Qualitative Methods Research Through the Internet Applications and Services: The Contribution of Audiovisual Media Technology as Technology-Enhanced Research

Abstract

This article discusses traditional methods and techniques of methodological qualitative research using the Internet applications and services as technology-enhanced research. The rapid developments of technology have reformed the methodology of qualitative research with new trends and perspectives of research methods, which are now carried out from and through the Internet (e.g., audiovisual methods from and through audiovisual media technology). The Internet is now a huge research challenge for researchers as an opportunity for action (such as the philosophy and the methodology of action research). Through extensive and rich literature, an attempt is made to understand the whole subject in relation to audiovisual media technology, which requires many new skills and abilities. The main purpose of this article is to become an important guide, but also a list of (new) methods for conducting a qualitative research, while its bibliography can be used as a source for further study.

Media Trends and Prospects in Educational Activities and Techniques for Online Learning and Teaching through Television Content: Technological and Digital Socio-Cultural Environment, Generations, and Audiovisual Media Communications in Education

“…The use of audiovisual media communications as ICTs in education nowadays contributes to educational effectiveness in technology-enhanced learning as well as to the provision of knowledge or specific or/and combined skills that creating a new streamlined digital era and experience for generational cohort [6,11,15,17,[23][24][25]57]. Furthermore, audiovisual media communications play an equally important role in the modern and visual-centric way of our daily habits [24], while requiring everyone who uses them for work purposes (not only for educators) to have multiple-multimodal skills and abilities for a successful professional practice on the job and professional career [6,15,24,25,39,47,57].…”

“…In contemporary society, people refer primarily to the visible and not to the invisible part of the Internet, and especially to the World Wide Web (official name WorldWideWeb, commonly referred WWW or called just web). The Internet first appeared in the United States of America (USA) in the 1950s through a common communication code (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol; TCP/IP) of an infinite network of computer systems with computer labs around the world, creating an underlying digital genetic material structure [31][32][33]39,40,47]. Nowadays, users use it mainly through various electronic devices as an extension of their daily lives between the continuous evolving culture relationships of humans versus machines towards everyday stories based on archetypal norms [38][39][40]47].…”

“…The WWW was created with the development of web browsers from 1991 onwards [18], and was baptized as web 1.0. DiNucci in 1999 [73] mentioned in an article the term web 2.0, attempting to describe the convergence and emergence of the new technological and electronic devices on the time, as well as the Internet applications and services [39,40,47,74]. The appearance of this new version changed the 3W (i.e., world, wide and web) to 3C (collaboration, contribution, and community) [75], creating the Generation C (GenC).…”

“…In summary, these two reported approaches, although seemingly they are going in opposite theoretical directions and there is a distinction between them, are closely linked if one investigates the media environment and television content in the respective context and the foundation in time and place (i.e., politically, educationally and socially) [24,[97][98][99][100]. Nowadays, this distinction can now be easily investigated and identified through methods of finding information and data from and through the Internet (e.g., through the Internet applications and services) [47].…”

“…The primary pylon concerns the background study through literature review, data, research results, and findings of previous numerous studies and research papers in the field of media studies, audiovisual media, and education, especially in adult education and media studies education. This was achieved with systematic searches from and through the Internet, applying online and technology-enhanced research methods through Internet applications and services [47]. More specifically, the methods of finding information on the Internet were applied through (a) various bibliographic databases (e.g., ERIC, Web of Science, etc.)…”