Session Summary

Lessons Learned From Research During COVID-19: Strategies for Incorporating Remote Data Collection Beyond the Pandemic

Sat, April 23, 8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT), Manchester Grand Hyatt, Floor: 2nd Level, Harbor Tower, Harbor Ballroom A

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Stay-at-home orders introduced significant disruption to educational research in 2020 that persists in 2021, and possibly beyond. In-person studies were put on hiatus, abandoned, or converted to remote studies. These presentations look at studies that would normally have been conducted in person and the design decisions that allowed them to be conducted remotely. Researchers will share the challenges with remote data collection and the benefits, including the ability to recruit participants and collaborate with research partners more widely, unencumbered by geographic location; the ease of collecting telemetry data over observational data; and the opportunity to reach participants in their homes. This session seeks to add to the community’s understanding of how to successfully conduct remote research.

Sub Unit

Chair

Papers

Discussant