De-gendering in the use of e-learning

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 highe...

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Autores principales:	Bernd Remmele, Matthias Holthaus
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2013
Materias:	Gender governance e-learning co-construction of technology and gender Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6b17d9070db24f57814556739e6dc5542021-12-02T18:03:18ZDe-gendering in the use of e-learning10.19173/irrodl.v14i3.12991492-3831https://doaj.org/article/6b17d9070db24f57814556739e6dc5542013-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1299https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831The 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.Bernd RemmeleMatthias HolthausAthabasca University PressarticleGender governancee-learningco-construction of technology and genderSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 14, Iss 3 (2013)
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description	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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De-gendering in the use of e-learning

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