Building on the success of our first virtual symposia held in November 2020, we are pleased to announce the 2nd CAGS Virtual Symposia, to be held from 26-30 April 2021. This free, week-long event will feature six unique webinars addressing various challenges, opportunities, and inflection points in Canadian graduate education, including student empowerment; the use of digital tools and technologies; strategies for collecting, preserving, and sharing data; equitable inclusion and the struggle against anti-black racism. Discussions on these topics will be led by a diverse group of presenters from across Canada, including deans of graduate studies, faculty members, administrators, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career researchers. The goal of this virtual event is to provide a forum for sharing information and experiences, posing questions, and building strategies for adapting to our new environment.
The 2nd CAGS Virtual Symposia will be conducted using the Zoom video conference platform. The webinars are free of charge and registration is open to all deans, associate deans, faculty members, administrators, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. The webinars will be presented in English, and French interpretation will be provided simultaneously through the Zoom platform.
See below for a brief description of the webinars offered in this series and their associated Zoom registration links.
For further information about the 2nd CAGS Virtual Symposia please visit our website or write to Ian.Wereley@cags.ca.
2021 CAGS Virtual Symposia Webinar Summary
Webinar I: Research Data Management (RDM) - The Ins and Outs for Grad Students, Postdocs, and Early Career Researchers
DATE: Tuesday, 27 April 2021
TIME: 12 noon – 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Zoom -- REGISTER HERE
This workshop will introduce graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other early career researchers to the fundamentals of both the Tri-Agency Policy and RDM more broadly as it applies to their own research. Participants will be introduced to such essential RDM concepts as metadata, data management plans, data curation, data deposit, and more.
Webinar II: Adapting Methodologies during the Pandemic using Digital and Arts-Informed Research in the PhD Dissertation: A Dialogue between Supervisor and Supervisees
DATE: Wednesday, 28 April 2021
TIME: 12 noon – 1:30 PM (EDT)
Zoom -- REGISTER HERE
In this panel discussion, I introduce three of my doctoral supervisees, and their adaptations to research using digital and arts-informed methods (AIR). Together, we seek to (i) re-conceptualize traditional models of graduate mentorship, including the digitalized rapport building between supervisor and supervisees, and (ii) reimagine the methodological role of the arts in doctoral research, during a global pandemic.
Webinar III: The Good and the Bad of Black Grad - Episode 2 "Recruit, Retain, and Represent!"
DATE: Wednesday, 28 April 2021
TIME: 12 noon – 1:30 PM (EDT)
Zoom -- REGISTER HERE
In this episode, we’ll ask our panelists who were the key figures who inspired them along their path. Through our discussion we will define characteristics of leaders in our communities and discuss the importance of diversity in positions of power. We will talk about the necessity of Black representation and how institutions begin to think about recruitment of talented Black scholars to Canadian campuses.
Webinar IV: Building Paths of Self-Discovery & Development: Empowering Graduate Students Through a Digital Platform
DATE: Thursday, 29 April 2021
TIME: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Zoom -- REGISTER HERE
This presentation shares the story of the value we place on graduate education and the students that pursue it. The College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies at the University of Saskatchewan shares what led us to create an innovative platform that places an emphasis on graduate students. We will talk about the importance of collaboration, opening to change and knowing when to adapt.
Webinar V: Town Hall with Dr. Ted Hewitt - President of SSHRC
DATE: Friday, 30 April 2021
TIME: 11:00 a.m. – 12 noon (EDT)
Zoom -- REGISTER HERE
In this one-hour virtual Town Hall event, participants will have an opportunity to meet and converse with Dr. Ted Hewitt, President of SSHRC. Dr. Hewitt will provide an update and overview of what is new at SSHRC, and field questions from the audience through a moderated Q&A session.
Webinar VI: Innovation in Research Creation in Art and Design - A Showcase of Graduate Students from Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECUAD)
DATE: Friday, 30 April 2021
TIME: 1:00 – 3:00 PM (EDT)
Zoom -- REGISTER HERE
This online event will be hosted by CAGS and chaired by Steven Lam, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and feature six graduate student panelists. Each panelist will be asked to present for 8 minutes on their research process and creative practice in connection to innovation and research-creation, defined as "an approach to research that combines creative and academic research practices, and supports the development of knowledge and innovation through artistic expression, scholarly investigation, and experimentation." Panelists will be students of the MDes and MFA programs at Emily Carr.
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