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Introduction to project- Clare Madge

Introduction to project- Clare Madge. Structure of presentation. Welcome Background to the project Tour of the site The project process Evaluation. 1. Welcome. Us! Where is your institution/affiliation located?

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Introduction to project- Clare Madge

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  1. Introduction to project- Clare Madge

  2. Structure of presentation • Welcome • Background to the project • Tour of the site • The project process • Evaluation

  3. 1. Welcome • Us! • Where is your institution/affiliation located? • Which of these discipline areas best describes you? (education, sociology, geography, non-academic, IT, other) • Have you used online methods in your research? • Which aspect of online methods are you most interested in? • Have you ever taught/trained in online research methods?

  4. 2. Project background • Programme: ESRC Research Methods Programme (Phase 2) • Period of project: April 04 to July 06 • Total amount of award from ESRC: After indexation: £100,360.59 (1st round) • The project team: -Clare Madge (Geog) -Henrietta O Connor (CLMS) -Jane Wellens (Educational Developer) -Rob Shaw (Learning Technologist) -Tristram Hooley (PG Training Coordinator) -Julia Meek (Evaluation Consultant)

  5. Project aims • To produce and evaluate a high-quality online portal to provide training in online research methods; • To act as a self-supporting online resource focusing on web-based questionnaires, virtual synchronous and asynchronous interviews; • To draw on successful good practice case studies, cover ethical issues of online research, provide resource links and technical guidance.

  6. Achieved…? • Critical view • External evaluators • Social Science Information Gateway/AoIR • To be determined? Usage and quality research.

  7. Server log files • 3-week period (3 Apr - 24 Apr) • Requests for pages = 6,503 • Average requests for pages per day = 313 • Distinct hosts served = 1,819 • From 54 countries UK, USA Higher Education, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Portugal, Slovenia, Israel, India, Non Profit Making Organisations, Malaysia, Netherlands, Italy, France, Poland, Turkey, Estonia, Cyprus, Germany, Ireland, Russia, USA Government, Belgium, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Oman, Finland, USA Military, Switzerland, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago, Jordan, Spain, Argentina, Philippines, Kenya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Zambia, Tanzania, Chile, Thailand, Japan, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Indonesia, Norway, Mexico, Taiwan, Czech Republic,

  8. 3. Tour of the site: Key sections Site link

  9. Modules Module index

  10. Type of content • Methodological complexity • Case studies • Learning activities • Resources • Referencing systems • Print version

  11. 4. Project process • The process or methodology made apparent; • The social production of this technical artefact made transparent; • A reflexive process to team working; • A variety of FTF and virtual means of group communication used; • Dissemination/final site release.

  12. 5. Evaluation: Problems with online resources • Expensive; • Rarely used; • Difficult to use; • Inflexible – rarely meet our exact needs; • Frequently out of date; • Anxiety about the reliability of the information; • Frequently poorly referenced.

  13. Addressing These Problems Through Evaluation

  14. Development and Evaluation Project group evaluation User feedback Complete Project Project idea Design Academic Peer Review Expert evaluation Usability studies Classroom testing

  15. Designing Evaluation • Ask the experts – speak to an evaluation consultant; • Evaluate early and often; • Use a range of evaluation techniques; • Try to evaluate with a range of different users who are drawn from your target audiences; • Act on your evaluation – redraft, redesign and re-evaluate.

  16. www.geog.le.ac.uk/orm onlinerm@le.ac.uk

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