O uso de tecnologias digitais na construção da aprendizagem e autonomia de egressos da rede e-tec Brasil : uma experiência no polo de Porteirinha-MG

Abstract

The objectives of this study: To investigate the implications of the use of digital technologies in learning of graduates from courses and network-Tec Brazil, polo Porteirinha-MG; analyze graduates' understandings about the formative potentialities offered by digital technologies as part of that network; analyze tutors' understandings about the contribution of new technologies for learning, in the context of a technical course; Check that respects the use of digital technologies interferes with the construction of autonomy in learning graduates, and their potency for digital inclusion . The method used was a socio-historical perspective with a qualitative approach. As methodological procedures we performed an analysis of the laws and documents dealing with the Professional Education Network and e-Tec, the use of a questionnaire with open-ended questions and interviews with graduates of courses in Occupational Safety and Public Services, and interviews with tutors‟ face of classes above. Concepts such as digital technology, distance education, interactivity, mediation and collaboration in education, autonomy in learning and Digital Inclusion shape discussed and analyzed. The spread of this research was the treatment given to the use of digital technologies in distance education professionals, to determine the influence of these features in thinking, working, researching, and learning as a form of Digital Inclusion. The analyzed data contributed to a perception that the use of digital technologies in distance education courses in network-Tec and contributed to the expansion of collaboration, interactivity, autonomy, responsibility and interest in the construction of learning. The development of technical aspects relating to the use of digital technologies, information management for the research and production of knowledge as well as to their relationship with the world of work were also found. I point out that the association between Distance Education, Professional Education, democratization of education, interactivity, collaboration, autonomy, improving the educational level, the use of digital technologies and digital inclusion may be precursors to a time when the polytechnic and become a omnilateralidade reality in Professional Education.