As TIC e a aprendizagem numa proposta de Percurso Curricular Alternativo (PCA)ICT and learning for a proposed Alternative Curriculum Track (ACT)

A narrativa que aqui reportamos procura descrever os processos de incorporacao das TIC na educacao e respetivas implicacoes na pratica pedagogica e ambientes de aprendizagem, de uma turma de 5o ano de escolaridade com proposta de Percurso Curricular Alternativo (PCA). A investigacao empirica suporte desta reflexao foi desenvolvida durante dois anos letivos, numa escola de 2o e 3o Ciclos do Funchal, em que a opcao por uma metodologia qualitativa de cariz etnografico nos levou para o terreno no papel de investigadora. Foi possivel verificar que o acesso dos alunos a diferentes fontes de informacao e comunicacao, proporcionou o surgimento de novos cenarios de aprendizagem e a otimizacao da construcao partilhada do conhecimento a partir de processos de autonomia e colaboracao. ICT and learning for  a proposed Alternative Curriculum Track (ACT) Abstract The narrative that we report here tries to describe the processes of incorporation of ICT in education and its implications in the pedagogical practice and learning environments of a class in the 5th year of school with a proposed Alternative Curriculum Track (ACT). The empirical research support of this reflection was developed during two academic years, in a school of 2o and 3o Ciclos of Funchal, in which the option for an ethnographic methodology took us to the field in the role of researcher. It was possible to verify that the students' access to different sources of information and communication, provided the emergence of new learning scenarios and the optimization of knowledge construction based on autonomy and collaboration processes. Key words: ICT, Alternative Curriculum Track, Ethnography, Learning, Collaboration.