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AbstractWhat do we mean by information management ? To answer to this question, we proceed to an analysis of definitions with the intention of determining, and then validating, the main characteristics of this field. Dictionary, glossary, thesaurus, subject headings and a search engine are the different sources or instruments used to conduct this analysis. As a result, nine characteristics of the information management are identified. These characteristics are : control, politics, life cycle, information as well, systems, organizations, interdisciplinarity, information services and types of information. In conclusion, we emphasize the positive impact of these elements on the programs of study in information management.

This article examines the effects of a specific hybrid learning program, supported by a technology-mediated environment, on first year students enrolled in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Geneva. The study, a qualitative analysis based on 66 students' self-reflexive reports, suggests that this program, with its situated and immersive pedagogy, promotes a better understanding of the educational potential of ICT (epistemic mediation), a change in attitude towards these technologies (postural mediation) and, in some cases, the transfer of use to various spheres of activity: academic, professional and private spheres (praxeological mediation).

Keywords: Pédagogie universitaire, dispositif hybride, TICE, effet de modelage, médiation, Higher education pedagogy, hybrid learning program, ICT, modelling effect, mediation

Astronomy: State of the Art is a massive, open, online class (MOOC) offered through Udemy by an instructional team at the University of Arizona. With nearly 24,000 enrolled as of early 2015, it is the largest astronomy MOOC available. The astronomical numbers enrolled do not translate into a similar level of engagement. The content consists of 14 hours of video lecture, nearly 1,000 Powerpoint slides, 250 pages of background readings, and 20 podcast interviews with leading researchers. Perhaps in part because of the large amount of course content, the overall completion rate is low, about 3%. However, this number was four times higher for an early cohort of learners who were selected to have a prior interest in astronomy and who took the class in synchronous mode, with new content being added every week. Completion correlates with engagement as measured by posts to the online discussion board. For a subset of learners, social media like Facebook and Twitter provide an additional, important mode of engagement. For the asynchronous learners who have continuously enrolled for the past 15 months, those who complete the course do so quickly, with few persisting longer than two months. The availability of a free completion certificate had no impact of completion rates when it was added midway through the period of data analyzed in this paper. This experiment informs a new offering of an enhanced version of this MOOC via Coursera, along with a co-convened “flipped” introductory astronomy class at the University of Arizona, where the video lectures will be online and class time will be used exclusively for small group labs and hands-on activities. Despite their typically low completion rates, MOOCs have the potential to add significantly to public engagement with science, and they attract a worldwide audience.

Keywords: education, distance education, online learning, online ducation, science, science education, astronomy, astronomy education, MOOC

Keywords: oeuvre robotiques

Taking a cinematographic figure as a starting point (the mounting staircase shot in Ariane Mnouchkine's 1978 film Molière), this article examines a form of temporality that is inherent to the archival gesture and is contained in the tension between a conserved present and a past projected from the perspective of its future ending. This, in turn, allows for a better understanding of the displacements at work within the temporality of digital environments.

This chapter presents some experiences of on-line collaborative writing for language learning. It questions the specificities of supports which aim is not originally educational, such as wiki, blog, forum. We present learning environments organised in the field of Language Sciences and Foreign Language, for students of both graduate and post-graduate levels. We show how research can foster and guide these experiences. The discussion concerns the pedagogical questions that arose throughout the analysis of these environments.

Keywords: Dispositifs pédagogiques, écriture collaborative, rédaction conjointe, wiki, blogue, forum, Pedagogical devices, collaborative writing, joint writing, wiki, blog, forum

Our research is a reflection on the practices of information awareness of students who are preparing a library master in France to be teacher-librarians. This study also aims to get a better knowleddge of who are the students training to become teacher-librarians and their needs. The data comes from a quantitative and qualitative investigation that put into place a singular framework from the cooperative engineering field to bring together research and training. The main results emphasize that students did not necessarily acquire sufficient digital professional and that the development of sustainable info-communication practices among students are likely to enhance their professionalism.

Keywords: professionnalisation, pratiques, culture informationnelle, veille, documentation scolaire, professionalization, practices, information culture, information awareness, school library

Supplementary health insurance organisations, which include mutuals, occupational schemes and insurance companies, have been gradually entering the online healthcare market. This article envisages three possible scenarios that would have different impacts on the health system depending upon the role assigned to the supplementary health insurance organisations operating in this market. Looking at the consequences of the development of online healthcare by these organisations, the authors highlight two main issues : the selection of risks covered and the development of healthcare networks that skirt compulsory health insurance regulations.

On some online social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Google+, people connect with professional and personal contacts, and share work and non-work information (e.g., stats, photos, videos). This creates a collision of the different social circles, which otherwise, in everyday life, tend to be segmented. The consequences of this collision may be very beneficial or on the contrary very detrimental to interpersonal relationships and professional reputations. This paper analyzes boundary management between work and non-work identities on online social networks as a digital competency and a form of digital cultural capital à la Bourdieu (1979). First, we argue that boundary management between work and non-work identities can be understood as a competency. Second, we explain how the publicly mediated interactions on online social networks differ from direct and privately mediated interactions, which implies that the boundary management competency needs to be transposed in the digital social world. We then illustrate this digital competency by presenting a typology of four online boundary management strategies on online social networks. Last, we analyze this competency as a form of digital cultural capital that individuals incorporate. We argue that this digital capital acts as a symbolic capital that enables the development and maintenance of an individual's social capital.

Keywords: gestion des frontières entre vie professionnelle et vie personnelle, réseaux sociaux numériques, compétence numérique, capital culturel technologique, Bourdieu, boundary management between work and non-work identities, online social networks, digital competency, digital cultural capital, Bourdieu