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MAKING SENSE OF FACEBOOK A MIXED METHODS APPROACH TO
ANALYSING ONLINE STUDENT GROUPS
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JANUS AAEN : @jaaen
CENTRE FOR TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA
AARHUS UNIVERSITY AU
THE STUDY
Facebook as a medium for self-governed student groups
THE CONTEXT OF THE STUDY
Teaching Organisation, Forms and Media: Through and Across Subjects and Upper
Secondary Educations in DenmarkHelle Mathiasen, Mette Brinch Thomsen, Hans
Peter Degn, Christian Dalsgaard, Janus Aaen
A MIXED METHODS STUDY
A MIXED METHODS STUDY
16 school projects
A MIXED METHODS STUDY
16 school projects
Questionaire answered by 932 students and 111 teachers
A MIXED METHODS STUDY
16 school projects
Questionaire answered by 932 students and 111 teachers
Qualitative interviews with 4-6 students and 4-6 teachers from each project
THE SELF-GOVERNED FACEBOOK GROUPS
Observation- as-archiving
Observation- as-archiving
Content analysis
Observation- as-archiving
Content analysis
Statistical data
Observation- as-archiving
Content analysis
Statistical data
Observations from (some) classes
Observation- as-archiving
Content analysis
Statistical data
Observations from (some) classes
Qualitative interviews
Observation- as-archiving
Content analysis
Statistical data
Observations from (some) classes
Qualitative interviews
(some) teachers
Observation- as-archiving
Content analysis
Statistical data
Observations from (some) classes
Qualitative interviews
(some) teachers
(some) students
Observation- as-archiving
Content analysis
Statistical data
Observations from (some) classes
Qualitative interviews
(some) teachers
(some) students
the students
Observation- as-archiving
Content analysis
Statistical data
Observations from (some) classes
Qualitative interviews
(some) teachers
(some) students
the studentsthe
teachers
Observation- as-archiving
Content analysis
Statistical data
Observations from (some) classes
Qualitative interviews
(some) teachers
(some) students
the studentsthe
teachers
Questionaire
Observation- as-archiving
Content analysis
Statistical data
Observations from (some) classes
Qualitative interviews
(some) teachers
(some) students
the studentsthe
teachers
Questionaire
Generating ideas
TOOLS FOR COMMUNICATION AND SHARING
Tools for sharing
Tools for communication
Teachers and students about the students use of tools for communi-cation
MAIN METHOD: OBSERVATION-AS-ARCHIVING
6 Facebook groups
2.247 posts
12.217 comments
CONTENT ANALYSIS
Activity distribution among students
TRYING TO TRANSCEND THE DICHOTOMY OF ONLINE AND OFFLINE
Follow-up questions for the teachers:
TRYING TO TRANSCEND THE DICHOTOMY OF ONLINE AND OFFLINE
Perceived social status?
Follow-up questions for the teachers:
TRYING TO TRANSCEND THE DICHOTOMY OF ONLINE AND OFFLINE
Perceived social status?
Level of participation in class?
Follow-up questions for the teachers:
TRYING TO TRANSCEND THE DICHOTOMY OF ONLINE AND OFFLINE
Perceived social status?
Level of participation in class?
Perceived academic skills?
Follow-up questions for the teachers:
TWO PROBLEMS
1. Communities are distributed!
THE PUB CRAWL METAPHORE (Baym 2007)
2. The student’s voice is ignored!
Observation-as-archiving is problematic!
PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH
Research methods which “...are geared towards planning and conducting the research process with those people whose life-world and meaningful actions are under study” (Bergold & Thomas 2012)
PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
Which pittfalls can I expect if I employ this kind of method?
QUESTIONS
Which pittfalls can I expect if I employ this kind of method?
QUESTIONS
How can I secure the quality of the study?
Which pittfalls can I expect if I employ this kind of method?
QUESTIONS
How can I secure the quality of the study?
Are there better ways to go?
Which pittfalls can I expect if I employ this kind of method?
QUESTIONS
How can I secure the quality of the study?
Are there better ways to go?
JANUS AAEN : @jaaenTHANK YOU!
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