Authors:
Deniele Pereira Batista
1
;
José Antonio Aravena Reyes
1
;
Núbia Schaper Santos
2
and
Rosilãna Aparecida Diaz
2
Affiliations:
1
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora Campus Universitário, Brazil
;
2
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora Campus Universitário; Faculdade Metodista Granbery, Brazil
Keyword(s):
Distance Education, Didactic Design, Online Activities, Student Autonomy.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer-Supported Education
;
Educating the Educators
;
e-Learning
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
;
Pedagogy Enhancement with e-Learning
Abstract:
The Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), through its Distance Education Center (NEAD), has been developing formative actions for students, teachers, tutors and center coordinators. Such initiative is part of the Integrated Program for Institutional Formation 2008 from Brazil’s Open University System (UAB). This text presents a fragment of such program: it focuses on the didactic-pedagogical experiences in the Welcome Module. This module aims on familiarizing the students enrolled both in the undergraduate and graduate (lato sensu) divisions with the particular aspects of distance education courses. The discussion foci are the online activities: their pedagogical conception, conduction methods and student feedbacks. Finally, we present some considerations in regards to such Welcome Module experience as well as its contribution to the Distance Education (DE) scenario in Brazil. In this sense, we highlight the didactic design of the Welcome Module, emphasizing the development of s
tudent autonomy, an ability which is essential for the continuity and the success of an online course.
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