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Canvas community
Join our Canvas community for NVivo users and researchers at SFU. We provide self-service learning materials and an online discussion forum. Self-enroll in the Canvas course.
Consultations
Drop-in help
Drop-in NVivo Office Hours are available Tuesdays, 10am-12pm during the Summer 2023 Term. Click here to access the link to join our online office hours on Zoom. No registration required—just drop in.
Book a consultation
Graduate Peer NVivo Facilitators are available to assist faculty, graduate students, and research group members by email (nvivo-rc@sfu.ca) or in one-on-one consultations. We may have some limited capacity to assist undergraduate students. The facilitators are experienced NVivo users and skilled at assisting users with technology. They can introduce NVivo, discuss potential workflows, answer questions, and demonstrate features and techniques.
To schedule a meeting with one of our facilitators, please use the Consultation Request form.
NVivo Training Workshops
Library workshops
The Research Commons offers online and in-person workshops on the use of NVivo. These are open to all SFU NVivo users or potential users and require registration.
Library workshop recordings
Introduction to NVivo for Mac
In this hands-on introductory workshop, you'll take a tour of the NVivo for Mac software environment, using sample data. You’ll be introduced to NVivo’s functions and quickly acquire the basic info you need to begin working with NVivo.
Introduction to NVivo for Windows
In this hands-on introductory workshop, you'll take a tour of the NVivo for Windows software environment, using sample data. You’ll be introduced to NVivo’s functions and quickly acquire the basic info you need to begin working with NVivo.
Making Literature Reviews Easier with NVivo for Mac + Data required to follow along
This interactive workshop introduces importing and coding of literature review materials and key tools that can be particularly helpful when conducting a literature review.
Custom training workshops
If you would like to request that one of the Graduate Peer NVivo Facilitators deliver a custom training session to your research group, class, or other group of NVivo users, please contact nvivo-rc@sfu.ca to discuss the possibility. We prioritize custom or course-embedded training for graduate classes and research groups. We may have limited capacity to accommodate requests for training for undergraduate classes.
Training and support from Lumivero
Lumivero, the parent company of NVivo, maintains the following useful resources:
Past webinars and training are available on the NVivo YouTube channel.