Interviews with Avatars:
Online Interview Research in Second Life
· Session 1: Designing Research with In-World Interviews
February 18th at 6 SLT (SLT=PST)
· Session 2: Planning and Conducting Interviews In-World
February 25th at 6 SLT (SLT=PST)
I’ll share some of the models, approaches and researchers’ experiences included in Online Interviews in Real Time. We’ll consider unique issues and dilemmas involved with scholarly interviews in world. Come share your curiosity—and your experiences!
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I'm glad that you are holding this in Second Life. Do you plan to use audio or voice chat?
Susan
Online Interview Research in Second Life
In the Readers’ Garden http://tinyurl.com/yl886ch
Designing Research with In-World Interviews
February 18th at 6 SLT (SLT=PST)
Handout is online so feel free to share: http://www.vision2lead.com/Interviewavatars.pdf
Session 2 will be re-scheduled since a new professional commitment has emerged! I will post new dates or events on my website and on twitter /einterview.
I set up a group, Qualitative E-Research, on a wiki called Methodspace. Log in at http://www.methodspace.com/group/eresearch, it is free to join. While there you may find other interesting groups or maybe you will start a new one!
I set up a new parallel Qualitative E-Research group in Second Life. Once we have a group of members, I will organize some regular meetings in world where we can discuss online data collection in immersive environments or other forms of e-research.
If you have joined Second Life, you can search for the group ("Qualitative E-Research"), or send me your avatar's name and I will invite you. My avatar is Soleil Lemondrop*.
Come join if you'd like to continue the exchange and discussion!
This week I am discussing my book and online interviews in Second Life on February 18th at 6 SLT (SLT=PST) In the Readers’ Garden http://tinyurl.com/yl886ch. 
The flier is online at http://www.vision2lead.com/Interviewavatars.pdf
Janet
* Yes, I have a new avatar. This weekend Opal was "ghosted" so I had to create a clone. If only it was this easy in first life, I could keep a clone pretty busy!
Here is a flyer (PDF) to distribute. Hope to see you there!