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Sociology of Gender

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Reviewed:: Jun 21, 2018 by Sociology

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Overview:: Site that focuses on the social construction of gender. Tied in with a text but some useful information. The site is designed for the instructor who adopts the text which is referenced on the webpage. Most of the resources are directly pointing to specific content in the text. There may be creative ways for the instructor to assign the resources on the page without the text. The publisher is W.W. Norton. The webpage for the text is: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/webad.aspx?id=4294986320. The copyrite is 2014.
Type of Material:: Collection of possible resources that may either be used in conjunction with the text or by the instructor for a course with a similar focus. It serves as an advertisement for faculty making a selection of a text for their course.
Recommended Uses:: The instructor may introduce the additional materials from the site to augment assignments based on either the text or a similar text. Since the site really is not a learning exercise or process in and of itself, the students would be assigned these additional resources by the instructor. Specific pages such as the Pinterest, social images, study guides, and social media could be placed in the syllabus.
Technical Requirements:: High speed internet, a browser, and graphics software.
Identify Major Learning Goals:: The page itself is not designed to produce stand alone goals. The goals would be those found in the syllabus of the course in which the text would be used. The main purpose of this site is to provide resources for the instructor to augment the student assignments which are specific to this text.
Target Student Population:: College instructors.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: The accompanying course would likely require a basic course taken in the field of study.

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Strengths:: Additional learning aids which would accompany the text.
Concerns:: This site is not a stand alone learning platform. It was designed to aid the instructor when designing the course. Without the text, much of the material would not make sense and have continuity.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:: There is a variety of learning resources which relate to and often refer directly to the text. The instructor can use these to supplement the study of the text in designing the course. There are also example syllabi which include links to these resources and where they can be applied to content in the text.
Concerns:: The page is a resource page. It is not a stand alone learning tool. The increased learning potential would be driven by the instructor's emphasis on the links between the text and resources.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:: The site is simple to navigate.
Concerns:: The site presumes the nature of the resources i.e. social media context, Pinterest, etc. The user may not know at face value just what to expect from the live links initially seen on the main page. Although it is not clearly stated, a user can go to the example syllabi which does have the links to resources organized by content according to the text. It has screen shots that show you what is available after adoption of the text.

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The site is a means of advertising for making the choice of a text to be used. This site is primarily a resource aid to instructors. The students can use it with the guidance of the text and designed syllabi.

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