Digital Ethnographic Methods
I've been preparing for this webinar, thinking about what the changing internet means for digital ethnographers who want to understand the richness and complexities of human stories.
Tomorrow!
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Researcher or journalist? How do you choose the tools you use to communicate human-human interviewees? Think strategically about your options. This post is part of an ongoing series - subscribe to When the Field is Online (and check out the open-access archives.)
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Designing qualitative research, that is, studies of the human experience, involves numerous decisions. In this newsletter I offer an overview of some of the options for choosing a methodology to frame the study with open-access resources where you can learn more.
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How do we understand the problems and questions we want to study? What about learning from those who know the problem first-hand? Who has seen or experienced it?
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Qualitative researchers are architects of their studies, creating blueprints to follow and share with collaborative partners, supervisors, and participants.
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Getting started with a year-long focus on human-centered #qualitative research in a connected world. We’ll explore methods based on mutual respect and ethical practices. See overview of January’s newsletters, with links to open-access posts in case you missed anything. tinyurl.com/4ttfuzk6
So many people in research and higher education are experiencing involuntary transitions. In the previous Reimagine Research newsletter I advocated joining professional organizations. In this newsletter: "Starting over means finding ways to fit in. When in doubt, be nice."
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It is amazing just how relevant King’s work is for our time!
Find a link to a complete archive and a challenge: can you spend 15 minutes today and read or listen to a letter or speech you didn’t know about? And share what you read with a link?
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Time for human-centered qualitative research. Fewer participants, more in-depth interactions. Online surveys are too easily manipulated, especially when there is an incentive for completion.
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A new issue of the When the Field is Online newsletter is now online. This year we're walking through a holistic, creative, human-centered #qualitative #research design process. Free newsletter tinyurl.com/yebfrz3t
We walked through phases of the #qualitative research process in 2025, starting with the important questions: what should we study? Whose perspectives should be included? We built on those ideas by focusing on respectful human-centered research. All OA newsletters: tinyurl.com/4p7vv7je
Interested in #qualitative research design, with a holistic framework and a focus on human-centered research in a digital world? Join me for a read-and-discuss series on Substack. Click for details and book discount code.
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Scholarly Communication with Comics. Yet another way to be creative with your research project! Learn more and find open-access resources in this newsletter. tinyurl.com/5n8wu43v
I mapped out a 2026 plan! Each month’s topics are drawn from my book, Doing Qualitative Research Online, with updated materials I’m developing for a new guide I’ll publish on Pressbooks. I’ll also offer practical workshops each quarter. I hope you’ll join me!
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Instead of paying the Spotify CEO donate to your local public radio station. I support KUVO.org, a fantastic station for jazz and blues, and CPR.org for classical music.
The #AcWriMo focus was on academic writing. But we share news about research in other ways too! How about interactive documentary videos? Storytelling and social fiction? Learn more, find examples in this new post on my Substack newsletter, When the Field is Online! tinyurl.com/yc4pbyyj
connect the dots
Managing the efforts involved with completing significant writing projects.
Writing effective applications for academic positions.
Writing informally on scholarly blogs.
We’ll connect the dots in a webinar on December 2. Your time zone: tinyurl.com/47kwp6y8
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Sorry to hear you are getting sucked into the degenerative AI scam. These tools were built on the backs of writers (like me!) whose work was stolen. Please use your own intelligence and avoid outsourcing your brains to authoritarian-loving tech bros.
Make Your Mark As a Scholar free webinar!
How do you find your place as a scholar in a messy world and difficult hiring environment? Join Eleanor Pritchard and me for an #Acwrimo25 wrap-up. December 2, find your time zone here: tinyurl.com/47kwp6y8 Free,register now: tinyurl.com/uvmskvyt
Last year for #AcWriMo I focused on originality and ways to develop our own scholarly voice. These topics are still relevant, so I am repostingg the 4-newsletter series. They're open access so share with your colleagues and students!
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This #AcWriMo my (free) Substack newsletter series is focused on using informal writing to complement scholarly publications/presentations and build community. This post discusses scholar-to-scholar blogs (including videos, graphics, and other creative expressions.)
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
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Yes, it is #acwrimo25! I'm focusing on finding your place as a scholar. Learn about writing and sharing scholar-to-scholar, scholar-to-professional, and/or scholar-to-public.
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Everybody's a comedian. Meanwhile, does he need a map to find his way back to the office? Been missing how many months?
This Academic Writing Month #acwrimo, let’s think strategically about where we fit and how we disseminate our work. What have we learned from our research that could make a difference in the world? How can we move forward with our careers while making a positive impact? tinyurl.com/73kvv7m2
Diaries and letters offer rich source materials. Molly Beer read letters from Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to learn about the life of Angelica Schuyler Church, one of the women behind the American Revolution. Listen to Beer discuss analog-digital research: tinyurl.com/pejbddx8
Sorry I missed this. Are archives or recordings online?
