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06/05/202606/05/2026Journal Writing and Peer Review Forum Monthly Meeting (May)https://assaf-org-za.zoom.us/j/92841750062?pwd=uNmBRL4vguvtzA2PBmAg7Lbaanaagk.1Zoom Meeting Link
11/05/202611/05/2026The Innovating Higher Education Conference 2026 invites contributions to this year’s edition, taking place 28–30 October.https://conference.eadtu.eu/submit-abstractThe Hague, hosted by the Open Universiteit at its brand-new campus.
29/05/202629/05/2026The Third International Conference on Teaching and Learning. Abstract Submission Deadline: 29 May 2026https://conferences.iie.ac.za/?_ga=2.68278549.523305043.1775644285-51694910.1773053743#/Emeris Sandton campus, Johannesburg, South Africa
31/05/202631/05/20261st Interdisciplinary Conference on Extended Curriculum Programmes (ECPs) - “Shaping Policy, Curricula and Pedagogy: Reimagining Student Futures,” Extended abstracts (250 words) are due by 31 May 2026https://www.ufh.ac.za/ecp-conference-2026University of Fort Hare, South Africa
31/05/202631/05/2026International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning in the Digital Age - digiTAL 2026. digiTAL 2026 is the seventh edition of the international conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning in the Digital Age. The conference is being held virtually on the 13th of November 2026, and in person on the 17th and 18th of November 2026.https://icdigital.org.za/#!/digiTAL2kMaslow Hotel, Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
     
26/06/202626/06/20262nd International Conference on Innovative Teaching and Education 2026 (ITECONF 2026), please submit your abstract before 26 June 2026. Participation Type: Oral, Poster or Virtual Presenter. Conference Dates: 17-19 July 2026https://www.iteconf.org/paper-submission/London, United Kingdom
30/06/202630/06/2025International Conference on Educational Technology and Online Learning - Call for proposals and abstract submission: 30 June 2026. The conference is between 17 and 20 August 2026https://www.icetol.com/?page_id=68Bremen, Germany
     
9/07/20269/07/2026Call for Abstracts: The 19th annual International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation will be held in Seville from November 10 to 12, 2025. There will be three presentation formats: Oral, Poster, or Virtual. https://iated.org/iceri/online_submissionSeville (Spain)


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Planning your Data Collection Procedures

Citation: Scribbr. (2021). Research Design: Planning your Data Collection Procedures [Video]. Retrieved from www.youtube.com

Notes:

Consider these questions:

  1. How will you define and measure your variables?
  2. How will you ensure your measurements are reliable and valid?
  3. How will you select and contact your sample?
  • Reliability means consistently reproducible results.
  • Validity means actually measuring the concept you are interested in.
  • Reliability + Validity à Measurement materials should be thoroughly researched and carefully designed.
  • All steps should be carried out in the same way for each participant.
  • When developing a new instrument, you might want to do a pilot study to check validity and reliability.
  • Internal validity helps you establish causality.
  • External validity helps you generalise your results to other settings.
  • Your data collection procedures can impact both Internal Validity and External Validity.

Sampling Plan

  • How many participants do you need for an adequate sample size?
  • What criteria will you use to identify eligible participants?
  • How will you contact your sample?

Probability Sampling

  • How will you ensure a high response rate?

Non-probability sampling

  • How will you avoid bias and ensure a representative sample?

Types of Qualitative Data Analysis

Citation: Research Tube. (2021). Types of Qualitative Data Analysis [Video]. Retrieved from www.youtube.com


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