SAGE Methods Minute December 2021

Mar 23

December Spotlight: Blogs, Comics, Games: New Ways to Share Research

In the digital age, researchers need to go a step further to find new readers and achieve impact. In this month’s series, Methodspace will show you how to create engaging visual messages that stand out amidst the information overload.

December Mentors-in-Residence

Meet our December Mentors-in-Residence, Dr Tullio Rossi, founder and director of Animate Your Science, who will show how to create and use infographics, creative posters, and animation to share findings and elements of study, and Lydia Wysocki, of Applied Comics, etc. who will discuss using comics as both research methodology and research communication. Join us this month for video interviews, guest posts, and links to resources you can use.

Tullio Rossi

Lydia Wysocki

What’s coming up in 2022 on Methodspace

The overarching focus for 2022 is on research relevance. In these changing times, what problems should we study? Why and with whom? With what methodologies and methods? With attention to what ethical issues? With what intentions for impact and change? Why is empirical research relevant in an era of disinformation and what are our responsibilities as researchers?

In January we will begin by considering relevance in the context of journals. You will find interviews with editors and members of editorial boards, examples and suggestions so you can make or refine your own publication goals. Explore what’s coming up in 2022 on Methodspace.

Related online resources from SAGE

Getting Started on Twitter

Holly Powell-Jones discusses how to set up a Twitter account to share your research findings in this video from SAGE Research Methods. Get 30-day free access to SAGE Research Methods.

Comics-based research: The affordances of comics for research across disciplines

In this article, the authors define and document comics-based research as an emerging, interdisciplinary field of methodological practice. Available for free until 5th January.

A beginner’s guide to doing interviews

Dr Helen Kara, SAGE Campus instructor of the new online course ‘Do Your Interviews’ launching in January, created a quick guide to help learners identify if interviews are the most suitabe research method for their research project.

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