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The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the prevalence of technology-mediated collaboration and mentorship between dissertation committee members and doctoral student scholars. Qualitative research methods were used to explore the role of... more
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the prevalence of technology-mediated
collaboration and mentorship between dissertation committee members and doctoral student
scholars. Qualitative research methods were used to explore the role of technology for
collaboration and building community within dissertation committees, focusing on dissertation
scholars’ perspectives. The study was based on one overarching research question: How do
doctoral students describe the integration of technology for collaborating with dissertation
committees? Doctoral scholar participants described the importance of technological literacy
within dissertation committees, most indicating that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the
importance of fluency with technology. Other participants portrayed the importance of
technological literacy within dissertation committees as inevitable, regardless of the pandemic.
The study found that doctoral students perceive technology-mediated collaboration as a crucial
component for dissertation committee collaboration, creating opportunities for further study and
exploration about whether the technological literacy was a factor in dissertation committee
selection.
collaboration and mentorship between dissertation committee members and doctoral student
scholars. Qualitative research methods were used to explore the role of technology for
collaboration and building community within dissertation committees, focusing on dissertation
scholars’ perspectives. The study was based on one overarching research question: How do
doctoral students describe the integration of technology for collaborating with dissertation
committees? Doctoral scholar participants described the importance of technological literacy
within dissertation committees, most indicating that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the
importance of fluency with technology. Other participants portrayed the importance of
technological literacy within dissertation committees as inevitable, regardless of the pandemic.
The study found that doctoral students perceive technology-mediated collaboration as a crucial
component for dissertation committee collaboration, creating opportunities for further study and
exploration about whether the technological literacy was a factor in dissertation committee
selection.
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University of Minnesota Final Project. Summer 2016. Degree: Master of Liberal Studies. Advisor: John Logie, 1 computer file (PDF)