55.010 - PDC27: Storing, Managing, Coding, and Sharing Video Data With Databrary

Session Type: Professional Development Course

Abstract

Video captures much of the richness and complexity of behavior in formal and informal learning settings. The Databrary project empowers researchers by providing the software, cyber-infrastructure, and policy framework for securely storing, managing, coding, and sharing video data. Funded by NSF and NIH, the Databrary project provides two free resources: a web-based video data library (Databrary.org) and an open-source desktop coding tool (Datavyu.org).

This free workshop will teach researchers—from advanced to emerging scholars—how to exploit the richness inherent in recordings of behavior. We will share best practices for coding behavioral data and show how to use the Datavyu desktop coding tool to mine video data. We will explain Databrary’s policy framework that enables sharing of video data among researchers, while addressing concerns about participants’ privacy. Attendees will learn how to use Databrary as a lab server and a secure backup for large quantities of data that can be kept private until it’s ready to be shared. Attendees will also learn how to use Databrary as a resource for teaching and research.

There are no prerequisite skills required to attend the workshop beyond an interest in or experience with using video data. Participants can bring laptops, but these are not required for attendance.

Sub Unit

• Professional Development and Training Committee

Instructors

• Karen E. Adolph, New York University

• Rick Gilmore, The Pennsylvania State University