Abstract

CHAQUIME, Luciane Penteado  and  MILL, Daniel. Virtual teaching and educational knowledge: a study of tutorials used in Brazil's e-Tec network. Revista da FAEEBA: Educação e Contemporaneidade [online]. 2015, vol.24, n.44, pp.97-107. ISSN 0104-7043.  https://doi.org/10.2015/jul.dez.v24n44.008.

Acting as a mediator in the teaching-learning process of Distance Education courses provided via digital information and communication technologies, the virtual tutor mobilizes knowledge that comprises the necessary base for teaching in general. At the same time, however, while reflecting upon his/her teaching, the tutor constructs new knowledge, which expands and diversifies his/her educational foundations. From this context, this article presents the results of a study that sought to map the virtual tutor's knowledge and identify its nature. To carry out the research, methodological triangulation was employed and the following steps were taken: bibliographical compilation and study; data collection through a questionnaire with open and closed questions, individual interviews, group interview sessions and analysis of official documents; and systematization and analysis of data. The obtained results demonstrate that the experience in virtual tutoring has potential as a training method that enables the creation of new knowledge and thereby expands the knowledge base required for teaching.

Keywords : Virtual Teaching; Teaching Knowledge; Teacher Training; Distance Education; e-Tec Brazil Network.

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