Jessica Nina Lester and Trena Paulus – Creating Digital Workflows for Qualitative Research

Creating Digital Workflows for Qualitative Research
Jessica Nina Lester and Trena Paulus

Hosted by The Qualitative Report at Nova Southeastern University (Virtual)
Friday, February 18, 2022
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern USA Time
Registration Now Open
(Enrollment is limited)

 

Jessica Nina Lester is an Associate Professor of Inquiry Methodology at Indiana University Bloomington. She is the co-author of Doing Qualitative Research in a Digital World; Applied Conversation Analysis: Social Interaction in Institutional Settings; and Using Naturally Occurring Data in Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide, among several other books. Dr. Lester specializes in the areas of critical qualitative inquiry and language-based methodologies, with a particular focus expanding the array of bodyminds included within qualitative research practice.

Trena M. Paulus is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities at East Tennessee State University. She is the co-author of Doing Qualitative Research in a Digital World; Looking for Insight, Transformation and Learning in Online Talk; and Digital Tools for Qualitative Research. Dr. Paulus’ specializes re-envisioning research methodologies in light of technological innovation. She regularly provides workshops, mentors and advises researchers in national and international contexts on qualitative research methods.

Workshop Description

Now more than ever, technological innovations are impacting qualitative research method/ologies in complex ways. This one-day interactive workshop offers participants practical guidance for developing a personalized digital research workflow that leverages these technology innovations in meaningful ways.

We will guide participants through each of these phases:

  • Critically evaluating and adopting digital tools and spaces in theoretically and methodologically grounded ways
  • Positioning qualitative data analysis software as a core component of a research workflow
  • Transforming one key method – interviewing – into a visually rich and accessible data collection method
  • Considering unique ethical implications of harnessing digital tools and spaces into qualitative research designs

By the end of the workshop, participants will have generated their own digital research workflow alongside key critical appraisal questions to guide future methodological decisions.

Course content is adapted from Paulus & Lester’s (2021) book, Doing Qualitative Research in the Digital World. (Sage Publishing.)

This workshop will take place via Zoom and will include 5 minute breaks each hour with a one hour lunch break.