18 Advantages of visual auto-ethnography for research
Video is now cheap and omni-present What is it? Visual auto-ethnography is a form of participant -authored audio-visual storytelling. Still confused? Think video diary and you're almost there. In recent years the availability of more affordable camcorders has meant that researchers and participants can engage in more effective research. Real examples of practical use of video In recent projects I have used flip cameras with participants from ethnic minority communities who were recording their experience of adult learning as enrichment. In another project we used more expensive cameras in a health setting in order to examine what the priorities were for service users. The footage has had multiple benefits and we continue to develop the use of visual technologies and methodologies: to empower and support the participation of service users and clients; to provide evidence and documentation of outputs and project delivery; to support the creative personalization...