The chapter aims to explore, through the lenses of digital divide, what are challenges to alleviating socio-economic and intellectual limitations for prosperity of each individual. Cutting-edge research is reviewed to discuss in what way new technologies and access to them really help to develop citizens who are able to contribute in creative and democratic ways to society. While much effort has been done, in the past decade, to bridge the digital divide, by resolving access issues and usage issues, the recent studies seem to indicate that the gap at all levels, nation-wide, community-wide, special groups-wide still exists and even deepens, especially regarding digital inclusion and meeting needs of at-risk population. More systematic research and innovative practical solutions are needed to address all the aspects of digital divide: physical, financial cognitive, content and political access; also, we have to consider the technological and social resonances of digital technologies in terms of digital literacy and development of critical thinking.
Cette recherche sur la créativité musicale a pour objectif de dégager les éléments clés du processus créatif et la trajectoire de la créativité d’élèves du primaire. Elle propose un modèle explicatif du processus créatif musical alimenté par la technologie numérique. Il s’agit d’étudier le processus créatif d’élèves de 8 ans qui ont travaillé avec le logiciel GarageBand. L’analyse des données est faite à partir du discours de chaque élève enregistré avec des entretiens d’explicitation. Les résultats montrent qu’un élève engagé dans son acte créatif suit un parcours transformateur qui peut amener l’originalité et une nouvelle forme d’apprentissage en milieu scolaire.
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