The document discusses the importance of knowledge mobilization and impact assessment for grant applications and tenure evaluations. It provides an overview of different terms used for knowledge mobilization across disciplines and SSHRC's definition. Examples are given of traditional and non-traditional knowledge mobilization products and initiatives that can demonstrate impact within and beyond academia.

1. Am I making an impact?
Exploring non-traditional knowledge
mobilization products and impact
metrics
Shawna Reibling, Shane Dixon,
Knowledge Mobilization Officer Research Facilitator
Email: sreibling@wlu.ca Email: sdixon@wlu.ca
Twitter: @MobilizeShawna
@LaurierResearch

2. Why is this important?
• Most grant applications now ask for information about how the
findings/results will be communicated and for expected
outcomes
• Some agencies ask for evidence that you’ve successfully
carried out knowledge mobilization in the past
• Award applications ask for evidence of scholarly impact
• For both grant and award applications, agencies are
interested in scholars ability to communicate/influence both
academic and non-academic audiences
• Some universities are now including the impact of research in
T&P assessments
• Influence of the UK “impact” process

3. Knowledge mobilization

4. • KM or KMb (SSHRC)
• Knowledge translation (CIHR),
• Knowledge exchange (CHSRF)
• Knowledge transfer partnerships
(UK)
• Impact (UK)
• Knowledge dissemination
(MSFHR)
• ‘Tech transfer’(S.T.E.M.
disciplines)
• Extension (agriculture)
What is Knowledge mobilization (kmb)?
PeopleResearch

5. New SSHRC “Kmb” definition
The reciprocal and complementary flow and uptake of
research knowledge between researchers, knowledge
brokers and knowledge users —both within and beyond
academia—
in such a way that may benefit users and create positive
impacts within Canada and/or internationally, and,
ultimately, has the potential to enhance the profile, reach
and impact of social sciences and humanities research.
www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/definitions-eng.aspx#km-mc

6. Knowledge mobilization initiatives
• Knowledge mobilization initiatives must address at least one of the
following, as appropriate, depending on research area and project
objectives, context, and target audience:
• Within academia:
– informs, advances and/or improves research agendas; theory;
and/or methods.
• Beyond academia:
– Informs public debate; policies; and/or practice;
– enhances/improves services; and/or
– informs the decisions and/or processes of people in business,
government, the media, practitioner communities and civil
society.
www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/definitions-eng.aspx#km-mc

7. “Integrated”
The researcher engages potential
knowledge users as partners in the
research process. Requires a
collaborative or participatory approach to
research that is action oriented and is
solutions and impact focused.
“End of Grant”
The researcher develops
and implements a plan for
making knowledge users
aware of the knowledge
generated.
Start of
Project
End of
Project
Types of “kmb”

8. “Traditional” “Non-Traditional”
Peer-reviewed article Op-ed piece
Book Graphic novel
Written report Play script
Joint authored report Joint improv cabaret
Conference presentation Town hall discussion
Written pieces Infographic
Teleconference Twitter
Types of “kmb”

9. Examples

10. Selected KMb Products
• Face-to-Face Meetings
• Reports
• Focus groups
• Toolkits
• Models
• Procedures
• Website content
• Online tool
• Policy brief
• Meeting
• Video
• Audio lecture
• Community work
• Advisory committee
• Networking event
• Tweets, blog
• Dinner
• Presentation
• Panel presentation
• Opinion piece
• Interview (tv, radio, written)
• One pager
• Clear language summary
• Journal publication, book, chapter
• Open access publication
• Conference presentation, keynote
• Professional organization publication
• Textbook
• Testifying as an expert
• Lay presentation
• Webinar

12. • Book
• Publications in Journals (top-tier, open access)
• Conference presentations (how many people?
Who will be there?)
• Workshops (tailored to audience)
• Student training
• Classroom
• Community
Popular Tools

13. Services

14. Services

16. www.coalfacer.com

17. Audience (Social)

18. Key message
Method

19. Details of key message

20. Discussion

21. Next
steps
Link to article

23. Research
Speakers Bureau
Legal system
Cabaret
Traditional Media
Public site/ Urban planning
Archive

24. Twitter
Blog
Post
Traditional
Media
Study
recruitment
Study
recruitment
Earth Day

26. Twitter
Blog
Post
Traditional
Media
Study
recruitment
Community
Report

29. • Journal articles must be available through open
access within 12 months of publication.
• How to do this:
1. Pay for it 2.Choose open access journal.
• What is a journal’s copyright policy? Here
http://legacy.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=13486&p=27543 or
http://library.wlu.ca/services/scholarly-communication#tab-tri-
council-tips
Open Access

30. www.scholar.wlu.ca

31. Impact

32. Do alt-metrics count towards T&P?
• Depends on your university

37. Impact of what?
- Article not journal
- “raw science” like datasets, code, and experimental designs.
- Semantic publishing or “nanopublication,” where the citeable unit
is an argument or passage rather than entire article.
- Widespread self-publishing via blogging, microblogging, and
comments or annotations on existing work.

38. Pre-
Print
EXPERTISE

41. GrowKudos.com
Wiley

42. (NOT altmetrics)

50. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/