TECNOLOGIAS E MEDIACAO PEDAGOGICA NA EDUCACAO SUPERIOR A DISTANCIA/TECHNOLOGIES AND PEDAGOGICAL MEDIATION IN DISTANCE HIGHER EDUCATION

• Published in: Revista de gestão da tecnologia e sistemas de informação 2016-01, Vol.13 (1), p.131-131
• Main Authors: Slomski, Vilma Geni, de Araujo, Adriana Maria Procopio, Camargo, Alessandra Silva Santana, Weffort, Elionor Farah Jreige
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Content analysis; Cultural aspects; Education; Exchange; Online; Perception; Students; Technology utilization
• ISSN: 1809-2640; 1807-1775
• DOI: 10.4301/S1807-17752016000100007

This study investigated of the limits and possibilities of the pedagogical use of technologies in distance higher education according to the perceptions of professors working um a regular accounting course. Qualitative-descriptive research was done, with data collected by means of an online questionnaire with open-questions and then analyzed by means of content analysis. The following benefits of Distance Higher Education, according to the professors, were found: "the access to higher education", "flexibility of time and physical space", "student's self-discipline and self-learning". As critical points, they mentioned "lack of an online educational background of professors and students" and the "difficulty promoting professor/student interaction". As a challenge, the professors mentioned "dealing with the absence of a direct relationship professor/student", that is, the "face-to-face situation", which is common in a classroom; the use of strategies and resources that promote the exchange of experiences and interaction", the "student's profile", "lack of student's maturity", "self-discipline". Therefore, it is concluded that digital media are also regarded by professors as mere instructional tools, which a fact that makes a more critical understanding of technologies and the use of their full potential, especially as a way of cultural expression and production.