{"id":491,"date":"2024-11-03T19:37:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T03:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0278\/?p=491"},"modified":"2024-11-03T19:40:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T03:40:04","slug":"research-dissemination-or-how-might-my-research-go-somewhere-other-than-sitting-on-a-bookshelf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0278\/research-dissemination-or-how-might-my-research-go-somewhere-other-than-sitting-on-a-bookshelf\/","title":{"rendered":"Research dissemination (or, how might my research go somewhere other than sitting on a bookshelf)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A little more than 10 years ago, I completed what was then one of the only certification programs in knowledge translation<\/a> in North America. I was working for a leading research university in the field of health care communications. Even then, I understood the importance of disseminating research findings in ways that encouraged application and adoption. Every researcher I ever worked with would agree that having research findings sit on a shelf is not the legacy they would want their work to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, when we were asked this week to think about how we want our research to be disseminated, I appreciated the reminder that thinking of how we might translate knowledge to practice should be part of our overall research planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The topic I am interested in exploring is the impact of human-centered design (HCD) principles on employee engagement and innovation outcomes in workplace training programs. Since my topic touches on workplaces, organizational training, and employee engagement, I think there are potential connections here to academic, industry, member associations, government agencies, and calls for conference presentations or workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if I intended to respond to a call for papers for the Journal of Workplace Learning, <\/a>I need to be familiar with where I can find their call for topics<\/a>, what their author guidelines<\/a> are (including manuscript requirements, declaration of conflict of interest), and any article processing charges<\/a> that may be involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I wanted to share my findings with a professional association, I would seek out the appropriate one(s) and research any conferences that they might be hosting. For example, the Institute for Performance and Learning<\/a> membership is comprised of professionals working in learning and development in the workplace. They host a national conference, and this year, Dr. Elizabeth Childs is among the speakers<\/a> who are presenting. If this were an option I was interested in, I\u2019d contact the association to inquire about future conferences, themes they want to explore, timelines for applications, topics that interest their members. I\u2019d then have to tailor a presentation to suit their format (e.g. workshop or keynote presentation), and length of time provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This part of the research project process is encouraging and a bit nerve-wracking. It\u2019s encouraging me to want to give my applied research project my best effort to produce something truly helpful and applicable to someone; it is also a bit overwhelming to think of presenting findings to people who are knowledgeable in their fields and have many years of experience. I\u2019m excited to begin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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