Thursday, 30 August 2012

Policy, practice and new social media tweetchat - transcript

We ran our second tweetchat yesterday on whether new social media can make an impact on policy and practice. We had a good discussion with some great points and resources being shared. You can see the entire transcript from the tweetchat after the jump.


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NSMNSSAnd we'll see you at September's chat where we'll focus on the challenge of NSM for quantitative methods  #NSMNSS17:01
NSMNSSThanks! We'll post up the transcript here http://t.co/VLQZLhdQ #NSMNSS17:00
einterview#NSMNSS thanks, til next time!17:00
einterview#NSMNSS A.4 Sounds like we need to define "quality" and help e-researchers attain it!17:00
jess1ecatBye everyone, great chat, looking forward to seeing you next month, we'll be talking quant NSM methods in Sept. Take care. #NSMNSS16:59
L_C_HolmesThanks everyone who shared thoughts and links, Lucy Holmes, charity researcher. #nsmnss16:59
csnelsonbsu#NSMNSS Thanks for the great chat. Chareen Snelson from Boise State EDTECH.16:58
NSMNSSWe're also really keen to hear about any examples of NSM effecting policy, so send them on if you come across them and we'll share  #NSMNSS16:57
NSMNSSWe're going to wrap up now, thanks everyone! Take a moment to reintroduce yourself and leave a last comment  #NSMNSS16:57
SocialWorkKent#NSMNSS...2/2 measures are still developing.16:55
SocialWorkKent#NSMNSS A.4 I think these are interesting times as this area is still new and therefore development of methodologies and quality ..1/216:55
L_C_HolmesA4: My key concern would be that researchers take care to account for the self-selection of their study subjects. #nsmnss16:54
iamandyscottA4. Quality is key to getting gov agencies/depts on side, especially for anything around impact / evaluation. #NSMNSS16:53
L_C_HolmesA4: I suspect NSM is most useful for exploring social representations of self, and certain behaviours (eg supporting charities).. #nsmnss16:53
SocialWorkKent@jess1ecat #nsmnss yes I can see that could be an issue but reveals the concept of information being power and the control of that power16:53
L_C_HolmesA4: I would be interested to know how the public nature of NSM affects people's posts - are they more affected by social norms? #nsmnss16:52
einterview#NSMNSS concerns: credibility of participants, representation of diversity in population/sample16:51
jess1ecatA4. I think quality and robustness should be concerns and we should be able to address these. #NSMNSS16:50
jess1ecat@SocialWorkKent great stuff, trailblazer :), our problem is that sometimes research funders don't encourage it. #NSMNSS16:50
csnelsonbsu#NSMNSS Finding great examples of solid methodology for new media research in education has been a bit of challenge.16:49
L_C_HolmesA4 Maybe not a concern, but we're very aware of ethical issues around NSM, in particular the importance of dealing with disclosure. #nsmnss16:48
SocialWorkKent@jess1ecat #NSMNSS totally agree, I dislike hierarchical structures and feel SM can break these down.  I have put all my research on my blog16:48
L_C_HolmesA3: As a slight aside, if you want to get practitioners (and their clients) interested, NSM is a great way to share your findings. #nsmnss16:47
SocialWorkKent@NSMNSS #NSMNSS  2/2 through which to see my practice.  There are some amazing bloggers on twitter in the field of Social Work.16:47
SocialWorkKent@NSMNSS #NSMNSS Social Work has an emphasis on reflective practice and the work of my fellow students and practitioners provide new lens 1/216:46
NSMNSSQ4. What concerns do stakeholders in policy and practice have about these new methods? #NSMNSS16:46
NSMNSSOne last question for everyone! #NSMNSS16:46
NSMNSS@AndyW1509 no problem! thanks for coming along #NSMNSS16:45
AndyW1509#NSMNSS sorry gotta go five year old needs feeding!16:45
einterview#NSMNSS Social media posts- learn about potential res. problems/policy needs: we see emerging concerns, issues16:44
G_MorrellA3 - interesting thing for me: what do Twitter (and other ISPs) think about engaging and informing policy/practice? Missing voice... #nsmnss16:43
jess1ecatA3. I'd like to see researchers sharing findings more on soc media to give practitioners a chance to engage with them. #NSMNSS16:43
