Series: Teaching Methods
Public Engagement Pedagogy across the Methods Curriculum
Our latest webinar focused on how — and why — we teach methods. Joined by Drs. Vanessa Gonlin (Assistant … Read More
Interview with Sarah Lageson
Dr. Sarah Lageson, Associate Professor of Technology and Social Power at Northeastern University with a joint appointment in the … Read More
Heard of the Hot Ones? It’s a YouTube interview series where celebrities are asked questions while eating spicy hot wings. You might get hungry but it’s a good place to learn semi-structured interview technique, probing, rapport building, and content analysis.
Methods for/as Public Engagement
Amid attacks on higher education generally, and sociology, in particular, sociologists are feeling more pressure to show the value … Read More
Looking to teach and conduct research on religion? ASA has shared Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures datasets See here.
Many sociology students are afraid of quantitative methods and the teachers are aware of that. Check out this new article by Liz Cain, Dr Simon Massey, Dr Carla Cordner, Sophie Harris, and Dr Nazneen Ismail on the important pedagogic approach that can directly transform students’ confidence and competence with quantitative methods. Access the article directly on this link.
Teaching Methods in Times of Crisis
Let’s face it, teaching sociological research methods is always challenging, even in so-called “normal” times. It’s part of the … Read More
“A Clingy Friend”: AI and the First Public
When I first designed an assignment called Seeing with the Machines, I wanted students to move beyond using artificial intelligence … Read More
Teaching Consent Before Content
I was tasked with acting as a guest lecturer for a Sociology of Gender course on the topic of BDSM … Read More
Dixon and Quirke (2017) discuss how ethics chapters in sociological research methods textbooks promote a procedural rather than nuanced approach to ethics. They suggest ways for instructors to help students develop a fuller understanding of conducting ethical research.
Public Engagement Pedagogy across the Methods Curriculum
Our latest webinar focused on how — and why — we teach methods. Joined by Drs. Vanessa Gonlin (Assistant … Read More
Interview with Sarah Lageson
Dr. Sarah Lageson, Associate Professor of Technology and Social Power at Northeastern University with a joint appointment in the … Read More
Heard of the Hot Ones? It’s a YouTube interview series where celebrities are asked questions while eating spicy hot wings. You might get hungry but it’s a good place to learn semi-structured interview technique, probing, rapport building, and content analysis.
Methods for/as Public Engagement
Amid attacks on higher education generally, and sociology, in particular, sociologists are feeling more pressure to show the value … Read More
Looking to teach and conduct research on religion? ASA has shared Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures datasets See here.
Many sociology students are afraid of quantitative methods and the teachers are aware of that. Check out this new article by Liz Cain, Dr Simon Massey, Dr Carla Cordner, Sophie Harris, and Dr Nazneen Ismail on the important pedagogic approach that can directly transform students’ confidence and competence with quantitative methods. Access the article directly on this link.
Teaching Methods in Times of Crisis
Let’s face it, teaching sociological research methods is always challenging, even in so-called “normal” times. It’s part of the … Read More
“A Clingy Friend”: AI and the First Public
When I first designed an assignment called Seeing with the Machines, I wanted students to move beyond using artificial intelligence … Read More
Teaching Consent Before Content
I was tasked with acting as a guest lecturer for a Sociology of Gender course on the topic of BDSM … Read More
Dixon and Quirke (2017) discuss how ethics chapters in sociological research methods textbooks promote a procedural rather than nuanced approach to ethics. They suggest ways for instructors to help students develop a fuller understanding of conducting ethical research.