Jess Whyte is the Digital Asset Librarian at the University of Toronto, where she also wrote her thesis on academic makerspaces. Jess co-authored Building OpenSocial Apps, one of the first books on developing for social networks, and is a member of the Software Preservation Network, and OCUL’s Digital Curation Community.
Images and Imaginations: A Primer on Visual Research Methods
This panel introduces visual research methods, a collection of methods that makes use of images (photographs, drawings, maps) to learn about social phenomena. Panellists will share results from three visual methods studies, discuss the methods’ strengths and weaknesses, and lead attendees through a hands-on activity using the draw-and-write technique. If you attended this session, please complete a brief session evaluation here.