ABSTRACT In today's world of pervasive technology use, online education is rapidly growing. Online learning environments offer a multitude of benefits for both learners and teachers, as there are substantially more accessible and affordable. The present research focuses on teaching the use of qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) to researchers. Traditionally, CAQDAS is taught face-to-face, but there has been a growth in online CAQDAS courses. Teaching CAQDAS is challenging, as it necessitates teaching both instrumental as well as methodological knowledge in order for the software to valuably contribute to a qualitative study. Moreover, there is currently very little research available to inform teaching CAQDAS online. Thus, this study analyses learning outcomes by comparing learners’ experiences in face-to-face and online learning formats of ATLAS.ti courses. Data was collected via online qualitative surveys that were distributed to training participants as well as to two ATLAS.ti senior instructors. Findings show that ATLAS.ti can be effectively learned in both traditional and online formats, and a series of best practices are suggested for teaching CAQDAS in online learning environments.

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在线教学定性数据分析软件：ATLAS.ti面授课程和在线学习课程的比较

摘要在当今使​​用技术广泛的世界中，在线教育正在迅速发展。在线学习环境为学习者和教师都带来了许多好处，因为那里的访问和负担能力大大提高。本研究的重点是向研究人员讲授定性数据分析软件（CAQDAS）的使用。传统上，CAQDAS是面对面授课的，但是在线CAQDAS课程却有所增加。教授CAQDAS具有挑战性，因为它需要教授仪器知识和方法论知识，以使该软件对定性研究做出有价值的贡献。此外，目前很少有研究可用于在线教授CAQDAS。从而，本研究通过比较学习者在ATLAS.ti课程的面对面和在线学习格式中的学习经历来分析学习成果。通过在线定性调查收集数据，这些调查已分发给培训参与者以及两名ATLAS.ti高级讲师。结果表明，可以以传统格式和在线格式有效学习ATLAS.ti，并建议了一系列最佳实践，用于在在线学习环境中教授CAQDAS。