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Digital
Ethnography
Of Fiji
Empowering people to portray their
Culture
Through Technology
Outline
-------------------------------------
1. Introduction / Background
2. Goals
3. In the Field
4. Final Product
5. Conclusion
The Background
------------------------••There
Information
is evolving
is veryRevolution
little existing
field
Anthropological
field
work and cultural
research in Digital
Ethnography.
learning.
• The idea of empowering a culture to
portray themselves is relatively new
to Anthropology.
The Goals
---------------------------• Create a Model for Future digital
ethnography projects.
• Establish a perpetual cross cultural
communication between American and
Fijian High School students.
• Create an effective interactive web based
cultural learning tool.
In the Field
-------------------------•Union
Implemented
duringStudents:
a 3 month term
Term
Abroad
Nakauvadra
(Fijian)Fiji
High School Students:
Local
abroadFijians:
in Rakiraki
••• Multimedia
materials
(photos,
audio,
Cultural
Identity
Research
Primary
source
on
Fijian
culture
Funded by a grant from the KECK
video)
Foundation
•• Individual
Pagesvideos, audio)
MultimediaWeb
(photos,
• Field notes, Ethnographic papers
• 8Cultural
DigitalGroup
Still Cameras
Projects
2 Digital Camcorders
• 2Nakauvadra
High School
Web Page
Audio Recording
Devices
• Web Cam Conference
Final Product
-----------------------------• Dissemination of ethnographic materials
• Interactive Cultural Learning
• Cross Cultural Communication
Conclusion
-----------------------------••Provides
Unexpected
a model
Successes
for future
and Failures
work in
• Project
has met the initial criteria for
Digital
Ethnography
•success
Dynamic Technical Structure is
•integral
Learning environment being utilized by
• Ease
of Use
both
Fijian
and American students
Effective dissemination of information
Continual cross cultural communication
Engaging interactive features
Accepted into education curriculums
Digital
Ethnography
Of Fiji