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eSTEeM Community Event: Scholarship methods, 7th March 2019
Date and time
Location
The Open University
Michael Young Building Rooms 1-2 Walton Hall MK7 6AA United KingdomDescription
Facilitators
Clem Herman and Diane Butler, eSTEeM Directors
Overview
In this session, we will focus on how to successfully construct surveys, conduct interviews and run focus groups as methods for carrying out research into STEM teaching and learning. We will provide an overview of the methods; designing appropriate questions; the practicalities of employing them in an OU context; benefits and disadvantages, and an introduction to analysing the data collected.
Learning objectives
After attending the session, participants will gain an understanding of:
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How to design surveys and set up focus groups and interviews
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The benefits and disadvantages of each method
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How to choose the most appropriate method
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The practicalities of these various methods
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How to analyse the data collected using these methods
UKPSF/Applaud
UKPSF/Applaud principles A5, K5, K6, V3
About the facilitators
Clem Herman and Diane Butler are the directors of eSTEeM and have extensive backgrounds in scholarship of teaching and learning.
If you have any queries please contact esteem@open.ac.uk
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eSTEeM is the Open University's centre for STEM pedagogy. We work by bringing together practitioners in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to promote innovation, scholarship and enterprise in open and distance learning.