eSTEeM Community Event: Scholarship Methods Part 2 – Conducting Interviews and Running Focus Groups

Facilitators

Sue Pawley and Daphne Chang

Overview

In this session, we will focus on how to successfully conduct interviews and run focus groups as methods for carrying out research into STEM teaching and learning. We will provide an overview of these methods; constructing appropriate questions; the practicalities of employing them in an OU context and the benefits and disadvantages.

Learning objectives

After attending the session, participants will gain an understanding of:

• How to set up focus groups and interviews
• The benefits and disadvantages of each method
• How to choose the most appropriate method
• The practicalities of these methods
• How to analyse the data collected using these methods

Registration

This session is open to all OU STEM colleagues. Please visit My Learning Centre by Friday 27th June to register.