ALL READINGS AND VIDEOS WILL BE POSTED IN MESSAGES.
This week we will explore online communities and mental health to get a sense of how social media is operating in our daily lives. We will also experiment with surveys to get familiar with this research method.
For this workshop you will spend a little time reflecting on your own experiences with technology and social media to consider whether you find it to be helping and/or hindering your sociality and mental health. After you do the reading and watching for the week, take the short Survey: Social Media & Mental Health (MY ANSWERS ARE POSTED IN FILES) that asks you to consider your own experiences.
The survey questions get you thinking about social media and mental health in your own life. The survey allows us to collect data about this weeks topic and talk about survey methods. This simple survey gives you a template for thinking about using this sort of research tool for your own research.
While taking the survey, take note of the question types and formats for asking asking questions. Your task will be to put together survey questions to explore an aspect of technology and (mental) health that interests you.
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