Hi all, I'm a PhD student about to start my participant-observation of an email group of which I am a member. Could anyone please recommend the best way for me to conduct an online survey which would be simple and accessible for my respondents? Which survey tools/sites would be appropriate for respondents with the basic knowledge of the Internet? I have looked at a few online survey sites but I thought it would be best to ask for 'expert' advice from list members who have previously have done an online survey. Many thanks, Liezel Longboan Cardiff University
Our online Toolkit for studying digital resources has some information on online surveys: http://microsites.oii.ox.ac.uk/tidsr/kb/questionnaires-/-survey -Eric Eric T. Meyer, Ph.D. Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford e-mail: eric.meyer@oii.ox.ac.uk Web: http://people.oii.ox.ac.uk/meyer/ -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Liezel Longboan Sent: 07 May 2009 08:37 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Advice on online surveys Hi all, I'm a PhD student about to start my participant-observation of an email group of which I am a member. Could anyone please recommend the best way for me to conduct an online survey which would be simple and accessible for my respondents? Which survey tools/sites would be appropriate for respondents with the basic knowledge of the Internet? I have looked at a few online survey sites but I thought it would be best to ask for 'expert' advice from list members who have previously have done an online survey. Many thanks, Liezel Longboan Cardiff University _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/
Hi Liezel, Try Survey Monkey, which is designed for online usage. You'll find it listed here at Webnographers.org: Resources for Virtual Ethnography - http://www.webnographers.org - click on 'tools.' Scott http://scottmacleod.com Liezel Longboan writes:
Hi all,
I'm a PhD student about to start my participant-observation of an email group of which I am a member. Could anyone please recommend the best way for me to conduct an online survey which would be simple and accessible for my respondents? Which survey tools/sites would be appropriate for respondents with the basic knowledge of the Internet?
I have looked at a few online survey sites but I thought it would be best to ask for 'expert' advice from list members who have previously have done an online survey.
Many thanks, Liezel Longboan Cardiff University
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This is a perennial AIR-L discussion. I've tried to capture some of the previous go 'rounds here: http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=Online_Surveys But it would be great if folks could annotate that list a bit with your good or bad experiences. - Alex -- -- // // This email is // [X] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais, ciberflâneur // http://alex.halavais.net //
Mick Couper's book on web surveys spends a good amount of time on burden and usability - and provides lots of graphical examples. It might be a good starting point. Couper, M. P. (2008). Designing effective web surveys. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. Fred On May 7, 2009, at 3:37 PM, Liezel Longboan wrote:
Hi all,
I'm a PhD student about to start my participant-observation of an email group of which I am a member. Could anyone please recommend the best way for me to conduct an online survey which would be simple and accessible for my respondents? Which survey tools/sites would be appropriate for respondents with the basic knowledge of the Internet?
I have looked at a few online survey sites but I thought it would be best to ask for 'expert' advice from list members who have previously have done an online survey.
Many thanks, Liezel Longboan Cardiff University
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