The development of on-line schooling may significantly affect the lives of both students and teachers. This study, conducted in a Canadian on-line secondary school, showed that students were generally satisfied with their first on-line learning experience, although they noted some serious deficiencies such as lack of training for the on-line class and ineffective use of key communication tools. We noted a contradiction between students’ appreciation of the flexibility and autonomy afforded them in the on-line environment and their struggle to manage that autonomy effectively. Un type de restructuration scolaire qui pourrait avoir un impact important sur la vie des eleves et des enseignants est le developpement d’ecoles en ligne. L’etude, qui a porte sur une ecole secondaire canadienne en ligne, revele que les eleves etaient en regle generale satisfaits de leur experience d’apprentissage en ligne bien qu’ils fassent etat de graves lacunes, comme le manque de formation pour les cours en ligne et l’utilisation inefficace d’outils de communication cles. Les auteurs notent une contradiction entre le fait que les eleves aiment la latitude et l’autonomie que leur donne l’apprentissage en ligne et leur difficulte de gerer efficacement leur autonomie.
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