Transana

Qualitative analysis software for video and audio data
Developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Education Research

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Transana Training Workshop
August 25 - 26, 2011

Madison, WI

The Transana Training Workshop is designed to help Transana users at all levels learn Transana's full feature set. The workshop will be facilitated by David Woods, Transana's developer, and will cover all aspects of the transcription and qualitative analysis of video and audio data using Transana.

All of Transana's features and tools will be discussed, from basic transcription and clip creation techniques to advanced techniques such as performing longitudinal qualitative analysis, multi-layered analysis using multiple simultaneous transcripts, and working with multiple simultaneous media files.

The workshop will feature presentation, discussion, and significant hands-on practice with Transana. Participants must bring a laptop computer and headphones for the practice sessions. Participants are encouraged to bring their own data, although practice data is also provided. During the practice sessions, there will be plenty of opportunity for individual consultations on issues related to individual research projects.

Rough Agenda

Thursday, August 25

Session 1: Introduction and Overview

In this session, I will present an overview of the features of Transana and the Transana Analytic Model. This provides the groundwork for working with Transana.

Session 2: Transcription as an Analytic Act

This session covers bringing data into Transana, basic program operations, transcription, and inserting time codes.

Session 3: Identifying the Interesting Bits

This session covers creating standard clips, collection-centered analytic approaches, and analytic memoing.

Friday, August 26

Session 4: Keywords, Coding, and Making Sense of Coded Data

This session introduces coding, explains coding of standard clips, introduces quick clips, and covers Transana's reports, maps, and graphs. It also covers Searches.

Session 5: Advance Analytic Techniques

This session explores the power of multiple simultaneous transcripts, multiple simultaneous media files, multiple simultaneous users, and a couple of other advanced issues.

Session 6: Video Capture and Manipulation

This session covers a number of issues with how to capture research video and how to manipulate video to get it ready for analysis within Transana.

The Transana Training Workshop will be hosted by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

The cost for the Training Workshop is $235. This workshop is limited to 16 participants.

All participants should bring a laptop and headphones to the workshop. Sample data will be provided for practice sessions, although participants are welcome to bring their own data as well.

Snack breaks will be provided for the training workshop. No meals will be provided, but lunch is available at restaurants just a short walk away.

The workshop is nearly full, and the workshop is only a few days away. If you are interested in attending, please contact David ASAP.

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Lowell Center on the University of Wisconsin campus, available for $89 / night for a single room or $101 / night for a double room. To book a room, please go to the Lowell Center's Online Reservation System and use the group code TRANSANA. The block will be released on July 27, 2011, although rooms may still be available after that date.

The Doubletree Hotel and the Campus Inn are located just a few blocks from the workshop location, and are convenient, albeit more expensive, alternatives.