How do Researchers in the Humanities Use Information Resources?

Several factors influence how researchers engage with information throughout the research cycle. These might be grouped into two broad categories. Continue by reading 'How do Researchers in the Humanities Use Information Resources? by Ellen Collins , 2012.

Connectivism and Connective Knowledge

An ebook offered by Stephen Downes of Canada on Connectivism and Connective Knowledge, Essays on meaning and learning networks.

The Wiley Wiki

For those who are interested in viewing how open-source learning can be achieved. Here is the Wiley Wiki, pioneering the idea of open online content that can be edited by course participants. Like a wiki, like Wikipedia,and this page, the massive open online course (MOOC) begins with the idea that participants can add to and change the learning content.

Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

Coming from the Visual Literacy Organization is the "Periodic Table of Visualization Methods." This table is amazing and fun to review...

Conducting empirical research in virtual worlds: experiences from two projects in Second Life

We have been asked for more Second Life/Virtual Worlds empirical studies. Here is The Researcher’s Toolbox posting for November 2010. The Open University in the UK, has conducted empirical qualitative research in Second Life, a virtual world. The first project is in the education domain in which they are investigating the designs of learning spaces in Second Life, while the second project is related to shopping and consumer behavior of users in Second Life. In this paper, they discuss their experiences of conducting empirical research in virtual worlds with a specific focus on the following aspects: ethical norms, real-world and virtual identities, privacy of the participants, communication modalities (voice, text and use of gestures), logistics of conducting user-based studies, and skills and training needs of researchers. (contributed by SL Scarlett Sismondi)