Author Archives: cconley

8 Conditions When Research is Put Into Practice: More Lessons From Health Care

Posted on October 22, 2014

In Health Care putting research into practice can be high stakes. Changing routines and practices as a result of new findings often has direct impacts on the health, treatment or recovery of patients. A significant contribution to the study of … Continue reading →

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A look at Twitter and #OERS14

Posted on February 20, 2014

This was the ninth year for the Ontario Education Research Symposium which is organized by the Ontario Education Research Panel.  As with previous years it was a wonderful venue to share research, explore new collaborations and expand networking opportunities.  Throughout … Continue reading →

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In the Edlines…

Posted on December 10, 2012

“Edlines” is a new page that features links for current education research, resources, and discussions.  As new links are added, older links will move further down the page. A link to the Edlines page can be found at the top … Continue reading →

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Data Vis … The Movie

Posted on October 3, 2012

A few years ago I learned 2 important tricks to navigating a movie theatre: 1)      Ask how full the theatre is when you purchase your ticket.  Finding a single seat is easy, two seats is usually no problem, but when … Continue reading →

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The 3,4,5’s of Informed Consent

Posted on September 20, 2012

In the midst of the demands and responsibilities of a new school year, education researchers are immersed in logistical considerations for projects starting (or continuing) in 2012-2013.  An important consideration for every research project is the issue of consent which, … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Healthcare Slopegraph – A Python implementation

Posted on June 6, 2012

Last summer I shared an adaptation of Tufte’s slopegraph using data from the  Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences‘ (ICES) 2011 Quality Monitor report in the post Education and Health Care – Using Slopegraphs to Understand Complex Systems.  While this initial … Continue reading →

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Census 2011: Ontario Population Pyramid

Posted on June 1, 2012

Statistics Canada has released the Age and Sex data set for 2011.  A traditional visualization for this kind of data is the population pyramid.   The population pyramid is a modified version of a stacked bar chart with the division between … Continue reading →

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