Thanks for the feedback. I thought it was a plausible idea and having it
confirmed is helpful.
Ian
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:25:20 -0500, Chris Thorn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Ian,
>
>You are quite right. I've met researchers who use a number of different
>"transcription" techniques. One common approach is to introduce field
>notes as the transcript and link the rough times jotted down in those
>notes to the appropriate times in the video. I've also seen examples of
>folks studying "enacted practice" of curriculum load a lesson plan and
>link activities observed to that rough outline.
>
>One recent example I saw at the American Education Research Association
>annual meeting used a mix of minute codes just as you suggest and a
>series of punctuation marks ([{-_,etc.) and numbers that represented a
>gestural "transcript" for a team interested in evidence of children's
>pre-verbal thinking. I always encourage researchers to think of creating
>the transcript as a vital analytical act. One should be very clear about
>what needs to be in there and what does not need to be there.
>
>Chris
>
>I Jones wrote:
>
>>This message carries on from the "Qualrus and screen capture video files"
>>thread (March 2005).
>>
>>Chris Thorn wrote - "Speaking for the Transana team, this is a tough issue.
>>We certainly encourage users to transcribe only those segments of the video
>>that are analytically relevant."
>>
>>That actually suits my purposes quite well. I typically analyse a few hours
>>screen capture using qualrus (saving time, expense & error on transcription)
>>and then end up identifying a 15 to 20 video excerpt that is of particular
>>interest. I tried using transana to finely analyse a short excerpt for
>>closer analysis and found it a very productive activity - not just for my
>>own thinking but for presenting ideas to colleagues. I will certainly
>>continue to get to know transana.
>>
>>It occurs to me there may be a productive way to analyse video in transana
>>without transcribing. This is speculative but in essence I'm wondering
>>something like this:
>>
>>Rather than transcribe one could simply copy a list of numbers into the
>>transcript window as follows -
>>
>>zero
>>one
>>two
>>three...
>>
>>... and so on. Each number corresponds to a minute of video (or whatever
>>appropriate scale). Time codes can then be inserted and clips, collections
>>and keywords assigned - it seems to me there's no need whatsoever for the
>>transcript window to actually contain a transcription in order to do this.
>>
>>That said I am inexperienced with transana and have not tried what I am
>>suggesting. Does it make sense or am I talking nonsense?
>>
>>Ian
>>
>>
>
>--
>Chris Thorn
>Wisconsin Center for Education Research
>http://facstaff.wcer.wisc.edu/cathorn
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