Gender in e-learning and educational games : a reader / Sabine Zauchner, Karin Siebenhandl, Michael Wagner, eds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zauchner, Sabine.

Siebenhandl, Karin

Wagner, Michael (Michael G.)

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex differences in education.

Internet in education--Sex differences.

Internet in education.

Educational games--Sex differences.

Educational games.

Sex differences.

Physical Description:

327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Innsbruck : Studienverlag ; Piscataway, N.J. : distributed in North America by Transaction Publishers, [2007]

Summary:

A reflection on e-learning from a gender perspective is essential in order to sensitize the public for the diversity of needs of male and female learners, and to draw attention to the risk that gendered structures in learning and education tend to be reproduced in e-learning scenarios.

Dealing with a broad variety of topics in the fields of gender, e-learning, and educational games, this book brings together research and development projects as well as best practice examples. By giving insight into their expertise, the authors of this anthology give a comprehensive picture of the various aspects of recent research and practice in their respective fields.

Contents:

Virtual Spaces for Playing and Learning: Gender-Sensitive Reflections, Examples, and Consequences / Christina Schachtner 11

The Invisible Gender of the New Media / Britta Schinzel 25

Gender and E-Learning

Gender Gap in the Perception of Communication in Virtual Learning Environments / Daniela Stokar von Neuforn, Barbara Drinck 31

Text-Based Learning versus Learning with Computer Simulations: Does Gender Matter? / Michael D. Kickmeier-Rust, Andreas Holzinger, Sigi Wassertheurer, Michael Hessinger, Dietrich Albert 39

Speaker/Gender Effect: Effects of Using Female Voices for Auditory Explanatory Text / Stephanie B. Linek 53

A Methodological Approach to Address Individual Factors and Gender Differences in Adaptive E-Learning / Michael D. Kickmeier-Rust, Dietrich Albert, Roswith Roth 71

Gender Differences in Technological Sciences as Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: Stereotype Threat in E-Learning / Markus Appel, Nicole Kronberger, Anja Wiesner, Bernad Batinic 85

Gender-Sensitive E-Learning between Rhetoric and Reality? / Gisela Pravda 91

Gender-Sensitive E-Learning Didactics in Information and Communication Technology Courses and Career Counselling: A Case Study of an Online Gender-Sensitivity Training for Teachers and Career Counsellors / Veronika Hornung-Prahauser, Diana Bischof 103

Best Practice Example: Gender in Continuing Vocational Training / Jutta Pauschenwein, Anita Thaler 113

Delta3: An "E-Gender-Strategy Project" of the TU, BOKU & Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna / Jakob Krameritsch, Ana Hoffner, Bettina Henkel 127

Gender Mainstreaming and E-Learning: The Accomplishment of Checklists and Guidelines / Cordula Schwiderski, Rudolf Kammerl, Johanna Bucur 141

Gender Training for E-Learning Projects / Karin Siebenhandl 157

Gender Mainstreaming of E-Learning Courses: Theoratical Review, Design Considerations, and Usage Differences / Karsten D. Wolf 171

Help! I Am Becoming a Dad! E-Learning for Real Men: A Digital Guide for Fathers-To-Be / Johannes Schneider, Natasa Vizin, Manfred Nagl, Julia Repnik 195

Gender and Educational Games

LizzyNet: Self-Directed Learning and Educational Games / Silke Niemann, Ulrike Schmidt 205

Japan: Games for, by and about Girls / Barbara Lippe 223

Learning Can't Be Fun, Can It? / Connie Veugen, Maria de Lange 241

Warriors from Mars, Archers from Venus? - Gender Differences in Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games / Diana Hsu, Ralph Noble 263

Improving Game Design by Understanding the Gender Differences: The Cognitive Approach / Maizatul H.M. Yatim, Lennart Nacke, Maic Masuch 281

A Roleplay for Girls: The Research Based Development of an Interactive Career Platform / Sabine Zauchner, Karin Siebenhandl, Michaela Gindl, Ladan Pegah, Ganit Hirschberg 293

Historical Missions as Mobile Edutainment-Applications on School Trips. Pilot Project: "Golden Times" at Weimar - A Mobile Adventure in German Classicism / Irina Thoss, Jacqueline Otten 309.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

9783706543651

3706543656

OCLC:

144222623