traditional and untraditional research for the a level extended project
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Presented at a seminar of Queen Elizabeth I College students embarking upon the A level extended project, july 2014TRANSCRIPT
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Traditional and untraditional research methodsfor the A level Extended Project
Terese BirdLearning Technologist and SCORE Research FellowFor Queen Elizabeth I College EPQ seminar 2 July 2014
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What will we talk about?• Go to the libraries
• Wikipedia
• Is Google evil?
• What’s ‘good’ online info?
• Excellent online ‘libraries’
• How to reference YouTube, iTunes U, Flickr
• Online surveys and interviews
Photo by Ed Yourdon on Flickr
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University of Leicester Library/Public library
• http://www.le.ac.uk/library
• Only print books
• Open late!
• Public libraries
• eBooks at public libraries!
University of Leicester DWL on Flickr
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Wikipedia: good or bad?
References at the end of articles are handy!
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The truth about Google
• Google is a business, not a service
• When you Google something, the results are different from when your friend Googles it
• Examine the website carefully
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Websites can have excellent information but…• Consider the motive of the writer
• Advert?
• Look at the small print
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What’s ‘good’?
• ‘Peer reviewed‘
• ‘Primary source’
• Examine the motivation for writing
• Examine who paid for it
• Educational authorities
• BBC, Government
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Blog post by an expert
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Open Educational Resources
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New online ‘libraries’: YouTube.eduyoutube.com/education
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New online ‘libraries’: iTunes U
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New online ‘libraries’: iTunes U
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Vimeo – vimeo.com
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Flickr – research involving images
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Research spark question:Why does Leicester have a Statue of
Liberty on a roundabout?
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It was on a building once…
Photo: Myleicestershire.org.uk
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Why do the old factories burn?
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http://myleicestershire.org.uk
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How to reference a YouTube video?
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How to reference a blog post
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Internet power for surveys
• SurveyMonkey
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Internet power for interviews
• Skype
• Google Hangout
• Ask permission to record or quote
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Internet Power: Twitter
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Internet Power: Twitter
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Use old and new wisely
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