Note: this workshop was rescheduled from Tues. Nov. 7.

How do you share your research with non-academic audiences? Learn about a number of potential mechanisms you can use for knowledge mobilization, discover how to choose a mechanism that’s appropriate for your audience, and take a deep dive into several popular mechanisms for dissemination, including social media, research summaries, infographics, and media.

Join Elizabeth Shantz, Knowledge Mobilization Manager, Arrell Food Institute [1] for this session.

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Recognize various opportunities for dissemination of research to non-academic audiences
• Select an appropriate option for dissemination to your audience
• List, and apply skills learned related to, popular dissemination mechanisms: Social media, Policy brief or 2-page summary, Infographic or visual summary, Media outreach
• List resources that will help disseminate your research in additional ways

This workshop series is a collaboration between the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance and the Research Innovation Office at the University of Guelph. For more information, contact us at kttadmin@uoguelph.ca [2].