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This chapter utilizes ethnodrama to explore the challenges of cultivating connection in synchronous virtual education spaces, referred to as Zoom University, during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this piece, the author pulls upon her expertise as an artist-researcher-teacher to process, reflect upon, and script her personal experiences of Zoom University, stylistically mirroring the performative and curated realities of synchronous, virtual education. As both a doctoral student and teacher within Zoom University, the author observes the impacts of the global trauma of the pandemic on individuals’ needs and recognizes a growing need to nourish safe connections and social supports in education settings.
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Brewer, B.M. (2023). [Performing] Connection in the Classroom During COVID-19: An Ethnodrama on Virtual Synchronous Education. In: Mreiwed, H., Carter, M.R., Hashem, S., Blake-Amarante, C.H. (eds) Making Connections in and Through Arts-Based Educational Research. Studies in Arts-Based Educational Research, vol 5. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8028-2_6
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