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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