Entry 1 : Why is an e learn platform like a writing desk?

One of my students told me a few months ago that he didn`t find any big differences between my online class and a yahoo discussion forum. He said the only thing he was allowed to do was just posting messages and uploading files.

Well, this is kind of online writing desk, as far as the tutor doesn`t upgrade students` profiles to editors. So why is that? Why shouldn’t they be allowed to take charge of their online environment?

In regards with the tutoring practices, is this a matter of trust or a matter of regulation? And when you tend to regulate someone is it not because you don`t trust them somehow?

I thought about active learning and self-regulation so I have decided to upgrade my students` profile from “student” to “teacher”. And nothing bad happened. Contrariwise, I`ve noticed an increase in the number of online discussions and collaborative work. I learned a lot from some of my “new colleagues”, one of them taught us about the PHP toolkit.

Online, a strategy to enhance students` motivation is to let them be the do-er.

In a shared platform, the tutor can develop new instructional materials and supporting documentation for his online class, and students can contribute to the development of web-based materials, videos, written materials and other instructional material, they can make their own choices.
Tutors and students alike can make decisions regarding the appropriateness and efficacy of these, modifying content as appropriate.

Almost here

It`s been almost a year …

I decided to keep a monthly online paper “featuring” my beginnings as an online student researcher.

This new entries carry on my journey through e learning which started three years ago at Stendhal Grenoble 3 and my passion for language.

And, apart from that, it should be remembered that three is a lucky number.
P. L. Travers, 1952

Almost here

Un an déjà… J`ai décidé de tenir mon journal de chercheur débutant en ligne.

D`une part, sur le plan du tutorat, je choisis volontairement de ne pas le dissocier de mon parcours à Grenoble 3. D`autre part, l`évolution de ma pensée concernant les pratiques tutorales, ne saurait être dissociée de mon parcours d`apprenante à distance. Qui continue….



A très bientôt !