Choosing the Right Journal for your Publication (Self-Paced)

Choosing the right journal is a critical—but often difficult—step in the publishing process. Selecting an appropriate journal increases the chances of acceptance, ensures research reaches the right audience, and ultimately maximizes its impact.

This course was designed to meet that challenge. It introduces key topics such as publishing models and costs, includes real-life case studies and hands-on activities, and breaks content into short, flexible lessons (10–15 minutes each) that easily fit into busy schedules.

Find more information in the image below, and use the Access button or QR Code to enroll in the course. This course from Nature Masterclasses is free for JHU faculty and staff when logging into the institutional subscription with your JHED ID.

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Introduction to Education Research Workshop (June 2-5, 2025, Virtual)

Join CTEI for a dynamic, hands-on workshop designed to introduce faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students to the fundamentals of education research. Whether you’re curious about qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods approaches, this interactive experience offers a supportive and collaborative space to explore your ideas and practice key research techniques.

Workshop Details

  • Dates: June 2–5, 2025 (times vary by day)
  • Format: Hybrid
    • In-person registration is full.
    • Limited virtual slots are still available.
  • Instructor: Dr. Melo-Jean Yap, Senior Education Research Consultant, CTEI
  • Audience: Open to JHU and non-JHU participants — faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students
  • Tuition: $400
    • 100% covered by tuition remission for JHU employees
    • Scholarships available for JHU graduate students and postdocs

What You’ll Gain

  • A foundational understanding of education research methods
  • Practical experience designing and conducting small-scale research
  • A supportive, judgment-free environment to explore innovative ideas
  • Connections with a community of educators and researchers

Featured Guest Speakers

  • Joanne Hélouvry, MLIS – JHU Librarian for Cognitive Science, School of Education, Neuroscience & Psychological & Brain Sciences
  • Dr. Dax Ovid – Assistant Professor of Physiology, University of Georgia; expert in mixed methods STEM education research
  • Dr. Shaz Zamore – Assistant Teaching Professor, The ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado Boulder; interdisciplinary researcher bridging science, design, and art

LEARN MORE: Visit the workshop website for additional information.

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Guidance for Hopkins Researchers

Johns Hopkins University created this page to share current information, university guidance, and resources related to changes in the policy landscape for federally funded research.

New information and resources will be shared here as they become available. If you receive any directive from an agency arising from a recent executive order, please contact the JHURA/ORA and your department or divisional leadership.

Consult the JHU Research Support Page to explore opportunities for pivot and bridge grants, which provide short-term support to faculty members following sponsored funding terminations or significant delays in federal grant awards.

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Curating the Classroom: Leveraging Arts-based Pedagogy to Stimulate Dialogue Across Differences (6/26/25, 8a-6p)

A one-day workshop at the Baltimore Museum of Art and Homewood campus to explore how any educator can leverage arts-based learning activities in classrooms and museums to facilitate constructive dialogue.

Levering Great Hall on Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus

Space is limited. To register, contact Jessica Lewis at [email protected]

Turning Tough Conversations into Growth Opportunities (Self-Paced)

Struggling with difficult conversations in academia? Avoiding conflict can lead to unresolved issues and missed opportunities for collaboration. This course equips faculty with the skills to confidently navigate tough discussions, strengthen relationships, and foster a culture of respect. Through interactive case studies, role-playing, and practical strategies, you’ll learn to communicate effectively, manage conflict, and build trust within your academic community. Enroll today and turn challenging conversations into opportunities for growth!

To enroll this course, just click on the “Enroll”  button on the linked page. 

https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/uw/internal/courses/turning-tough-conversations-into-growth-opportunities

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Looking for Support when Writing for a Broad Audience?

The Homewood Writing Center Supports Students and Faculty!

The Writing Center (Gilman Hall 230) is now supporting all faculty as well as undergraduate and graduate students in KSAS and Whiting.  As faculty, you may opt to bring in any writing you are working on, including scholarly and pedagogical writing projects.  Our trained tutors (both undergraduate and graduate students on the Homewood campus) are equipped to help you think through questions of audience and comprehensibility in the writing you do in your field and can provide valuable insight into how your assignments and class handouts are understood by your students. Appointments are available both online and in-person.  For more information or to schedule, click here or contact the Director, Deirdre Vinyard [email protected]. We hope to see you (and your students!) in the Writing Center.

ICYMI: Leveraging your Online Researcher Profile (Recording)

Did you miss Nature Masterclasses latest live webinars on ‘Leveraging Your Online Researcher Profile’, or would you like to revisit some of the insights? No worries! Being a JHU faculty or staff means you can access the full recording and explore a summary of the key takeaways on our platform. 

Learn from our experts as they discuss the critical role of a strong online researcher profile, how and when they look for researchers, and their advice for standing out from the crowd. Access here, using the “Access through your institution” option to take the course FREE as a JHU faculty or staff.

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Courses for Newly Promoted Associate Professors

Creating and Maintaining your Data Management Plan

Data management planning is fundamental for ensuring the quality of research and driving scientific progress, and many funders are therefore making it a mandatory requirement for applicants. But many scientists are still unsure how to go about creating one. In a survey of early-career researchers in Europe, only 25% of respondents had written a data management plan (DMP) before and another 25% did not know what a DMP was. This self-paced module will teach the structure and content of a DMP and how to set up one for your project. Access the course through the link below and select module 2 (Creating and Maintaining your data management plan (DMP))

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