Research in the time of coronavirus: SAGE Ocean newsletter

The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have been felt across the academic research community. Many studies have ground to a halt and large numbers of researchers are having to consider online options for the first time. In our latest newsletter, we highlight a guest blog post written by Jason Radford, CEO Volunteer Science and Research Program Manager at Northeastern University, who has provided tips and an extensive list of resources for moving behavioral research projects online.

A pressing challenge for instructors has been the need to shift classes to an online setting, at pace and under pressure. LaiYee Ho is the founder of Delve - an online qualitative analysis tool - and shares her expertise in another guest post featured below.

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Research in the time of coronavirus

COVID-19 has affected research all over the world. With universities closing their campuses and governments issuing restrictions on social gatherings, behavioral research in the lab has ground to a halt. This situation is urgent. Ongoing studies have been disrupted and upcoming studies cannot begin until they are adapted to the new reality. In this post, Jason Radford, CEO Volunteer Science and Research Program Manager at Northeastern University shares recommendations for researchers translating their studies into an online format and recruiting virtual participants. Read the blog

Webinar: Transitioning your intro stats course to R Are you considering developing or transitioning your introductory stats class to use R but have questions or concerns? Join this webinar on June 25th to learn the benefits of using and learning R for you and your students, and get a set of resources that can help you take the next steps. Register now

Adapting your qualitative methods course for online learning How should teachers of qualitative methods courses re-think their curriculums for online classrooms? How can students conduct observations and work in teams to analyze data if they’re sheltered at home? This blog provides some tips for alternative data collection methods and collaborative tools for remote analysis. Read the blog

Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science Festival: Panel discussion on diversity The panelists will discuss their own efforts to increase diversity in computational social science, describe why they think this work is important, explain what other efforts are underway now, and what they think should be done in the future. Find out more

Trending topics A survey of over 22,000 people across all 50 US states takes the temperature of the nation in the midst of COVID-19. SAGE has released a free e-book which provides a comprehensive analysis of the psychology of COVID-19 Call for abstracts for the 2020 NVivo Virtual Conference on Qualitative Research in a Changing World. Deadline 30th June.

Emerging tech

Open Broadcaster Software Open Broadcaster Software is a free and open source tool, great for streaming your classes or recording a demo.

Lab.js Lab.js is a free, open, online study builder for the behavioral and cognitive sciences. (It works great in the lab, too.)

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