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dICTatEd
Collaborators
Collaborators
are people/organisations who are involved in the dICTatEd project. At
present the dICTatEd collaborators include:
A number of other potentially important collaborations are currently being discussed - and we are keen to expand the collaboration network still further.
If you are potentially interested in collaborating with us on dICTatEd then email Peter Twining (P.Twining@open.ac.uk) in the first instance.
Who
can be a collaborator?
Anyone who is interested in the work that dICTatEd is doing
is a potential collaborator. Collaborators are generally involved in an
educational organisation, such as a university or school. The key distinction
between collaborators and supporters
is that collaborators are involved in the data analysis - and have access
to a subset of the anonymised raw data (from the questionnaire
at this stage).
It is possible for there to be more than one collaborator per organisation, particularly if they are based in different departments/units - just because your organisation is already listed as collaborating with dICTatEd does not mean that you cannot become involved. Contact Peter Twining (P.Twining@open.ac.uk) to discuss the possibilities.
Collaboration in relation to the dICTatEd questionnaire can take a number of forms, but in most instances it involves the following:
- We add a link for the collaborating person's organisation to the main entry page to the questionnaire (see http://www.meD8.info/qqa for examples). When selected, this link takes a respondent in to the questionnaire and logs them as having come via that link. This enables us to extract all the responses from people who have come in via that link from all the other responses.
- We provide code for linking directly to the questionnaire from the collaborator's own web page(s). This again records the route via which respondents have entered the questionnaire, allowing their responses to be extracted from the database.
- The collaborator publicises the questionnaire with their target group (e.g. staff and students in their organisation).
- When the data collection from the collaborator's organisation is complete, we provide the collaborator with a set of the anonymised raw data for responses from people who came in via their link. (This is subject to certain conditions, for example relating to data protection legislation)
- The collaborator can then use that data for research purposes, including publishing articles based on their analysis of the data. (This is subject to certain conditions, for example relating to data protection legislation)
What
has been outlined above is currently the most common form that dICTatEd
collaborations take. However, we are open to other suggestions about ways
in which you might collaborate with us - let us know how we might work
with you by contacting Peter Twining
(P.Twining@open.ac.uk) in the
first instance.
Why
collaborate - the benefits
The
focus here is on the benefits of collaborating with dICTatEd in relation
to the quick questionnaire on ICT.
The potential benefits for dICTatEd include:
- more publicity;
- more responses;
- enhanced credibility and status;
- opportunities for co-publications;
- building relationships which may lead to future research/funding opportunities.
The potential benefits for collaborators include:
- 'Easy' data collection - the data collection infrastructure is already in place, your role is to publicise the questionnaire amongst your target group (e.g. students and staff in your institution).
- Support in analysing the data - dICTatEd will have identified the most appropriate ways in which to analyse the data as a whole, which will also be applicable to the sub-set of the data that we provide you with.
- Stimulating and raising the level of debate about ICT within your organisation.
- Access to information about the views of people within your organisation about 'educational' ICT, which may be of strategic importance.
- Publication opportunities - given the anticipated size of the sample and the number of collaborators there will be substantial opportunity for publication of papers that make comparisons across organisations, as well as across variables (such as role, specialism, etc) within organisations.
- Raising your international profile - the outcomes from the questionnaire are being widely distributed (e.g. approximately 75% of all respondents to the questionnaire request that they be sent updates on the outcomes of this research). Collaborators will be clearly identified in the reports on the questionnaire that dICTatEd produces.
- Contributing
to the debate - your participation can help increase the impact of
dICTatEd, which aims to have a direct influence on policymakers and
thus enhance the impact of investments in 'educational' ICT.
How
to become a collaborator
If you are interested collaborating with dICTatEd
then contact Peter Twining (P.Twining@open.ac.uk)
in the first instance.
If you can't or don't want to become a collaborator but do want to support dICTatEd then you might like to think about becoming a dICTatEd supporter.
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This
page is part of the
meD8 website,
it was reviewed by Peter Twining
on 24th October 2008.
