontario, Can you please share your experiences</p><p>Thank you</p></div>Evaluation vs. Research Skillshttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/forum/evaluation-vs-research-skills2018-05-22T04:38:34.000Z2018-05-22T04:38:34.000ZEmal Stanizaihttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/members/EmalStanizai<div><p>Hi everyone!</p>
<p>Can someone tell me what are evaluation skills and how do they differ from research abilities?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
</div>Professional Development Topics for IERshttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/forum/abc-issues2018-05-16T16:37:35.000Z2018-05-16T16:37:35.000ZEmal Stanizaihttps://ImmigrantResearchers.ning.com/members/EmalStanizai<div><p> </p>
<p>Hi everyone!</p>
<p>Can you help me find some potential topics for professional development workshops that we are planning to organize for Internationally Educated Researchers (IERs)?</p>
<p>Here are some examples:</p>
<ul>
<li>Research project management and research funding</li>
<li>Research ethics in the Canadian context</li>
<li>Accessing and utilizing open source data</li>
<li>Introduction to Canadian labor market data</li>
<li>Effective Knowledge Translation Strategies</li>
<li>Evaluation</li>
<li>Use of social media for professional networking</li>
</ul>
<p>Thank you!</p>
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