I created a purposive sample of students who I observed had different approaches to contributing in class to interview about the talks day. Purposive sampling is one of the sampling techniques used in qualitative research and is defined as the selection of units (individuals, groups, etc.) related to answering research questions based on certain purposes (Teddlie and Yu, 2007)
“Taxonomy of Sampling Techniques for the Social and Behavioral Science
II. Purposive Sampling
A. Sampling to Achieve Representativeness or Comparability
B. Sampling Special or Unique Cases
C. Sequential Sampling
D. Sampling Using Multiple Purposive Techniques“
I did semi-structured interviews with 4 students, using the questions I had originally devised for the Mentimeter Survey.
I have pulled out key insights from each,
STUDENT 1
Miro Board Use
“Honestly, I think it’s fun. I think it’s helpful to like, refer back to it when we’re going through the session because like it’s kind of like a reference point”
“With the Miro board for the Crit, I actually found it nicer that it was like a small group of people, like we’re all crowded around this thing. So like when it’s a smaller group and it’s when it’s more intimate, that’s when I feel like I can be more honest”
“We were able to kind of communicate about the presentation through the Miro board, like people would put their sticky notes and then we would reply to their sticky notes with our stick on it. Like, like our opinions so that we weren’t really like speaking over the speaker but still having a discussion about it on our laptops”
“I don’t really use Miro for my research, but I do think within classes it’s helpful like with the whole Expanding Research project, I really like that being used in the class . At least I like it in that context because it’s like a chat box. Like, you know, like you watch a live stream and you like, just keep commenting. Like, I like it. Like, it felt like a place to put all my ideas and thoughts. And then like to circle it back ’cause you know, like sometimes you like when they’re pretending you can’t interrupt them”
Sections in the Talks
“Like I like having that break and being like questions like to be like the audience almost. But I guess the categories the topics and which we broke felt very linear and didn’t allow for like other conversations to happen organically. but like, I think it’s kind of like a trade off, I guess for having that kind of system.So I don’t really mind still.
STUDENT 2
Miro Board Use
(For the World Cafe)I didn’t like the Miro, I think it’s much easier to talk on the spot, and have all of it happening at the time of the discussion than having it planned. A lot of us find it hard to remember what we wrote.
“Usually, the people who are interested and have questions will speak, and the people who don’t, they just prefer not to, that’s OK too.
Industry
“I didn’t think I would be interested in the talks, but I did end up becoming more invested, because it’s nice to see someone who’s so young and working, and doing what you yourself would like to do. It was inspiring but also not encouraging because they were very realistic.”
Seating Plan
“I think the circle was really nice, I liked how there was less people, I enjoyed the smaller intimate space, it made it feel like you were talking to an older sister. If the room was packed it might have been harder to talk”
Sections in the Talks
“I don’t think I noticed. I think it probably helped the speakers more.Sometimes they trail off a bit, it helped it flow”
New Learnings/Industry
“ Learning more about the role of a creative strategist, it made me rethink about what I see myself doing”
Student 3
Miro Board Use
“Yeah, I don’t know. I think Miro is a weird one. It’s like it’s, I don’t know. I’m totally fine with it. Like, I think that it’s been. It’s been interesting. Like it’s very interesting to see it being used like in for this with the pre session talks or like in a workshop or like even in crits, like those are definitely interesting ways. To do it, but then I guess it almost. It does beg the question almost like, why? Like the research Crit, that could have been online, do you know what I mean? If so then. If the discussion becomes centred around Miro, then it’s like what? Why are we in person ? And again, I am more spontaneous person and I’m comfortable speaking”
“There was some of the structure of Miro, but then also there was space for like spontaneous. So I feel like I feel like both can work in all instances, like even in the talk like there were questions on the Miro, but then some people also had questions that just came to mind”
Afternoon session
“But it’s also. There’s also the chance that it’s like, you know, it’s there’s a repeat bias like it’s the second time you go into the talk. It’s the second time that we. So it’s like there’s much more comfortability because then it’s like it’s almost in the first one. Like, it’s her first time in class. Also, our first time getting presented to by the second one like it’s kind of like. Our home turf, in a sense. You know what I mean. “
Industry
“I think that it would be interesting and valuable to get more talks from FCP alumni. That definitely has more power in a sense.”
“It’s great to hear about. It’s just like it’s very like, OK, that’s that’s so great for you. Like. What does that actually look like for us now trying to make it when we graduate? We should just have a chance. You know what I mean? I don’t know. “
Student 4
Miro Board Use
“Using Miro would be good for a video project Crit. I feel like that would be more effective because like last year when we did performance, the Crit was so long down and like my one was towards the end. And I felt so unmotivated and. No one’s putting their hands up, and then people started to leave during lunch, and it’s just like feedback and video presentation”
References:
Teddlie, C. and Yu, F. (2007) Mixed Methods Sampling: A Typology with Examples. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1, 77-100.
https://doi.org/10.1177/2345678906292430