Teaching Students Quants is Hard Enough and Now I Have to Do It on MS Teams!
Professor Julie Scott Jones discusses lessons learned from teaching quantitative research methods online.
How to Lead a Videoconference
The steps you take to prepare for a videoconference presentation or meeting will make the difference between an engaging or a frustrating experience.
Congrats Dr. William (and tips for success)
MethodSpace contributor completed his dissertation. He offers tips to students and academic writers.
Teaching & learning online? Two new podcasts & a book
Teaching and learning online: new podcasts, tips, and a book.
Employing Multimodal Strategies in Online Teaching
Use more than one approach to keep online learners engaged!
Identifying and Supporting Struggling Students in Online Courses
Help struggling students and keep them engaged.
FLUX Pedagogy: Transforming Teaching & Learning during Coronavirus
Dr. Ravitch suggests pedagogical thinking for online teaching and learning in the midst of a crisis.
Active Online Learning in Research Methods
Teaching online? Use these free resources for online research activities that will engage your students.
Teaching Peacemakers
In June and July 2020 MethodSpace focused on research-oriented careers including career purpose and goals, skills, as well as expected and unexpected transitions. Surely we need people who understand the dynamics of making peace and negotiating across conflicts?
Do's and Don'ts for Using Visuals During Virtual Meetings
Now that more meetings are online using videoconferencing. This guest post by Lydia Hooper.
Free Resource: "Teaching Social Research Methods and Data Science Skills Online"
This white paper aims to contribute to the small but growing body of literature on best practice and tips for developing curricula and teaching social research methods and data science online by sharing experiences of the team who developed SAGE Campus.
New Resource: "Doing Fieldwork In A Pandemic"
Initiated by Deborah Lupton, this crowdsourced document provides necessary information and key resources for researchers struggling to conduct traditional face-to-face research under new circumstances. Check out: "Doing Fieldwork In A Pandemic."
16 Answers to Your Questions about Teaching Online
The call for ‘social distancing’ in the wake of the coronavirus and its attendant COVID-19 disease has seen schools and universities around the world hurriedly attempting to turn their physical classrooms into virtual ones. While this may be best immediate reaction from an epidemiological point of view, from a pedagogic perspective, it has left instructors desperately trying to retrofit and reformat their courses while trying not to unduly disadvantage large numbers of their students. As a means of supporting those attempting to do their best under trying circumstances, SAGE Publishing has drawn from its large body of published and peer-reviewed research to offer the resources below -- free of charge -- to serve teachers and students around the world.
Making a Sudden Transition to Teaching Online: Suggestions and Resources
Find yourself teaching online? MethodSpace offers guidance and open access resources for e-learning & methods instruction.
Teaching Methods with Research Cases
Walk through an example using Dr. Salmons’ eight-step process for teaching with research cases.