Identifying Outdated Research Notions (Virtual Event)

Students, and sometimes even instructors, may have a wide range of misconceptions or outdated notions when it comes to information searching and research assignments. In this workshop, participants will learn about some common, but outdated, understandings about how to find, evaluate and use information as part of the research process. Participants will also collaborate in […]

President’s Research Excellence Program Briefing (Virtual)

The President's Research Excellence (PRE) program provides seed support to catalyze and accelerate multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary or convergent research teams pursuing external funding by investing in Ohio State research through two tiers of grants  The Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge is accepting Letters of Intent for the fall funding round for both Accelerator (up to $50,000) and Catalyst […]

Identifying Outdated Research Notions (Virtual Event)

Students, and sometimes even instructors, may have a wide range of misconceptions or outdated notions when it comes to information searching and research assignments. In this workshop, participants will learn about some common, but outdated, understandings about how to find, evaluate and use information as part of the research process. Participants will also collaborate in […]

Academic Research and the Expert-Novice Gap: Helping Students Understand the Purpose of Research (Virtual Event)

Experienced researchers tend to think about research as an ongoing and iterative process in which individual researchers contribute their findings to an ongoing conversation within or across disciplines. However, as novice researchers, students may have a very different understanding of the purpose of research. The lack of a shared understanding of the goals and process […]

Qualitative Research Design (Workshop)

18th Avenue Library 175 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH, United States

Join us in the Research Commons as we welcome Visiting Professor and Digital Services Librarian Dr. Taiwo Lasisi. In this workshop, Dr. Lasisi will discuss the fundamentals of Qualitative Research Design and give an introduction on how to conduct a qualitative research data collection and analysis. Register

Crane Research Forum: The Double-Edged Sword of AI Use: Implications for Early Childhood Education (Zoom)

Join us virtually for the October Crane Research Forum as Dr. Jennifer Chen discusses the positive and negative aspects of utilizing artificial intelligence for early childhood education and children’s learning. Dr. Jennifer Chen, professor and chair of the Department of Early Childhood Education at Kean University With the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) use, it is […]

I Don’t Know What That Means: Helping Students Understand the Language of Research (Virtual Event)

What is a scholarly source? What is peer review? What is a literature review? In many ways, learning to be an effective information researcher requires students to learn another language. There are many terms that instructors regularly incorporate into their instructions for research or inquiry-based assignments that may be unfamiliar to students. In addition, the […]

Tableau for Research (Workshop)

Research Commons 3rd Floor, 175 W. 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH

Workshop level: Beginner The Research Commons Tableau for Research workshop introduces Ohio State faculty and graduate students to Tableau, a no-code, drag and drop solution for creating visually engaging and impactful data visualizations. Workshop participants will learn to: Navigate the Tableau workspace and develop strategies for locating and critically evaluating freely available data; Connect, shape and prepare […]

Basics of Qualitative Coding (Virtual Event)

This workshop focuses on the theory of coding qualitative data using qualitative statistical packages like NVivo and MAXQDA. The workshop will start by briefly introducing what qualitative research method entails. It will also outline what qualitative coding is and introduce methods of qualitative data analysis, including when such methods can be adapted and how they […]

Get to Know Metro (In-Person)

1929 Kenny Rd.

You are invited to attend the Metro Schools annual “Get to Know Metro” event for Ohio State faculty and staff on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 9-11 a.m. All faculty and staff who may have an interest in collaborating with Metro in outreach, instruction, educational research, or broader impacts of research are welcome to attend. Metro […]