O uso de estratégias de E-Learning como auxílio na implementação de práticas interdisciplinares no Instituto Federal do Acre - IFAC

Abstract

Information Technology (IT) can be seen as a tool for pedagogical support for education and particularly for vocational education. The present study aimed to build a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) as contribution to an interdisciplinary perspective of the process of teaching and learning in the Technical Computing course at Campus Rio Branco - Acre. Research subjects were 41 (forty-one) students divided into two groups of the Technical Computing course and six (06) teachers, all from technical IT area. Through qualitative study, direct observation, a questionnaire and analysis of postings on AVA, the results indicated that despite the consensus of teachers in using IT, we had some difficulties in consolidating the project. These restrictions were related to the availability of teachers for collective planning of the project activities as well as for implementing a practice based on a teacher-student relationship not merely transmissive. However, after construction, teachers were more motivated and participative, from the results they could see with regard to student learning. Evaluating the results achieved by the students it is possible to visualize growth of interaction and motivation in using the VLE. This improvement illustrates a good acceptance of the students to virtual platform designed and implemented as a resource and support, contribution of interdisciplinary work. In this sense, this research demonstrated that VLE can be an important instrument to support interdisciplinary courses in Federal Institutes.