Starting from the perspective that "implicit ideology is an unavoidable feature of pedagogy" this article endeavours "to sensitise and empower lecturer and learner alike to use the tools of discourse analysis to evaluate the possible ideological content of online courses." Think of it as James Paul Gee meets Henry Giroux. The authors argue "visual literacy and critical thinking are competencies of the contemporary learner, helping him or her learn from online courses in the most effective way." Maybe so - learning online is certainly not the same as simply reading or listening. But I wish this article had gone into more depth as to why this is so, and especially the idea that "when we see images, we easily become overwhelmed with emotions and may simply become bombarded with several ideas appearing at once... we lose control and systemic understanding of the facts described, becoming captivated, moved by visual proofs that look real."
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