"Mixing" traditional and non-traditional online technologies to build community in an online mixed methods research methods course

Jori N. Hall and Sara Campbell

Chapter 21 in Handbook of Teaching and Learning Social Research Methods, 2023, pp 299-315 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The Covid-19 pandemic thrust many students and instructors into an online learning environment for the first time. This chapter discusses the authors’ experiences developing and implementing a community-based approach in an online mixed methods course for graduate students. Specifically, it describes how traditional technologies (discussion boards and videoconferencing) and non-traditional technologies (avatar-based meetings) were employed to establish a sense of community and support students’ mixed methods training. To study the implementation of these technologies, instructor field notes, course materials, an online student survey, and end-of-course evaluations were collected and analysed. Findings suggest that (a) mixing technologies established a sense of community and flexibility for students; (b) students had mixed reactions to asynchronous discussion boards; (c) incremental tasks supported students’ development of a mixed methods proposal; and (d) synchronous sessions facilitated teaching presence. The chapter concludes by offering practical guidance and key lessons learned.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Business and Management; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Education; Geography; Politics and Public Policy Research Methods; Sociology and Social Policy; Teaching Methods; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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