2019 Volume 43 Issue 2 Pages 115-120
In school education, utilization of social education facilities is clearly stated in the course of study in Japan, and its use is also described in textbooks. However, the current situation is that the use of social education facilities in schools is rare. Promotion of learning collaboration between school and social education facilities requires the accumulation of practical cases. We conducted teaching practice using ICT at a zoo and science museum. The purpose of this practice was to study the effect of collaborative learning by students and a curator. As a result of this study, it was found that collaboration between students and curators was promoted by using ICT. We reaffirmed the importance of the role of mentor in collaborative learning. It was also suggested that the ability to utilize ICT is necessary for fostering mentors. This result shows that the value of the zoo and science museum’s educational facilities is high.
