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Notes to the talk

Here is a brief that summarizes the main themes and important ideas discussed in the provided sources: an audio recording ("Data Analysis_042025.mp3") of a thesis seminar session and excerpts from a document titled "Making Sense of Stories: Analyzing Qualitative Data in ELT Teacher Training." The primary focus is on data analysis techniques, particularly qualitative coding, triangulation, and the potential for inco...

The tutoring sessions across the provided excerpts consistently focused on guiding students through the crucial data collection phase of their thesis research. Several overarching themes and pieces of advice emerged:

* Emphasis on Triangulation: A fundamental principle emphasized in almost every session was the importance of collecting data from multiple sources: observations, interviews, and documents [e.g., 28, 63, 166]. This tria...

Thesis Seminar

Frequently Asked Questions about Thesis Seminar - Week 8 Recap

1. What should Thesis Seminar students be focused on as they move into week 9 (following March 24th, 2025)?

By this stage, students should be actively engaged in data collection across various methods, including gathering documents and content, conducting interviews, facilitating focus groups and stimulated recall sessions, and performing classroom observati...

Context

For those taking Thesis Seminar.

Talking points

* Educational platforms: Capacities and Microsoft Teams

* For those who have a working version of a literature review (e.g., )from Academic Writing).

* Review research questions to see how they align with potential participants: Situational questions when doing research and Finding participants.

* Determine where a survey, interview, or focus group is needed to get more information ...

Full show notes

Point of comparison: Students taking Academic Writing complete a 2,500-word literature review. The AI prompting sequence below is meant to provide a text comparison of their more detailed literature review with a more concise version from sources that may or may not have been used in your personal version of the text. Students who have completed Academic Writing will go on to take Thesis Seminar, so this comparison a...