CATTW
&
CFHSS

Special Interdisciplinary Conference

[Version française]

Canadian Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (CATTW)
Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS)

Communicating Knowledge from the Social and Human Sciences to the Public: Perceptions, Practices, and Perspectives

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, UC 142
June 1, 2005

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Program
8:00-8:30
Coffee and Opening Remarks
 
The Role of Media in Knowledge Sharing
Session Chair: Céline Beaudet
8:30-9:00 The (W)Hole Story: Analysing Health and Physical Activity in the Canadian Mass Media from a Holistic Perspective
Sara-Jane Finlay, Centre for Media & Visual Culture, University of Toronto at Missisauga; Guy Faulkner & Stephannie Roy, Faculty of Physical Education & Health, University of Toronto
9:00-9:30 Linking Up the Radio Audience from the Past to the Present
Anne MacLennan, Division of Social Science, York University
9:30-9:45 Coffee Break
 
9:45-10:45 Morning Keynote
Public Knowledge and Scholarly Publishing in a Democratic Age of Information
John Willinsky, University of British Columbia
 
Collaboration, Partnerships, and Networks
Session Chairs: Pamela Grant and Diana Wegner
10:45-11:15 Linking Research, Policy, and Practice on Immigration, Integration, and Diversity: A Case Study of the Metropolis Project's Knowledge Transfer Activities
John Biles and Erin Tolley, Metropolis Project
11:15-11:45 The Utilization of Knowledge in International Development Policymaking: A Case Study on Building the Governance Knowledge Network
Asit Sarkar, David O'Brien, & Kevin Danner, International Centre for Governance and Development, University of Sasketchewan
12:15-1:30 Networking Lunch
 
1:30-2:30 Afternoon Keynote
Risk Talk: Conversation and Communication of Expert Views of Uncertain Dangers
Greg Myers, Lancaster University, UK
 
Civic Engagement and Knowledge Sharing I
Session Chair: Doreen Starke-Meyerring
2:30-3:00 Transforming Research into Practice: A Case Study from Social Work
Anthony Paré, Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
3:00-3:30 Writing between the Academy and the Community: Stories of a Research Study in Social Work
Deborah Knott, Health Sciences Writing Centre, University of Toronto, & Adrienne Chambon, Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
3:30-3:45 Coffee Break
   
Research Directions for Knowledge Communication in the Social and Human Sciences
Session Chair: Céline Beaudet
3:45-4:45 From Granting Council to Knowledge Council - Creating a New Research Environment
Janet Halliwell, Corporate Policy and Planning, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Michael Cobden, University of King's College, Halifax; & Ted Hewitt, University of Western Ontario
   
Civic Engagement and Knowledge Sharing II
4:45-5:15 The Community Law School: A Model for Public Education and Civic Engagement
H. Grant Timms, York University, & Margaret Capes, Community Law School
5:15-5:45 The Challenge of Writing Laws in Plain Language: Moving from Theory to Reality
Lynn Douglas, Department of Justice Canada
   
5:45-6:00 Closing Remarks
Céline Beaudet, Pamela Grant, and Doreen Starke-Meyerring

 

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