4 August – 8 August.

From Ethiopia we are pleased to present this seminar by Batseba Seifu, who is a Project Manager at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University.

In this seminar Batseba will showcase a tablet based blended training application for adult education. She will introduce the benefits of using tablets for training and show ways of mitigating challenges with the use of tablets for trainings in Africa. The seminar will also provide insights on how to effectively deliver blended learning and introduce trainees to time-honored and innovative adult education theories.

After the seminar, attendees will get some insights on how to duplicate the technology, methodology, and didactics of the training to other subjects and other areas in Africa.

In addition, they will gain insights on how to deliver blended training effectively: they will learn how to involve interaction and motivation during the distance learning period and socialization during the face-to-face learning period. For further information and to sign up for free please go to the seminar signup page.

We are counting down the days to the start of the seminar about Online Interview Research: Designing, Doing, Teaching led by Dr. Janet Salmons, who will provide useful perspectives and advice on how to use online interviews for qualitative research. We will be able to explore the implications for qualitative research including the use of social media platforms. This seminar is highly recommended to colleagues who are engaged in qualitative research or training the next generation of researchers. Please circulate the news of this workshop widely within your African networks.

Please notice that the presenter has requested live sessions to be postponed until further notice. Please do come to join us to discuss and explore the resources available on the seminar landing page and in the discussion forum. This requires registration to the e/merge Africa web site which can be done here.

Online Interview Research: Designing, Doing, Teaching, led by Dr. Janet Salmons runs from 21 July to 25 July. In addition to an asynchronous discussion forum, Dr. Salmons will offer two online meetings which will be recorded. Please notice on request of the presenter the online live meetings have been postponed until further notice. But please, do come to the seminar’s landing page here to explore resources and take in the discussion!

Increasingly, we communicate online and use social media platforms for personal and family, social and cultural, business and educational purposes. Interviewers can use these technologies to interact with participants anywhere. Online interviews can be used to collect data for qualitative studies, but their use is not limited to empirical research. E-interviews are also valuable as collaborative e-learning exercises that bring real-world expertise into the classroom and develop digital literacy.

Even though we may feel comfortable communicating online, doing interviews requires another level of thinking and planning, questioning and listening. How do we learn such skills?

This seminar will focus on two related areas: designing research studies based on data collected through online interviews and teaching students how to plan and conduct interviews online. We will consider ways to use free, cheap, available communications technologies. Resources and sample exercises will be offered that you can adapt for your own classes.

We are very pleased to host this seminar and encourage all who are currently involved in research or just interested in learning new skills to sign up here. (free of charge)