Using Zoom and Google Docs to Bridge the Gap: Duoethnography at a Distance
Location
DeSantis Room 1048
Format Type
Plenary
Format Type
Workshop
Start Date
15-1-2020 2:15 PM
End Date
15-1-2020 3:05 PM
Abstract
Duoethnography involves dialogue between two or more researchers based on a foundation of trust. During the Spring 2019 Semester, Linly, a graduate student, approached me about writing a duoethnography—a project I was most definitely interested in. However, she was far away as an online student, and we had never met in person. In order to bridge the physical separation, we utilized Zoom (a cloud-based videoconferencing system) to engage in and record our dialogue. Zoom also furnished accurate machine transcriptions, which Linly was then able to correct with minimal effort. We utilized Google Docs to collaboratively write and edit the project.
This session will first explore the content of our duoethnography. In it, we explored how our different biological sexes affected our experiences in conservative Christian schools for elementary and secondary grades. Then the session will provide an overview of how we used Zoom and Google Docs to successfully bridge the relational gap in conducting such research reliant upon dialogue and touching sensitive topics.
Keywords
duoethnography; Zoom; Google Docs; sex; gender
Using Zoom and Google Docs to Bridge the Gap: Duoethnography at a Distance
DeSantis Room 1048
Duoethnography involves dialogue between two or more researchers based on a foundation of trust. During the Spring 2019 Semester, Linly, a graduate student, approached me about writing a duoethnography—a project I was most definitely interested in. However, she was far away as an online student, and we had never met in person. In order to bridge the physical separation, we utilized Zoom (a cloud-based videoconferencing system) to engage in and record our dialogue. Zoom also furnished accurate machine transcriptions, which Linly was then able to correct with minimal effort. We utilized Google Docs to collaboratively write and edit the project.
This session will first explore the content of our duoethnography. In it, we explored how our different biological sexes affected our experiences in conservative Christian schools for elementary and secondary grades. Then the session will provide an overview of how we used Zoom and Google Docs to successfully bridge the relational gap in conducting such research reliant upon dialogue and touching sensitive topics.
Comments
The workshop extends the work of a paper intended to be submitted in May/June 2019.
While the graduate student involved with me in this project will not be able to attend in person, she may join in the presentation time via Zoom (relevant to the content of the presentation as well).