Blurring the boundaries: One Year On April 16 th 2013 Royal Statistical Society
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Blurring the boundaries: One Year OnApril 16th 2013Royal Statistical Society
Welcome
Kandy WoodfieldNetwork Leader, NatCen Social Research
Blurring the boundaries? Innovation
CollaborationInspiration
Fresh thinking Network of methodological
innovation Funded by NCRM May 2012-May 2013
Aims of the networkInnovation
CollaborationInspiration
Fresh thinking On & off line community of practice
Forge links between academics, practitioners & disciplines
Catalyse debate Address challenges social media present for
social science research Share approaches, tools & experiences of
using social media Identify good practice Co-created content & guidance to be shared
with the wider community
1,194 YouTube views
76% employe
d34%
students
75% HE sector
25% other
65% in UK35% worldwide
58% female42% male 451
NSMNSS members
20 disciplinary
fields
How it worked?Innovation
CollaborationInspiration
Fresh thinking
Network activities across a range of platforms:
Home page: http://www.natcen.ac.uk/nsmnss/
Methodspace: http://www.methodspace.com/group/nsmnss/forum
Twitter: @NSMNSS, #NSMNSS Blogs: http://nsmnss.blogspot.co.uk/ You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/NSMNSS
Face to face events
Over 3,500 minutes of
video watched
3 0nline seminars
2 conferences
4 knowledge exchange seminars
7 themed twitter chats
56 blog posts
12 months…
1,194 YouTube views
1,194 video
views on You Tube
23,234 blog page views
One year on – what have we learnt? Social media being used in most soc
sci disciplines Research innovation & ground
breaking use of technologies Great examples of multi-disciplinary
research using social media Silos & divides do still exist and are
counter-productive to moving social media methodology(ies) forward
No single methodology for social media research – many approaches, many tools, different epistemological stances
One year on – what have we learnt? II
Persisting uncertainty about whether we are ‘getting it right’ Ethical dilemmas - lack of consistent,
relevant guidance What are the political, ethical, legal
issues? Do we understand the digital world
well enough to make these choices? Lack of research with users of social
media platforms or engagement with platform providers
One year on – what have we learnt? III
‘Getting it right’ is also about methodological quality: What is a robust sample from Twitter or
Facebook? Need to develop methodological
courage and confidence to defend the method
Scepticism and cynicism persist Digital literacy & methodological skills
gaps Lack of experience and understanding in
institutions, ethics boards and funders
One year on – the future?
Lots to continue to discuss We want your help to keep the
network alive and to shape its future
Survey: https://www.research.net/s/NSMNSSFuture
Thank youIf you want further information or would like to contact the network: