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ERIC Number: EJ1017468
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jul
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1492-3831
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De-Gendering in the Use of E-Learning
Remmele, Bernd; Holthaus, Matthias
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, v14 n3 p27-42 Jul 2013
The starting point of the paper is the co-construction of gender and technology, that is, the theory that the usage of and the attitude to certain kinds of technology are a way to "do" one's gender. A survey is presented that supports the assumption that with the routinization of e-learning in higher education e-learning loses its character as a technology, which can be used for gender performance. With the routinization of its usage e-learning is becoming a gender-neutral tool with no outstanding technological appeal. However, though doing gender may disappear in certain fields the co-construction of gender and technology is still valid as basic structure. Furthermore, the results show that e-learning meanwhile supports the attitude we call "study as consumption", that is, the expectation that the main e-learning features are usual services to be provided by the educational institution. This attitude is to be found among male and female students alike.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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