Absent bodies in Distance Learning

Authors

  • Karla Saraiva ULBRA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/edu.2015.193.8250

Abstract

This article aims to examine how corporeity has been signified in the field of Distance Learning (DL), based on the analysis of academic papers, supplemented with data from research conducted with students. The theoretical framework is constituted by the representations of body contained both in cyberpunk literature and in some scientific fields dedicated to advanced research on artificial intelligence. In both cases, there is an understanding that human beings are composed of a disposable body and a mind where real life unfolds. Within this framework, the article discusses the idea expressed by some authors that the absence of the body in the relations established in DL would not be a limiting factor, but rather an element of empowerment for communication and interaction. It shows also that although there is a tendency to praise the avoidance of corporeity, face relations are still desirable and valued.

Keywords: Distance Learning, body, internet.

Author Biography

Karla Saraiva, ULBRA

Graduada (1983) e mestre (1987) em Engenharia Civil, pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Doutora em Educação (2006), pela mesma Instituição. Atualmente é professora e pesquisadora da Universidade Luterana do Brasil, atuando em disciplinas de graduação ofertadas para cursos da área de tecnologia e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação. Participa do Grupo de Pesquisa Currículo e Pós-modernidade (GCPOS). Seus interesses de pesquisa estão focados na articulação entre educação e sociedade contemporânea, em especial temas ligados à cibercultura e currículo. Desenvolve suas investigações em uma perspectiva pós-estruturalista.

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Published

2015-06-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2015): September/December

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