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The Risks Of Using Research-Based Evidence In Policymaking
Research
December 6, 2023

The Risks Of Using Research-Based Evidence In Policymaking

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Maintaining Anonymity In Double-Blind Peer Review During The Age of Artificial Intelligence
Research
August 23, 2023

Maintaining Anonymity In Double-Blind Peer Review During The Age of Artificial Intelligence

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Designing Research For Impact
Impact
August 18, 2023

Designing Research For Impact

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Unskilled But Aware: Rethinking The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Science & Social Science
June 15, 2023

Unskilled But Aware: Rethinking The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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Five Ways Altmetrics Are Useful For Academics

Five Ways Altmetrics Are Useful For Academics

Here are five ways I have found Altmetrics to be useful beyond a simple numerical score and just telling us which journal papers are receiving attention.

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Would You Step on Board an IT Project Named Titanic?

Would You Step on Board an IT Project Named Titanic?

This anecdote illustrates the joy of doing this research. It shows that IT project names sometimes exhibit an unexpected twist and can have a completely different effect than anticipated. One project name even surprised us as researchers on this topic.

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How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Psychotherapy

How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Psychotherapy

Machine learning tools like chatbots and virtual assistants can emulate the work of psychologists and psychotherapists and are even helping to address people’s basic therapeutic needs.

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Steps To Effectively Conduct Interdisciplinary Research

Steps To Effectively Conduct Interdisciplinary Research

Reflecting on their work on the recent BIAS project, the authors traced some of the challenges we faced carrying out interdisciplinary research and the strategies we developed to mitigate them.

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Is Wikipedia A Good Academic Resource?

Is Wikipedia A Good Academic Resource?

As research and instruction librarians, we know people have concerns about using Wikipedia in academic work. And yet, in interacting with undergraduate and graduate students doing various kinds of research, we also see how Wikipedia can be an important source for background information, topic development and locating further information.

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Study Highlights Policy Options For Monitoring Academic Freedom Across The European Union

Study Highlights Policy Options For Monitoring Academic Freedom Across The European Union

A study published this month, “How Academic Freedom Is Monitored,” aims to assist STOA in the creation of its monitoring platform. The study, authored by Gergely Kováts and Zoltán Rónay of the European Parliamentary Research Service, reviews the existing approaches used to monitor academic freedom and presents new policy options.

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John Hattie on the Factors That Influence Learning In Schools

John Hattie on the Factors That Influence Learning In Schools

In 2008, I published my book Visible Learning, which aimed to explain what works best to help student learning. At the time, others claimed it was the world’s largest evidence-based study into the factors that improve learning.

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Report Discusses Recommendations For Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Canadian Social Science Research

Report Discusses Recommendations For Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Canadian Social Science Research

To address institutional barriers facing Black researchers, Canada’s Social Science and Humanities Research Council released the report, “Advisory Committee to Address Anti-Black Racism in Research and Research Training.”

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