• Text-IQ to the Rescue! Making Sense of Open-ended Survey Items in Qualtrics

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    Are you unsure how to analyze or make sense of open-text comments in your survey data? Qualitative data analysis can often feel overwhelming and confusing. Let Text-IQ come to the rescue! This session will give an introduction to Qualtrics’ Text analysis tool, “Text-IQ,” which can help you transform qualitative feedback into actionable topics and themes.…

  • Planning for a successful in IRB or IACUC submission in IRBnet

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    The Institutional Review Board (IRB ) and The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has an important role in university research. One of the roles of the IRB is to help to facilitate and process human subject protocol submission for appropriate approval. One of the roles of  IACUC is to help to facilitate and…

  • Down the Rabbit Hole: Cochrane Library

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    Cochrane Library is best known for Systematic Reviews, but it contains so much more! What are Special Collections? Clinical Answers? Follow your librarian down the rabbit hole and learn how to navigate Cochrane Library to locate some of the highest-level evidence available. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: Describe the…

  • So, You Think You Can Publish? Planning a Teaching and Learning Research Project

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    Do you incorporate evidence-based teaching practices into your course(s) at WesternU? Are you looking for ways to boost your CV with a research publication? Did you know, with a little work, you can turn teaching best practices–aka scholarly teaching–into a publication? Come learn the differences between scholarly teaching, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL),…

  • Planning for a successful IRB or IACUC submission in IRBnet

    Zoom

    The Institutional Review Board (IRB ) and The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has an important role in university research. One of the roles of  the IRB is to help to facilitate and process human subject protocol submission for appropriate approval. One of the roles of  IACUC is to help to facilitate and…

  • Essential Library Services: Literature Searches

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    Welcome to the 2024-25 academic year! This fall, the Pumerantz Library will conduct our “Essential Library Services” series. We are raising awareness of some of our most valuable services for faculty, staff, and administration. The first session in this series is Literature Searches. How much time to you spend searching the literature? Would you like…

  • Research Poster Fundamentals: Key Elements and Design Strategies for Success

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    In this session, we introduce the new CETL Research Poster resource and how to effectively communicate your scholarly work through well-designed research posters. We will also present essential research poster topics like their primary purpose, indispensable components, fundamental design principles, and common mistakes to avoid. By the end of this session, you'll have a solid…

  • Planning for a successful IRB or IACUC submission in IRBnet

    Zoom

    The Institutional Review Board (IRB) and The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has an important role in university research. One of the roles of  the IRB is to help to facilitate and process human subject protocol submission for appropriate approval. One of the roles of  IACUC is to help to facilitate and process…

  • EndNote 21: Efficient Reference Management for Researchers

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    This workshop will introduce participants to EndNote 21, a powerful reference management tool designed to streamline research and citation workflows. Whether you’re new to EndNote or looking to refine your skills, this session will cover essential features, including organizing references, inserting citations into documents, and customizing citation styles.  Attendees will be able to: Download EndNote…

  • Mastering EndNote 2025

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    Stay organized and save time with EndNote 2025! This presentation is designed to introduce users to updates in the newest version of this software and highlight the newest key features. At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to: Download EndNote 2025 (EndNote 22) Utilize AI to identify key takeaways from a PDF/abstract…