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Libbie
Nov 27, 2012, 10:05:36 PM11/27/12
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Hi all,
I have been asked to do a 30 minute workshop with hands-on training in using DDI. This would be part of a workshop on metadata and others are going to be giving talks on TEI, EML, etc. The students are CLIR fellows (a post-doctoral program for PhD's in information studies). I do not know what background any of them will have had in survey research, in codebook development, or in statistical analysis of data. I don't think this is possible, given how long it took me to learn just DDI 2.0 and use it properly. But I thought I would ask all of you if you have ever done such workshops and if you can suggest any ways to go.
best, libbie
I have been asked to do a 30 minute workshop with hands-on training in using DDI. This would be part of a workshop on metadata and others are going to be giving talks on TEI, EML, etc. The students are CLIR fellows (a post-doctoral program for PhD's in information studies). I do not know what background any of them will have had in survey research, in codebook development, or in statistical analysis of data. I don't think this is possible, given how long it took me to learn just DDI 2.0 and use it properly. But I thought I would ask all of you if you have ever done such workshops and if you can suggest any ways to go.
best, libbie
Jeremy Iverson
Nov 28, 2012, 7:19:55 AM11/28/12
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Libbie,
30 minutes is a bit short to get into a full tutorial with XML, but it
is a good amount of time for a general introduction to the background
and content of the standard, and to get people using the same vocabulary
to talk about the data lifecycle.
I have some slides I would be happy to clean up and share if that would
be useful. When is the workshop? I am traveling this week but can
hopefully get them to you soon.
Cheers,
Jeremy
30 minutes is a bit short to get into a full tutorial with XML, but it
is a good amount of time for a general introduction to the background
and content of the standard, and to get people using the same vocabulary
to talk about the data lifecycle.
I have some slides I would be happy to clean up and share if that would
be useful. When is the workshop? I am traveling this week but can
hopefully get them to you soon.
Cheers,
Jeremy
Amy West
Dec 3, 2012, 12:45:40 PM12/3/12
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What about using the Colectica Excel Addin? I admit, I haven't had a chance to play with it yet, but Excel should be nice and familiar and that might be a way to ease into the concepts...
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