In between being curious, I'm managing an incredible research project for a client with 20 participants doing online ethnography for 30 days. This means a HUGE amount of data. And someone has to code it - which is going through every line of transcript (and each guy spends about an hour online writing!) and INDEXING it so we can pull it up later.
Actually it's a great exercise in logic - something I don't often do. My coding list AKA index possibilities is growing so fast that I'm going to have to buy a larger monitor tomorrow. Plus my thumb is numb, so I think it's time for a mouse to attach to my laptop. Can you get a callous from your computer?
Am I being effective? I'm certainly getting "up close and personal" with my study participants and their data - which will make me a better researcher. Unless I go off the deepend and can't see the forest for the trees.
My goal here is to synthesize the big ideas and be curious for other themes. Without killing myself over these details. And I certainly used a concept map to set up my codes!
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Yes, you can get a callous from your computer, and many other maladies! I just bought e new wireles mouse for my laptop. It is a Logitech Laser like my wife had and it is excellent. It does not need a mouse pad, and unlike optical units, it works on any surface.
Your work project sounds fascinating. It occurs to me that one of Langer's topics, making work fun, might apply to all of us as we learn blogging, concept mapping and research methods.
Ron
Have you tried your left thumb instead? :-)
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