NSMNSS@SocialWorkKent in what ways do they affect your practice? #NSMNSS16:43
jess1ecat@einterview me too, really glad we have tweeps from research, policy and practice here today. #NSMNSS16:41
EmUprichardRT @NatCen: Interesting tweetchat at #NSMNSS Question under discussion: 'How can we engage policy & practice with social media's use ...16:39
SocialWorkKent#NSMNSS A.3 as a Social Work student I know that areas of NM affect my practice from blogs to tweets.16:38
TradeEthicallyRT @SocialWorkKent: @csnelsonbsu #NSMNSS exactly my Uni hasn't currently and therefore am guided by reading articles on ethics of NM res ...16:38
TradeEthicallyRT @jess1ecat: Sorry this is the blogspot link to the key existing ethics guidelines on our blog http://t.co/gPROPEHR.  #NSMNSS16:38
TradeEthicallyRT @csnelsonbsu: Many thanks for this. Key existing ethics guidelines http://t.co/RTTCIqkt.  #NSMNSS16:38
EmUprichardRT @jess1ecat: Or not sorry folks    the link is http://t.co/gPROPEHR . #NSMNSS16:38
einterview#NSMNSS A2. Excited about chance thru NSMNSS to learn across boundaries16:36
jess1ecatOr not sorry folks    the link is http://t.co/gPROPEHR . #NSMNSS16:36
L_C_HolmesA3: Practitioners are fascinated by NSM. We use it to engage, but don't analyse. Help us do that and we'll help effect change. #nsmnss16:35
csnelsonbsuMany thanks for this. Key existing ethics guidelines http://t.co/RTTCIqkt.  #NSMNSS16:35
jess1ecatSorry this is the blogspot link to the key existing ethics guidelines on our blog http://t.co/gPROPEHR.  #NSMNSS16:35
jess1ecatRT @NSMNSS: Q.3 Is there an appetite for using this data among policy-makers & practitioners? If not, why not? #NSMNSS16:34
jess1ecatRT @SocialWorkKent: @csnelsonbsu we've linked to the key existing ethics guidelines on our blog http://t.co/gPROPEHR.  #NSMNSS16:34
NSMNSSQ.3 Is there an appetite for using this data among policy-makers & practitioners? If not, why not? #NSMNSS16:33
NSMNSSThanks for all the comments so far, the next question we have is… #NSMNSS16:33
einterview#NSMNSS A2. Excited about inter- cross-disciplinary learning from ea. other-creating findings that are more useful. Usual research=silos16:32
jess1ecat@L_C_Holmes great way to share knoweldge I'm sure charities are way ahead of researchers in digital engagement! #NSMNSS16:32
rachelormstonVarious prof orgs have published codes of conduct for internet research - e.g. MRS, BPS. But tend to date quite quickly. #NSMNSS16:32
SocialWorkKent@L_C_Holmes #NSMNSS I shall dig some out later but there is a general discussion in the Netnography book.16:32
SocialWorkKent@csnelsonbsu #NSMNSS exactly my Uni hasn't currently and therefore am guided by reading articles on ethics of NM research16:31
mlalandaRT @mossford10: Can new social media research make an impact on policy & practice? Join our tweetchat by following #NSMNSS or login  ...16:31
NatCenInteresting tweetchat at #NSMNSS Question under discussion: 'How can we engage policy & practice with social media's use in research?'16:30
L_C_HolmesAbsolutely @jess1ecat. Charities like us use NSM really well to reach out to users/supporters, but aren't confident using the data. #nsmnss16:30
rachelormston@socialworkkent - I think Graffigna and Bosio have suggested that internet res can promote more candid responses 'cos of anonymity. #NSMNSS16:29
jess1ecatRT @rachelormston: My impression is that when done well, online qual not necessarily cheaper> exactly! #NSMNSS16:29
einterview#NSMNSS Say more- esp. re. ethics of using online data in policy-making?16:29
rachelormston@jess1ecat - My impression is that when done well, online qual not necessarily cheaper - savings on travel might be about it. #NSMNSS16:28
L_C_Holmes@G_Morrell Thanks for the links! #nsmnss16:28
NSMNSS@SocialWorkKent our last seminar was on ethics, some of the outcomes from the seminar are on our blog http://t.co/weHNqIPV #NSMNSS16:27
jess1ecat@L_C_Holmes exactly what I meant in relation to A2. we should be working together to learn from one another. #NSMNSS16:27
L_C_Holmes@SocialWorkKent I'd be really interested in any links or references to the ethics articles you've found useful :) #nsmnss16:27
csnelsonbsu@SocialWorkKent Right and our local human subjects boards may not have policies in place. #NSMNSS16:27
