Knowledge Translation Resources 

The Knowledge Translation resource presented by the CHAIM Centre provides researchers with the tools and links to support their knowledge translation activities. They were selected based on their practicality, ease of use, relevance, or breadth of purpose. 
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These resources are intended for undergraduate or graduate students, postdoctoral or faculty researchers primarily in life sciences and social sciences. Several provide information and approaches for knowledge translation and communication that may be useful in any endeavour to make academic research accessible to a broader population
Getting Started
The University of Ottawa INSITE lab
The University of Ottawa INSITE lab presents a video describing the process of mobilization, as well as its importance and leading models. It includes recommendations and key elements to consider when doing knowledge mobilization.
Research Impact Canada
A comprehensive resource that is ideal for browsing different tools and skills.


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Alan Alda Centre for Communicating Science 
Features numerous skills-based workshops for communicating science to key audiences. Offers professional development graduate certificates in Science Communication.
Changing the Conversation
This project explored how to integrate contemporary museum and social media marketing practices to enhance research dissemination and knowledge transfer between academics and wider publics.
Writing
Minding the Science Gap
A comprehensive practice guide for writing science blog posts.

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Facets Journal
An overview and guide to effective storytelling in science communication.
Sara Elshafie - Science Through Story
This video provides tips on how to transform your research into a compelling visual story.
To Blog or Not to Blog 
​Scientists know much more about their field than is ever published in peer-reviewed journals. Blogs can be a good medium with which to disseminate this tacit knowledge.
Data Visualization
Biorender
Biorender provides many different scientific approved icons to illustrate research and create graphics.
Canva
Canva is an easy to use platform that provides templates to create graphics for social media, reports, and presentations.
Column Five Media
This resource describes the importance of infographics and how to make them.

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Mind the Graph
Provides an easy how-to guide on building compelling graphical abstracts.


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Presentations
Story Maps
Story Maps provides industry-leading software for building engaging multimedia presentations that will capture attention
Multimedia Resources
NPR 
A basic guide to creating a podcast from the ground up.
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Adobe Creative Suite 
Adobe offers many different media editing softwares, such as video, photo, or audio editing.
Policy briefs
International Centre for Policy Advocacy 
An essential guide to writing  policy briefs
Case Studies
Andrew Graham - Queens University 
A how-to guide on writing and formatting case studies.
Canadian Health Adaptations, Innovations, & Mobilization (CHAIM) Centre

Carleton University
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