Channel Title: Marcus Weaver-Hightower, PhD Channel Description: Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower is Professor in Foundations of Education at Virginia Tech (formerly of the University of North Dakota).  His research focuses on boys’ education debates internationally, masculinity studies, qualitative research methods, food politics, using comics and graphic novels in research, and the politics and sociology of education and policy. He is a former high school English teacher and the author of numerous articles and books, including How to Write Qualitative Research (Routledge, 2019), Unpacking School Lunch: Understanding the Hidden Politics of School Food (Palgrave, 2022), and The Politics of Policy in Boys’ Education: Getting Boys “Right” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008). He was a Fulbright scholar to Australia in 2003, and he has won numerous awards for his research and teaching. <video> Discussion Guidelines for My Online Classes Description: This is an older video that I made to help students in my online classes with developing discussions on discussion boards. </video> <video> Marcus Weaver-Hightower, PhD Live Stream Description: </video> <video> Theories for Gender Differences in Educational Achievement Description: A video, based on the work of Francis and Skelton (2005, chapter 2), that explores various theories about why males and females have differential educational achievement. </video> <video> How to Use HTWQR Description: This video describes my book How to Write Qualitative Research, some of the resources available for it, and how both students and instructors might use it. </video> <video> Transcribing Qualitative Data with Technology Description: A lesson on software that can help with transcribing qualitative research data. Includes discussion of dictation, iPhone apps, HyperTRANSCRIBE, and transcription embedded in MaxQDA. </video> <video> Using 3D Models in Apple's Keynote for AWESOME & EASY Animation Description: Starting in Keynote for Mac 13.2, you can add 3D models to your presentations. Combined with other powerful features of Keynote, this new feature makes crazy powerful animations simple and quick. In this video I show you sites for sourcing 3D models and other media, and I lead you through a few use cases that you can use as inspiration to wow your audiences. 00:00 - First Marker 00:07 - Opening 01:08 - Sourcing 3D models 07:04 - Two Simple Examples of Animating with 3D models 09:04 - Pulling it all together: A starship bumper project start to finish </video> <video> Making a Pecha Kucha on PC with PowerPoint Description: This video shows you how to make a pecha kucha with PowerPoint 2016 for Windows PCs. It includes how to set the timing, how to record in PowerPoint, and how to convert the slideshow into a movie. </video> <video> Brad Serber, 2018 Gershman/Ahler Distinguished Lecture Description: On April 4, 2018, Dr. Brad Serber delivered the 2018 Gershman/Ahler Distinguished Lecture on Qualitative Research at the University of North Dakota. The title of the lecture was "The Dissertation Crying Log: Research, Pedagogy, and the Ethics of Care." </video> <video> Making IRB Consents Readable Using Readability Stats in Microsoft Word Description: This video shows you how to set preferences so that Microsoft Word can give you readability statistics, which is particularly helpful when trying to make IRB consent forms appropriately readable. It also provides tips for how to lower the grade level on writing that isn’t at the right level. By Marcus Weaver-Hightower. </video> <video> Lightboard How-To Video Description: This video explains how to use the Lightboard studio at the University of North Dakota. </video> <video> Recording a Pecha Kucha Presentation in Keynote for Mac Description: This video shows you how to set up and record a pecha kucha presentation on a Mac using Keynote. </video> <video> What is education policy? Description: A basic overview of common understandings of policy, particularly as they are applied to education policy. Gives a critical perspective on what policy is, where it happens, how it is formulated, and some ways it can be described. </video> <video> How to participate in a Jamboard Description: A video explaining how to participate in a Jamboard (jamboard.google.com) that someone else has set up. </video> <video> Setting two different page numberings in the same Word doc (for front matter in thesis/dissertation) Description: This is a short tutorial for how to set up two different page numbering systems (e.g., Roman [i, ii, iii] and Arabic numerals [1,2,3]) for various parts of a single document. This is most useful for setting up a single document for your thesis or dissertation that has front matter (table of contents, dedications, lists of tables and figures) with Roman numerals and main text with page numbers in Arabic numerals. This is made with Word for Mac, and Word on Windows might be slightly different. </video> <video> How to use How to Write Qualitative Research Description: This video introduces my book How to Write Qualitative Research (Routledge, 2019). It overviews what's in the book and gives tips for instructors and students alike about how they might use the book. </video>

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Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower is Professor in Foundations of Education at Virginia Tech (formerly of the University of North Dakota).  His research focuses on boys’ education debates internationally, masculinity studies, qualitative research methods, food politics, using comics and graphic novels in research, and the politics and sociology of education and policy. He is a former high school English teacher and the author of numerous articles and books, including How to Write Qualitative Research (Routledge, 2019), Unpacking School Lunch: Understanding the Hidden Politics of School Food (Palgrave, 2022), and The Politics of Policy in Boys’ Education: Getting Boys “Right” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008). He was a Fulbright scholar to Australia in 2003, and he has won numerous awards for his research and teaching.

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