Using open online resources for learning and teaching qualitative analysis
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Using open online resources for learning and teaching qualitative
analysis
Graham R Gibbs, University of Huddersfield
Colm Crowley, University of Greenwich
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Outline of Session
• Part 1. What’s available– Key websites with teaching resources for
qualitative methods.
• Part 2. Hands on use of REQUALLO materials
• Part 3. Discussion
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National Centre for Research Methods• Supported by ESRC
• Reports, PowerPoints, audio and video of conference presentations.
• E.g. Video from RMFestivals
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ESDS Qualidata
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Realities
• ESRC/NCRM project
• E.g. video resources
• Toolkits
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Methods@Manchester
• Lots of Camtasia recordings (slides and audio) of presentations.
• Aimed at Postgraduates
• Some video too.– E.g. video on Qual Res– Camtasia recordings of presentations
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You Tube and Vimeo
• Video from around the world.
• Variable quality and relevance.
• Some famous faces (e.g. David Silverman, Barney Glaser, Alan Bryman)
• Not the same amount of material as, say statistics
• But good for CAQDAS (NVivo, Atlas.ti, MAXQDA).
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iTunes University YouTube University
• iTunes– Hard to find content. No good metadata– Often shovelware– Open U has some material
• YouTube University– Easier to find– E.g. The Phenomenological Perspective– Language and Discourse
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V-Resort
• At University of Nottingham
• Focus on education, but research methods of more general interest
• Requires IE and Flash player.
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TQRMUL
• TQRMUL Dataset Teaching Resources. • Audio and video of five interviews with undergraduate
students on the subject of friendship.• Designed to enable both immediate play and download
options. • Free to download and use. • Transcripts using Jeffersonian and Playscript
conventions for each interview are also provided.
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RLOs and Jorum
• RLO-CETL
• What we did before Open Source
• Not a lot in Qual Res.
• Big issue is how to find them
• Jorum – Jisc funded repository– Search is bad. No idea what resource is, need
to look at each one. E.g. MANTRA
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CAQDAS Networking Project
http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/
• Practical support and training with software (NVivo, MAXQDA, ATLAS.ti etc.)
• Advanced applications: ‘QUIC’
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Methodspace.com
• A networking site for users of research methods
• Create a profile (optional)
• Be part of groups
• Q&A section
• Links to extensive resources
• Methods-related events
• Videos on methods
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Exploring Online Research Methods
• Part of RESTORE
• Resources– Self-study– Resources for learners– Resources for tutors
• Mainly text based
• Mainly O/L questionnaires, but some material on O/L interviewing.
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Methods.hud.ac.uk
• Way of finding resources for research methods– Result of focus groups and online surveys
• Reviews of resources
• Search engine tailored to RM.
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http://onlineqda.hud.ac.uk/ • Learning materials• Tutorials• Video• External sources
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• Research project case studies
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Online QDA
Two key resources
• Text pages on how to undertake thematic based analysis– But there is some material on other
approaches e.g. DA
• Tutorials based on case studies– Video, audio/text and narratives
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Development of OnlineQDA
• Action Research– Survey of potential users and interviews– Led to design of website
• REQUALLO Case studies interviews– Identified issues of doing QDA– Writing narratives and producing video
developed ideas of what could be produced.
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Hands on
• 5 groups of 4-5 people
• As per handout.
• Use headphones when listening to audio or video
• Questions are not taxing, just to get you focussed. There are no prizes!
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Discussion
• What are your (resource) needs?– E.g. software choice, heterogeneous data
types, getting started with software, moving analysis on, writing up.
• How do you find resources?– Training courses, books, online, colleagues?
• Form of resources– E.g. manuals, detailed but focussed
instructions, video?
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Discussion of Online QDA resources
• Usefulness for postgrad/researchers?
• Usability - User interface, easy to find? Too long/short, needs more context?
• Who could use - undergrads, postgrads, teachers?
• Other resources needed