iamandyscott@jess1ecat A2. Agreed. Maybe we need to go to them with demonstrable benefits/applications though before we ask for cash? Catch 22? #NSMNSS16:26
jess1ecatA2. I worry it might become popular bec it's seen as cheap & easy not bec it's best tool for the job. It *may* or may not be both! #NSMNSS16:26
einterview#NSMNSS: A1 question- if policy is to impact all, social media input means those w/out access are not heard. How to address?16:26
SocialWorkKent@csnelsonbsu #NSMNSS totally agree I've been reading a number of articles on the ethics of Internet based research, it's still new.16:26
L_C_HolmesHi followers. This evening I am following the @NSMNSS tweet chat over at #nsmnss, hence the tweetstorm :) Join if you're interested!16:24
rachelormston@urbaneprofessor - not to hand, but will find it and send on (if I've not misremembered it!). #NSMNSS16:24
jess1ecatA2. IMHO we need to talk more to those with research funds and explore the limits and potential of soc media together... #NSMNSS16:23
csnelsonbsuA2. What fascinates me is the whole ethics discussion. It will be fascinating to see what policies arise over use of online data. #NSMNSS16:23
einterview#NSMNSS: A1.Natasha- kind of data? Generate theory to impact policy & practice?16:23
G_MorrellA1 @einterview and others, here's a paper on using facebook for exactly that: http://t.co/W5gx28N5  #nsmnss16:23
NSMNSSJust a reminder to use #NSMNSS in your reply and the Q. number so we can see and know which Q you're responding too #NSMNSS16:23
NSMNSS@AndyW1509 Hi Andrew. Remember to use the hashtag #NSMNSS so that everyone can see your contribution.16:23
L_C_HolmesA1: Would be good to have support from researchers to improve our approach to studying NSM content of supporters/users/the public #nsmnss16:23
urbaneprofessorRT @YorkConsulting: @urbaneprofessor @jess1ecat Yes but not all on Twitter. Tends to be >24 #nsmnss16:23
urbaneprofessor@rachelormston got link to that? #NSMNSS16:23
L_C_HolmesA1: Not pure research, but my org. uses NSM to engage with our supporters and users, and this informs our policy and practice (cntd) #nsmnss16:22
SocialWorkKent@urbaneprofessor #NSMNSS perhaps purchasing behaviours etc but I was more thinking of presentation of the self.16:22
NSMNSSQ2 How can researchers engage with policy and practice on this issue and vice versa? #NSMNSS16:22
L_C_HolmesA1: My org is a research consumer, we would be keen to see whether+how NSM helps us understand people's attitudes about our issue... #nsmnss16:21
YorkConsulting@urbaneprofessor @jess1ecat Yes but not all on Twitter. Tends to be >24 #nsmnss16:21
NSMNSSGreat discussion so far, thanks everyone. Following on from that then... #NSMNSS16:21
NSMNSSMT “@AndyW1509:data reveals the underlying social interactions & it is from the impact ...that they'd have that will help”#NSMNSS16:21
rachelormston@urbaneprofessor Yes, that is true. Think @natcen's BSA showed just another means of keeping in touch with same people #NSMNSS16:20
SocialWorkKent#NSMNSS I am currently utilising grounded theory to conduct an Netnographic study of NM so accessing data and participants.16:19
L_C_HolmesSo far, I'd only thought of using NSM to find partcpnts. I've used email + IM for data collection before but not public NSM content. #nsmnss16:19
urbaneprofessor@SocialWorkKent from what I've read on men's and women's behaviours, yup. Little research on other variables #NSMNSS16:19
jess1ecatMT A1 @YorkConsulting.... if anything reaches less as excludes disadvtgd groups> but might reach some who are excluded from F2F? #NSMNSS16:18
urbaneprofessor@YorkConsulting @jess1ecat although smartphones are complicating that picture #NSMNSS16:18
einterview#NSMNSS: A1.Lucy- so finding participants to collect data from, not using posts etc as data?16:17
AndyW1509RT @NSMNSS: @L_C_Holmes hi! great you could join us #NSMNSS16:17
jess1ecat@L_C_Holmes A1 can you say a bit more about that sounds interesting. #NSMNSS16:17
YorkConsulting@urbaneprofessor @jess1ecat if anything reaches less as excludes disadvantaged groups #nsmnss16:16
jess1ecatRT @urbaneprofessor: depends...Makes targeting audiences easier, but you cant expect greater reach just because on web> agreed #NSMNSS16:16
einterview#NSMNSS: A1. Value: social media as MEANS for interacting w/ diverse participants about views on policy & practice16:15
