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Winter 2009 :  

OISE Migration Demystified

The Education Commons will be hosting an open presentation regarding the migration from OISENet/FirstClass and changes for the upcoming school year.  A one hour presentation will begin at 10am followed by Q&A.  The majority of the presentation will be focused on the changes that affect Faculty and Staff.

Date: August 31st 2009

Time: 10am - noon

Location: OISE, 3rd floor – Computer Lab #1

Fee: FREE for OISE Staff, Faculty and Grad Students. 

Registration is recommended, but not required. [Register for workshop]

Presenters:
Joseph Caprara, Senior Computing Support Analyst, Education Commons
Derek Hunt, Instructional Technology Analyst, Education Commons

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Summer 2009 

Data Analysis
Date		Workshop
Oct. 09 Nov. 13	Introduction to NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis
Oct. 23 Nov. 20		Advanced Use of NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis
Oct. 02		Introduction to Data Analysis with SPSS
Sept. 25		Data Management and Manipulation with SPSS
Nov. 06		Introduction to General Linear Models with SPSS
Oct. 30		Multiple Regression Analysis Using SPSS
Nov. 27		Multilevel Modeling Using HLM Software
Oct. 16		Performing Exploratory Factor Analysis with SPSS

winter 2009 (January - March)

 
SPSS:
Data Management and Manipulation with SPSS | Introduction to Data Analysis with SPSS |
Performing Exploratory Factor Analysis with SPSS | Introduction to General Linear Models with SPSS |
Multiple Regression Analysis using SPSS

NVIVO:
Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo - Level I | Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo - Level II 

HLM:
Multilevel Modeling using HLM Software

Data Management and Manipulation with SPSS

The focus of this workshop is two-fold: 1) to introduce researchers to the SPSS syntax mode and its effective use; and 2) to give them hands-on experience with a wide range of transformation techniques and helpful data management features, ways to automate their work with quantitative data, manipulate their data files and results, and export outputs to other computer programs. This workshop will benefit SPSS novices as well as researchers who want to learn about more effective uses of the program features.

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo - Level i

NVivo 8 is a software package for analysis of qualitative data, such as transcripts of in-depth interviews, focus groups and field notes. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to the NVivo 8 workspace, giving an overview of its key features, as well as to provide participants with an opportunity to acquire some hands-on experience. Specifically, the participants will learn how to prepare their text and media data for analyses with NVivo 8, transcribe media data, create and apply various types of coding to text data. This workshop is appropriate for researchers with limited knowledge of NVivo 8 as well as those who would like to expand their knowledge of its capabilities.

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

Introduction to Data Analysis with SPSS

The course will guide participants through the fundamentals of using SPSS for exploratory data analysis. Participants will learn the basics of data clean-up and manipulation, exploratory data analysis for examination of single variables and pairs of variables, and formatting and exporting SPSS outputs for the effective presentation of results. The basics of using SPSS will be demonstrated and discussed. This workshop is appropriate for researchers who have some experience with SPSS, but want to learn about its capabilities and effective use.

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

Performing Exploratory Factor Analysis with SPSS

The course will guide participants through the fundamental concepts of principal component analysis and factor analysis. Participants will learn about conceptual and analytic similarities and differences, as well as the applications of the two techniques.  They will also learn how to meet their own analytic needs.
This workshop offers hands-on experience on running SPSS analyses for both techniques and on interpreting the SPSS outputs. It is appropriate for researchers who have some experience with SPSS, but want to expand their knowledge of using this software for running advanced statistical analyses.

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk 

Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo - Level iI 

The purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to the more advanced features of NVivo 8 workspace as well as to provide participants with an opportunity to acquire some hands-on experience with this software.  Specifically, the participants will learn how to run various types of queries, build models, graph their data and prepare reports in NVivo 8. This workshop is appropriate for researchers with limited knowledge of NVivo 8 as well as those who would like to expand their knowledge of its capabilities. 

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

Introduction to General Linear Models with SPSS

The General Linear Model (GLM) is a flexible statistical tool underlying most statistical techniques used in educational and social research: t-test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), repeated-measures ANOVA and many of the multivariate methods. This workshop will briefly introduce the main concepts of general linear models, application of these models to social research data and interpretation of the results. A wide range of GLMs will be illustrated with many examples. The focus of this workshop is the practical application of GLMs using SPSS with minimal emphasis on statistical theory. Participants are expected to have working knowledge of SPSS and statistics.

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

Multiple Regression Analysis using SPSS

This workshop will discuss and review a variety of aspects of multiple regression analysis including the formulation of regression problems, interactions, dummy variables, methods of selecting predictors, checking assumptions, estimating model coefficients, collinearity issues and residual analysis. The main focus of this workshop is practical, with an emphasis on running multiple regression analyses using SPSS and interpreting the results from SPSS output.

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

Multilevel Modeling using HLM Software

This workshop will provide an introduction to multi-level modeling, discuss the basic reasons for using this technique and provide participants with an opportunity to acquire some hands-on experience using this technique with HLM software. Participants will learn how to prepare their data for HLM analyses, analyze data with hierarchical linear models, and interpret the results from their analyses. Participants are expected to have a working knowledge of multiple regression and SPSS. Analyses will be demonstrated using the software HLM v6. The emphasis of this workshop is practical, with minimal focus on statistical theory.

Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

spring 2009 (april - may)

NVIVO:
Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo | Advanced Use of NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis

Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo

NVivo 8 is a software package for analysis of qualitative data, such as transcripts of in-depth interviews, focus groups and field notes. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to the NVivo 8 workspace, giving an overview of its key features, as well as to provide participants with an opportunity to acquire some hands-on experience. Specifically, the participants will learn how to prepare their text and media data for analyses with NVivo 8, transcribe media data, create and apply various types of coding to text data. This workshop is appropriate for researchers with limited knowledge of NVivo 8 as well as those who would like to expand their knowledge of its capabilities.

Date: Friday, April 17, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

Date: Friday, May 8, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

Advanced use of NVIvo for Qualitative Data Analysis

The purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to the more advanced features of NVivo 8 workspace as well as to provide participants with an opportunity to acquire some hands-on experience with this software.  Specifically, the participants will learn how to run various types of queries, build models, graph their data and prepare reports in NVivo 8. This workshop is appropriate for researchers with limited knowledge of NVivo 8 as well as those who would like to expand their knowledge of its capabilities. 

Date: Friday, April 24, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk

Date: Friday, May 22, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Computer lab, Rm. 3-320
Fee: $50 for OISE students and faculty [Register for workshop]
$100 for all other participants * [Register for workshop]
Instructor: Olesya Falenchuk