Une structure dialogique et plastique : une hypothèse de l’usage de Néopass@ction

Abstract

We examine the design, the form and the intended usage of a teacher training artefact providing an “activity-oriented approach”: the “Néopass@ction” online resource platform and particularly the section we authored entitled “Helping pupils to work and learn” (Félix, Espinassy, 2011). We argue that the design options, notably the “professional dilemma” approach, and the formal organization of the resources modelled on pre-existing historical-cultural forms (artistic, plastic, literary, etc.), encourage debate on work situations as a means of gradually integrating a profession. We examine the dialogical nature of the artefact and the “instrumental hypotheses” of both the users and the designers.

Keywords

• artefact design
• professional training
• teaching
• professional dilemma
• artistic forms
• cultural invariants