It is very easy to have biased images, Microsoft Clipart Gallery is full
of them!!!
James Clay
Director Western Colleges Consortium
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From: Virtual Learning Environments [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Penny Everett
Sent: 07 April 2003 14:36
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Subject: Re: VLEs and gender issues
I think this is a huge issue when you are considering the use of images
in LOs. Not only should we be avoiding images of a patronising nature,
but it is very noticeable that some authors have a tendency to be gender
biased with their images, i.e. macho images for motor vehicle, girls for
hairdressing. Because the VLE is a visual medium we should all be
vigilant in this regard.
Penny Everett
Senior Learning Materials Developer
Oaklands College
-----Original Message-----
From: Katie Lips [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 07 April 2003 14:03
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: VLEs and gender issues
Even after taking into account 'equality of opportunity' issues I would
imagine that there are plenty of issues for HCI (Human Computer
Interaction) designers to examine. For example, girls may learn in
different ways - or they may be attracted to content or functionality
through different mechanisms.
This is also about age. If boys and girls mature at slightly different
rates then this would need to be addressed when designing a flexible
interface.
Katie Lips
Producer
3T Productions Ltd
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Price [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 07 April 2003 13:59
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: VLEs and gender issues
> Confused...
>
> What 'gender issues' are there in a VLE?
>
This isnt such a trivial question. Are VLEs (and information technology
in general) gender-neutral so that males and females benefit equally
from their application? If the answer to that could be 'no', the
implications would be serious and it's worth getting some answers.
Some possible gender issues are:
- the *access* that females have to computers and technology *before*
they get to university/college and therefore the ease with which they
are likely to cope with learning delivered online. Access can refer not
only to hardware and connectivity, but also to the level of their
opportunities to access technology.
- the *levels* of IT skills of women vs men.
- the *culture* of being seen to be 'good' at computers. In some cases,
girls/women may get an easier time by actually being or pretending to be
technologically incapable.
All these things (and so many more) could effect how the VLE is received
and used by students. It could mean that we are not offering equality of
provision, that the playing field is not as level as we think it is.
This short reply has not given justice to this question. I'll finish by
saying that it's worth considering that some of the issues that may
apply to female students could also be valid with respect to questions
of poverty and ethnicity.
Sarah
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> Megan.
> ILT Champion, City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Riina Vuorikari
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: 07/04/03 11:51
> Subject: VLEs and gender issues
>
> All,
>
> I'm looking into gender issues and the use & development of VLEs. I
> wonder if you would know any places to look into for some leads?
>
> What I'm interested is to know if there are any recommendations for
> schools and communities to deal with this, especially in school
> environments? Or if you have taken any explicit action plans in this
> issue?
>
> So far, the most interesting publication that I found is
> "Tech-Savvy: Educating Girls in the New Computer Age" (2000) at
> http://www.aauw.org/2000/techsavvy.html
>
> Thanks for any additional information.
>
> Regards,
>
> Riina Vuorikari
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