Trying something new: Sketchnoting my research

Inspired by George Veletsianos’ Research Shorts and a recent Sketching in Practice (SKiP) workshop I took with Amy Burvall, I am trying a new way of sharing my research: sketchnoting. In this first attempt, my co-author (and wife) Surita Jhangiani and I recorded a voice over summarizing our recent survey of the perceptions, use, and impact of open textbooks among post-secondary students in British Columbia. I then used the app Procreate to sketch on my iPad (exporting brief video clips with each additional segment) and finally used iMovie to stitch it all together.

While I hope to produce more sophisticated sketches over time, I didn’t want to shy away from sharing my first effort. So, with the hope that this is useful to those of you who would like a quick overview of our study, here it is: