A Social Theory Perspective on e-Learning

Autor/in	Remtulla, Karim A.
Titel	A Social Theory Perspective on e-Learning
Quelle	In: Learning Inquiry, 2 (2008) 2, S.139-149 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1558-2973
DOI	10.1007/s11519-008-0032-6
Schlagwörter	Figurative Language; Social Theories; Models; Simulation; Online Courses; Distance Education; Sociocultural Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesellschaftstheorie; Analogiemodell; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Soziokulturelle Theorie
Abstract	Current research on e-learning that focuses predominantly on instructional programming, and on various hardware and software, essentially neglects the more socio-cultural perspectives on e-learning. With this in mind, this article proceeds from a social theory perspective with a more socio-culturally engaged look at e-learning for workplace learning and pedagogy. In so doing, this article proposes a theoretical framework derived from the social theory of Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007), with a focus on his seminal, metaphorical notion of "simulation". Finally, this metaphor is applied as a theoretical framework to discern the socio-cultural significance of the present trajectory of technological environments for workplace learning and their potential for conveying socially and (multi)culturally relevant workplace learning pedagogy. (As Provided).
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