Edutopia

O conhecido produtor de cinema George Lucas também tem a sua faceta filantrópica e, em 1991, criou a Edutopia , uma fundação para promover a inovação escolar, que no seu sítio se apresenta do seguinte modo:

The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) was founded in 1991 as a nonprofit operating foundation to celebrate and encourage innovation in schools. Since that time, we have been documenting, disseminating, and advocating for exemplary programs in K-12 public schools to help these practices spread nationwide.
We publish the stories of innovative teaching and learning through a variety of media -- a magazine, e-newsletters, DVDs, books, and this Web site. Here, you'll find detailed articles, in-depth case studies, research summaries, short documentary segments, expert interviews, and links to hundreds of relevant resources. You'll also be able to participate as a member of an online community of people actively working to reinvent schools for the twenty-first century.

O sítio da Edutopia tem muitos recursos para quem se interessa pelo cruzamento da educação e da tecnologia. Veja-se, como exemplo, o slideshow intitulado Technology Integration in Science.

(Onde se pode ler nos comentários de um dos slides:

In the most stimulating classrooms, teachers have changed their role from one of absolute and only authority to a shared experience in which teachers are learners as well. And since students often know more about the new technology tools than adults, allowing them to teach their teachers as well as their peers provides a powerful model of lifelong learning.

Gosto desta frase porque me remete para a melhor definição que conheço de "sala de aula" - comunidade aprendente. E, se isto soar demasiado "eduquês" a algumas almas mais cartesianas, só posso lamentar...)