eprintid: 10150772 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/15/07/72 datestamp: 2022-07-18 09:49:12 lastmod: 2024-07-13 06:10:04 status_changed: 2022-07-18 09:49:12 type: book_section metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Golmohammadi, Lili title: How to Use Online Probes for Social Science Research ispublished: pub divisions: B14 divisions: J77 divisions: B16 divisions: UCL keywords: probing, social media note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Online probes are an informal digital method where participants respond to open-ended tasks communicated by any combination of website, social media, apps, and email. This How-to Guide provides a summary of cultural probes, the development of online probes, and the overlaps and differences between these. It highlights some of the key methodological and disciplinary shifts as cultural probes (and more recently, online probes) have evolved across the fields of design and interdisciplinary social science. Following this overview, this guide focuses on providing practical help with formulating, designing, and evaluating engaging online probes. Drawing on research examples of online probes developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the guide covers key factors for researchers to consider when choosing or designing an appropriate online platform and supports readers in thinking through the pros and cons of using online probes. date: 2022-07-12 date_type: published publisher: SAGE Publications, Ltd official_url: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529605990 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1914466 doi: 10.4135/9781529605990 isbn_13: 9781529605990 lyricists_name: Golmohammadi, Lili lyricists_id: LSGOL80 actors_name: Golmohammadi, Lili actors_id: LSGOL80 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public book_title: SAGE Research Methods: Doing Research Online editors_name: Perchard, Martin citation: Golmohammadi, Lili; (2022) How to Use Online Probes for Social Science Research. In: Perchard, Martin, (ed.) SAGE Research Methods: Doing Research Online. SAGE Publications, Ltd Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10150772/1/How%20to%20Use%20Online%20Probes%20for%20Social%20Science%20Research_Lili%20Golmohammadi_Sage_2021.pdf