L_C_HolmesA1: Biggest benefit, for me, is accessing networks and research participants. Am interested to see how others use NSM content.. #nsmnss16:15
urbaneprofessor@jess1ecat depends what you're researching! Makes targeting audiences easier, but you can't expect greater reach just because on web #NSMNSS16:15
jess1ecatRT @YorkConsulting: A1. Very fast responses, so can get instant reactions to new policies - I can see that being really attractive! #NSMNSS16:15
SocialWorkKent@urbaneprofessor #NSMNSS perhaps quantitatively but qualitatively are behaviours mirrored?16:14
urbaneprofessor@rachelormston I think they're a unique case. Research I've read says broader networks do match offline ones #NSMNSS16:14
L_C_Holmesii) I am interested in people's engagement with NSM for charitable (etc) reasons.  #nsmnss16:14
NSMNSS@L_C_Holmes hi! great you could join us #NSMNSS16:14
L_C_HolmesMy interest in NSM for my research purposes is behavioural, in terms of i) people engaging with our issue (missing people) and... #nsmnss16:13
csnelsonbsuA1. The online social networks provide information that we might not have access to otherwise. It can offer new perspectives. #NSMNSS16:13
jess1ecat@urbaneprofessor is that a positive or not from a research point of view? Is that what's needed? #NSMNSS16:13
YorkConsultingA1. Very fast responses, so can get instant reactions to new policies #nsmnss16:13
L_C_HolmesHi to #nsmnss Tweet chatters. I'm based at a national charity. Haven't yet used NSM as research data but we use NSM a great deal.. #nsmnss16:13
einterview#NSMNSS: Q1General policy & practice: provide views from diverse BUT connected folks- digital divide still limits input16:13
rachelormston@urbaneprofessor - not necessarily I don't think. Thinking of online support networks - who may never meet offline. #NSMNSS16:13
urbaneprofessorA1. Might be able to add something, but a key issue is that online social networks tend to mirror offline ones #NSMNSS16:11
iamandyscottA1. It's definitely a useful addition to the toolkit, but alongside - not instead of - all our other tried and tested methods #NSMNSS16:11
jess1ecatA1. It adds dialogue & engagement with participants in a way other methods don't always, this may or may not be attractive to them! #NSMNSS16:10
jess1ecatA1. I see it as another set of useful data which may help provide answers to the questions policymakers & practitioners ask research #NSMNSS16:09
AndyW1509RT @jess1ecat: RT @NSMNSS:  Q1 How can social media data help to inform policy and practice?  #NSMNSS16:09
G_MorrellRT @NSMNSS: Q1 How can social media data help to inform policy and practice?  #nsmnss16:09
jess1ecatRT @NSMNSS:  Q1 How can social media data help to inform policy and practice?  #NSMNSS16:08
G_MorrellHello - Gareth, one of the network leads @NatCen #NSMNSS #nsmnss16:07
NSMNSSGreat that you've all been able to make it! Our first question is- Q1 How can social media data help to inform policy and practice?  #NSMNSS16:07
jess1ecat@YorkConsulting sounds interesting will be good to hear your experiences. #NSMNSS16:05
NSMNSS@AndyW1509: @NSMNSS Andy Whalley marketing academic at royal holloway. #NSMNSS16:05
YorkConsulting#nsmnss socio-economic researchers. We are beginning to use social media in our evaluations & interested in others' experiences16:04
NSMNSSJust a remind to use #NSMNSS in your reply so everyone can see your tweet and add A1, A2, A3 as you address each question #NSMNSS16:04
jess1ecat@einterview hi Janet *waves*. #NSMNSS16:03
iamandyscottHello! Andy Scott, network member at @NatCen. Think this could add a crucial extra dimension to policy research #nsmnss16:03
jess1ecat@csnelsonbsu welcome nice to see you here. #NSMNSS16:03
einterview#NSMNSS Janet Salmons, qual e-researcher, writer, professor, Boulder, CO. See http://t.co/ekB5lcdk16:02
csnelsonbsuHi to the Tweet Chat from Boise State. I am studying YouTube vloggers and learning from all of you. #NSMNSS16:02
jess1ecatHi Kandy one of the network leads @NatCen think this topic is really important for applied research to get to grips with. #NSMNSS #NSMNSS16:02
NSMNSSWelcome everyone, please introduce yourself, say where you are & what your interest in this topic is. #NSMNSS #NSMNSS16:00
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