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Blurring the boundaries: One Year On April 16 th 2013 Royal Statistical Society

Blurring the boundaries: One Year On April 16 th 2013 Royal Statistical Society. Welcome Kandy Woodfield Network Leader, NatCen Social Research. Innovation Collaboration Inspiration Fresh thinking. Blurring the boundaries?. Network of methodological innovation Funded by NCRM

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Blurring the boundaries: One Year On April 16 th 2013 Royal Statistical Society

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  1. Blurring the boundaries: One Year OnApril 16th 2013Royal Statistical Society

  2. Welcome • Kandy Woodfield • Network Leader, NatCen Social Research

  3. Innovation Collaboration Inspiration Fresh thinking • Blurring the boundaries? • Network of methodological innovation • Funded by NCRM • May 2012-May 2013

  4. Innovation Collaboration Inspiration Fresh thinking • Aims of the network • On & off line community of practice • Forge links between academics, practitioners & disciplines • Catalyse debate • Address challenges social media present for social science research • Share approaches, tools & experiences of using social media Identify good practice • Co-created content & guidance to be shared with the wider community

  5. 58%female 42% male 20 disciplinary fields 1,194 YouTube views 451 NSMNSS members 76% employed 34% students 65% in UK 35% worldwide 75% HE sector 25% other

  6. Innovation Collaboration Inspiration Fresh thinking • How it worked? Network activities across a range of platforms: • Home page: http://www.natcen.ac.uk/nsmnss/ • Methodspace: http://www.methodspace.com/group/nsmnss/forum • Twitter: @NSMNSS, #NSMNSS • Blogs: http://nsmnss.blogspot.co.uk/ • You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NSMNSS • Face to face events

  7. 23,234blogpageviews 12 months… 1,194 YouTube views 4 knowledge exchange seminars 3 0nline seminars 2 conferences 7 themed twitter chats 56 blog posts 1,194 video views on You Tube Over 3,500 minutes of video watched

  8. One year on – what have we learnt? • Social media being used in most soc sci disciplines • Research innovation & ground breaking use of technologies • Great examples of multi-disciplinary research using social media • Silos & divides do still exist and are counter-productive to moving social media methodology(ies) forward • No single methodology for social media research – many approaches, many tools, different epistemological stances

  9. One year on – what have we learnt? II Persisting uncertainty about whether we are ‘getting it right’ • Ethical dilemmas - lack of consistent, relevant guidance • What are the political, ethical, legal issues? • Do we understand the digital world well enough to make these choices? • Lack of research with users of social media platforms or engagement with platform providers

  10. One year on – what have we learnt? III • ‘Getting it right’ is also about methodological quality: • What is a robust sample from Twitter or Facebook? • Need to develop methodological courage and confidence to defend the method • Scepticism and cynicism persist • Digital literacy & methodological skills gaps • Lack of experience and understanding in institutions, ethics boards and funders

  11. One year on – the future? • Lots to continue to discuss • We want your help to keep the network alive and to shape its future • Survey: https://www.research.net/s/NSMNSSFuture

  12. Thank you If you want further information or would like to contact the network: nsmnss@natcen.ac.uk

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