Cybercarnet et éducation

Un article de fond sur l’importance de l’outil qu’est le cybercarnet vient de paraître sur le site du « National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education« . Sarah Lohnes, une « edublogger« , signe « Weblogs in Education: Bringing the World to the Liberal Arts Classroom« . Pourquoi je dis « de fond » ? Pour cette raison:
« What does this (la publication WEB) mean for educators and their students ? In a broad sense, the advent of easy-to-use web publishing tools has effectively lowered the technology barrier, allowing faculty and students to finally take full advantage of the promise of the internet as a technology that bridges space and time, cultures and languages, and enables communication on a global scale. »
Et que dire de ceci: « Blogs are being employed in the liberal arts classroom in a variety of ways. Educational uses run the gamut from course management to student portfolios to collaboration, or any combination thereof. In many of these various incarnations, blogs are being used to strengthen class community. As Colleen Wheeler, a blogger and member of the Information Technology & Services staff at Wheaton College in Norton, MA, explains, « Šweblogs can support many of the critical touch-points in the college experience, as a living, reflective journal informing a student’s portfolio; a bridge to connect class content and writing assignments; a strategic tool to fuel ongoing research; collective memory for remote or co-located teams; or a gentle orientation to the new student or employee, providing insight and context into how an unfamiliar community really works ».  »
Mme Lohnes me réjoui au plus haut point lorsqu’elle aborde le sujet du portfolio: « Student portfolios have become an increasingly popular way to organize and present student work. In addition, according to Colleen Wheeler of Wheaton, students « are energized by the opportunity to create their own spaces. » However, teachers who are interested in having students publish materials to the web for short- or long-term projects end up having to teach web design and the use of a web editor like Dreamweaver along with the course content. Many teachers have found weblogs to be a more efficient way for students to build portfolios. »
Tout cela me confirme que nous sommes sur tout un filon avec cet outil du cybercarnet dans notre objectif de formation d’une communauté apprenante !
NDMTDG Tant qu’à parler d’article de fond, un détour par ici en vaudra la peine !