UX Researcher | Educator
INTERVIEWS WITH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHERS
Year: 2020
Role: Intern Resercher
Research Method: Semi-structured interview
Goal: Discover how educational researchers adapted their research during the pandemic
Background and Goal
My Role: An intern researcher at the Research Centre for Teaching & Plurilingual Interaction (GREIP) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
Background: In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, much primary research work could not be conducted physically and needed to be postponed
Goal: To discover the research plans and adaptions of educational researchers
Process
In-depth interviews over zoom meetings
Report writing
Findings
Researchers find it takes more time to prepare for teaching, researching, and writing online and it's difficult to find a balance between personal life and work.
Researchers suggest having backup plans for different possible scenarios of future research and to be flexible with ways of collecting data and materials.
To find my article published in the Journal Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning (Top 25% Journal), please visit https://revistes.uab.cat/jtl3/article/view/v13-n4-liu.