This Master-class is designed for those interested in, and/or responsible for promoting learning in complex organisations. It will provide participants with an understanding of, and practical experience with video-reflexivity and how it can be used to: examine and understand organisational practices; as well as promote engaged learning and sustained impact.
Video-reflexivity creates opportunities for participants to:
- Expand a sense of what complex circumstances might require from them
- Negotiate the definitions and enactments of optimal performance
This master class will draw on the collective expertise of international scholars with considerable experience with video-reflexivity to advance. They will draw on their experiences and expertise in using video-reflexivity in healthcare, however the content will also be applicable to the study of social and professional practices in other areas.
These scholars include (follow the hyperlink for a detailed biography):
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Dr Katherine Carroll - Research Fellow in the School of Sociology at the Australian National University.
Dr Su-yin Hor - Lecturer in health services management at the University of Technology, Sydney
Dr Mary Wyer - Postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Ms Danielle Bywaters - University of Tasmania
Dr Aileen Collier - University of Auckland
Dr Nina Fudge - Queen Mary University of London
Prof. Rick Iedema - King’s College London
A/Prof. Jessica Mesman - Maastricht University
Mrs Anouk van der Arend - Maastricht University
Organisations have become more flexible and innovation-driven, and their processes and structures, more complex and dynamic – video-reflexivity is one approach to examine and understand this complexity. Organisations that represent the academic, public, private, and not-for-profit sectors are increasingly called to collaborate and engage with, and demonstrate positive impact on their communities – video-reflexivity represents one approach towards this aim.
Practitioners (broadly defined) are regularly required to engage in organisational change and quality improvement programs, and to involve colleagues and/or other stakeholders in this process – video-reflexivity represents one approach towards this aim. Video-reflexivity has a demonstrated capacity to draw together researchers, clinicians, patients, and their families to examine and understand complex healthcare practices. Video-reflexivity has been successfully used to ignite meaningful organisational change
The Master-class will harness and draw on the collective expertise of international scholars who have considerable experience with video-reflexivity – they will be involved in:
- The development of the syllabus and the associated learning materials
- The didactic delivery of parts of the syllabus via web-conference, as appropriate
- The interactive facilitation of parts of the syllabus in person
To the instructors’ knowledge, there are no regular courses or training opportunities on video-reflexivity or related methodologies available to researchers throughout Australia.
Following the completion of the Master-class, participants will be offered continued support via the Video-Reflexive Ethnography International Association – this association is an international collective of scholars and practitioners with an interest in video reflexive ethnography as a transformative methodology; members convene monthly via web-conference to advance:
- Video-reflexivity for studying social practices in all their aspects;
- The professional interests of those who use video-reflexivity, including the creation and dissemination of methodological knowledge and its use in improving practices;
- Practical and ethical norms for conducting video-reflexivity within and beyond the research setting.
Following the completion of this Master-class, participants will be able to:
- Explain the guiding principles that underpin video-reflexivity
- Identify its benefits and limitations
- Undertake video-reflexivity with reference to: the resources required; data management; and data analysis
- Develop a proposal for a video-reflexivity project
- Describe the practical and ethical implications of using video-reflexivity
- Identify relevant sources of information and support to guide the use of video-reflexivity
Day 1
- What is video-reflexivity? A historical perspective of its place in social science research
- Why use it? Its theoretical and methodological setting
- How has it been used and with what effects? Stories from the field
- What are the ethical, logistical, and technical considerations of video-reflexivity and how might these be managed?
Day 2
- How might I use video-reflexivity?
- How do I design a video-reflexivity project? Getting started
- How do I edit, store, and manage video-recordings?
- How can meaningful and sustained impact be determined? Facilitating reflexivity and disseminating the lessons learnt
This two day master-class will be held at the University of Technology, Sydney.
This Master-class is designed for those with a basic understanding of the design and/or conduct of research, quality improvement efforts, and/or organisational change. As such, it is well-suited to individuals who represent the:
- Academic sector, including doctoral scholars
- Public sector
- Private sector
- Not-for-profit sector
References:
Iedema, R., Mesman, J., & Carroll, K. (2013). Visualising health care practice improvement: Innovation from within. London: Radcliffe Publishing.