<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1984-6444</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Educação UFSM]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Educação. Santa Maria]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1984-6444</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidade Federal de Santa Maria]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
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<article-id>S1984-64442013000300016</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[O papel do tutor virtual na educação a distância]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Grossi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Márcia Gorett Ribeiro]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Wilson]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mércia Maria]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="A16">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2013</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2013</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>03</numero>
<fpage>659</fpage>
<lpage>674</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1984-64442013000300016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1984-64442013000300016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1984-64442013000300016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[A Educação a Distância (EaD) vem ganhando destaque na sociedade atual devido a emergência das tecnologias da informação e a necessidade, cada vez maior, de conhecimento. Entendendo que as tecnologias usadas nos cursos a distância, por si só, não garantem o sucesso desta modalidade de ensino, destaca-se a figura do tutor virtual. Nesta perspectiva o objetivo desta pesquisa foi verificar as funções do tutor virtual como coadjuvante no processo de ensino e aprendizagem, bem como os limites do seu exercício profissional, através de um estudo de caso em duas instituições de ensino, uma publica e outra particular. Foi possível compreender algumas características peculiares do trabalho da tutoria virtual, e fazer algumas inferências sobre a necessidade de um olhar mais atento para as atividades desses profissionais e para a sua regulamentação.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[The Distance Education is gaining prominence in today’s society, due to emergency of the information technologies and the increasing need for knowledge. Considering that the technologies used in distance education will not ensure the success of this teaching modality theirselves, we highlight the figure of the virtual tutor. In this perspective, the objective of this research was to investigate the functions of virtual tutor as an adjunct in the process of teaching and learning, as well as the limits of their professional practice, through a case study in two schools, one public and one private. It was possible to understand some peculiar characteristics of the virtual tutors’ work and to make some inferences, specially about the need for a closer look into the activities of such professionals and their regulamentation.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Tutoria Virtual]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Educação a Distância]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Funções do Tutor Virtual]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Virtual Tutoring]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Distance Education]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Virtual Tutor Functions]]></kwd>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <h2>O  papel do tutor virtual na educa&ccedil;&atilde;o a dist&acirc;ncia.</h2> <h3>The role of the virtual tutor in distance education.</h3>     <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>M&aacute;rcia  Gorett Ribeiro Grossi, Jos&eacute; Wilson Costa, M&eacute;rcia Maria Moreira</h4> </font>      ]]></body>
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