Workshops and Seminars
Below are seminars/workshops/consultancy available for our Faculty HDRSs* in Semester 2, 2008.
HDRSs*are higher degree research students - students enrolled in one of the following degrees; PhD, EdD, DSW, MPhil, MEd Research)
Consultancy support in e-learning and e-research methods
Eligibility: Faculty staff and HDRSs*
Consultancy support is available from Dr Lina Markauskaite with designing complex studies and formulation of research proposals that involve network technologies and large, complex datasets. This may involve:
Design e-learning research and e-research projects
Computer assisted data gathering:
(a) Design and management of online surveys
(b) Design of structured or open-ended asynchronous online text-based interviews
(c) Online assessment/evaluation
Computer-assisted data management:
(a) Handling large structured datasets (e.g., integrating, aggregating, transposing)
(b) Synthesising and preparing for analysis unstructured online data
CSCL and analysis of large datasets:
(a) Analysis of online logs (e.g., social networks)
(b) Analysis of online transcripts
(c) SEM and PLSpath modeling
Assistance in other areas of e-research. What is “E-research”? - see DEST website.
In Semester 2, 2008, Lina is available for consultation:
Date: Every Thursday
Time: 3:00 – 6:00pm.
Venue: Room 249, Education Building (A35)
RSVP: Not necessary. However, if your question is complex or you have a specific dataset you would like to look at, please email her in advance.
Past Workshops: Semester 2, 2008
- Structuring the thesis (7/08/2008)
- Induction Program (Jul, Aug & Sep 2008)
- Language in Education Seminar (2/09/2008)
- What examiners are looking for (17/09/2008)
- Introduction to computer-assisted text analysis: Handling data with NVivo (29/09, 30/09 & 01/10)
- Follow-up NVivo Sessions (02/10 & 03/10)
Structuring the thesis
Eligibility: Faculty HDRSs*
Date: Thursday 7 August 2008
Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm
Venue: Room 419, Education Building (A35)
Facilitator: Dr Susan Carter, University of Auckland
RSVP: Not necessary
Organised by the TESOL network Dr Carter is visiting our Faculty from the University of Auckland. She has offered to give our Doctoral students a session on structuring a thesis.
Workshop summary This session considers different ways to approach the structuring of the doctoral thesis and is particularly helpful for those writing Arts Humanities or Social Science theses where structure is not formulaic. Those writing their thesis are likely to find that the session is helpful since it covers some of the areas where decisions need to be made. We will discuss some of the issues that underpin these choice options.
The session is an opportunity for collegial sharing of strategies and will include an optional voluntary data collection of student experience with structuring their theses.
Dr Susan Carter has been involved in generic support of doctoral students for over four years and is particularly interested in the mechanics of the written process.
Bring your questions and comments!
Induction Program
Eligibility: Recommended to new Faculty HDRSs*
Every semester the Faculty arranges an Induction Program for our new HDRS and HDRS who would like a refresher.
This includes:
- A walking tour of the Education Building
- Seminar 1: Being a Research Student in the Faculty of Education & Social Work
- Seminar 2: Panel Discussion: Managing Your Supervisor-Student Relations
Click here to view the welcome letter all new HDRS receive with details of the Induction Program (PDF, 59KB)
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Language in Education Seminar
Title: Using target vocabulary from source texts in writing: What happens when push comes to shove?
Eligibility: Faculty Postgraduate TESOL/Languages students and HDRSs
Date: Tuesday 2 September 2008
Time: 6:00pm onwards
Venue: Lecture Theatre 351, Education Building
Speaker: Dr Averil Coxhead, Massey University, New Zealand
RSVP: Not necessary
This seminar is organised in conjunction with the TESOL Research Network, University of Sydney and the Changing Practices Research Cluster, University of Technology Sydney.
Click here for full details.
What examiners are looking for
Eligibility: Faculty HDRSs* and supervisors
Date: Wednesday 17 September 2008
Time: 4:00 - 5:30pm
Venue: Education Seminar Room 325 (A35)
Speaker: Prof Phillip Jones
Click here to download the flyer. PDF, 53KB
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Introduction to computer-assisted text analysis: Handling data with NVivo
Eligibility: Faculty Staff and HDRS
Morning sessions times:
Dates: Monday 29, Tuesday 30 September & Wednesday 1 October 2008
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm (with a 15 minute break)
Instructor: Dr Lina Markauskaite, Lecturer (eResearch), CoCo Research Centre
RSVP: Email by Wednesday 24 September 2008
OR
Evening sessions times: CANCELLED due to low registration numbers
Click here to download the flyer (PDF, 71KB)
Follow-up NVivo Sessions
Session 1: Cases and queries in qualitative data analysis with NVivo
Date: Thursday 2 October 2008
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Session 2: Exploring patterns in the qualitative data
Date: Friday 3 October 2008
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Facilitator: Dr Lina Markauskaite, Lecturer (eResearch), CoCo Research Centre
RSVP: Email by Monday 29 September
Click here to download the flyer (PDF, 73KB)
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Enquiries
Please contact Suin Jung for all workshop enquiries.