Statistics Canada provides access to a rich collection of data resources that support research, teaching, policy development, and evidence-based decision-making. From Census data and national surveys to public use microdata […]
The landscape of social media data collection has changed significantly in recent years, creating new challenges and opportunities for researchers interested in studying online platforms. This workshop introduces Zeeschuimer and […]
We use spreadsheet programs for entering, organizing, subsetting, and sorting data, for generating statistics and plots, and more. This course shows you some best practices that will result in fewer […]
Join the Sherman Centre and the Office of Community Engagement for an interactive workshop exploring digital tools and techniques that can enhance community-engaged courses. Through demonstrations, discussion, and hands-on exploration, […]
Researchers and librarians often deal with “messy” data. This could include inconsistent interview transcripts, poorly formatted longitudinal datasets, or standardizing names for an authority file. Preparing this data for analysis […]
This introductory workshop explores how cloud computing can support research projects. Participants will be introduced to the fundamentals of cloud computing and be given the tools for determining when cloud […]
Simple Sabotage was a document written by the US Office of Strategic Services in 1944 to train everyday citizens to thwart the forces of fascism (a resource garnering renewed attention […]
The ability to create effective visualizations of your research impact is a valuable skill when competing for grants, awards, and attention in a crowded research landscape. This hands-on workshop introduces […]
This workshop will introduce the use of the Ollama application to extract text and structured data from images and sound recordings. It will cover installation and operation of Ollama, and […]
Are you applying for research ethics? Are you unsure what your responsibilities are for managing it or trying to figure out what a good way to manage it is? In […]
Apprenez comment transcrire vos entrevues avec Whisper Standalone ou Vibe Transcribe de façon sécuritaire et gratuite lors de cet atelier. Whisper AI ou Vibe Transcribe sont des systèmes de reconnaissance automatique de la parole […]
This session will introduce participants to OpenRefine, a powerful, free and open source tool to work with large datasets. We will quickly work through how to use OpenRefine to effectively […]