I purchased a VTech Kidizoom (actually I am buying a few of these) to use for information capture as part of a multi-media event evaluation I plan to conduct this summer. There are a couple of cool things about the Kidizoom when compared to a GoPro:
-It has a view screen. I know this is less important on an action cam but it is especially nice to have for what I want it for - which is to capture a person's experience in a more organic way than would usually be possible with a still camera -Way cheaper. These are around $40 on Amazon and I have hit on a couple on Ebay (new in package) for a bit less. Film quality, based on a very brief walk in the snow using internal memory only, seems adequate. I just put a micro SD in this unit so will be able to make some longer movies. Unfortunately the Drift Ghost I used a couple of years ago (there is a clip in this blog's archives) was ruined by waves in the Gulf of Mexico. This does not have anything like the capabilities of that very nice camera but I hope it will do what I need it to do.
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I have been working for some months now on one qualitative metasummary project and recently began to assist with a second. The second is smaller in scope so provided an opportunity for me to go further with Dedoose software than I had with the original. I created a couple of short screencast videos that show some of this process. These are unedited - no background music, no slick transitions, just talk and screens.
I am in the process of trying out Quirkos. I met Dr. Daniel Turner at TQR 2016 in Fort Lauderdale earlier this year, and was attracted by the simplicity and appearance of this data analysis program. I am using a trial version on a laptop but I am intrigued by the idea of using a touch version on an iPad. In one of the keynote speeches at TQR, Johnny Saldana showed a scene from "Minority Report" (which is generally based on a Phillip Dick work - well, the title is the same anyway) and Dr. Turner commented on how some of the technology in that film inspired the way Quirkos works. So once again art imitates (or re-envisions) life, leading to life imitating art, etc. etc. Below is a screenshot of the project I am using to try out Quirkos. I am also going to have a research assistant who is new to qualitative inquiry and I am curious to see what that person think about Quirkos.
http://www.quirkos.com/index.html I recently finished reading "The Man with the Golden Typewriter," a book of letters by Ian Fleming. I should say I love the James Bond books and many of the movies. I prefer the oldest and newest of the films although my favorite list includes some from various periods. There is something a little voyeuristic about reading someone's letters and sometimes I felt a little like a spy myself. Interestingly, given the various sources - from fans to agents to experts in various areas to publishing people and even other writers - I think it is possible to see both the differences and similarities in Fleming's approach to his recipients, and get some small idea of what he was like. One thing that unites many of his letters, I think, is Fleming's generosity. By generosity, I mean his willingness to share information, time, and praise, more so than money, although there are examples of the latter as well. Some of his responses to fan letters, including those that contained elements of criticism are amazing - both that he took the time and that he clearly had read and considered the information. In a couple of instances, he recruited individuals who critiqued elements of the books to consult on future works. |
AuthorI am Sheryl L. Chatfield, Ph.D, C.T.R.S. I am a member of the faculty in the College of Public Health at Kent State University. I also Co-coordinate the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research and I am a member of the Design Innovation Team at Kent State. Archives
February 2024
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