Interface pedagógica virtual para a prática docente de Sociologia: o portal Centro de Referência Virtual do Professor (CRV)

Abstract

The objective of this research was to investigate the use of the educational portal of the State Department of Education of Minas Gerais - Virtual Reference Center Teacher (VRC) by teachers of Sociology from public schools of Uberlândia. The central theme is the teaching practice linked to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Were adopted a methodology known as exploratory case study. The operationalization of the research was done by analyzing literature and documents, questionnaires and structured interviews. Therefore, were used quantitative and qualitative informations. A representative sample was composed of 20% of teachers of Sociology from Public Schools of Uberlandia. The participants were part of the teaching staff responsible for teach this discipline in the 2012 academic year. The enactment of Law 11. 684/2008, which became the subject Sociology compulsory for high school, was a milestone for graduates in Social Sciences from the city of Uberlândia and across the Brazil. Therefore, the development of this research began recalling, briefly, the recent history of sociology in high school, and discussing what is in the national officials documents (LDB, PCN, and OCEM) and state documents (CBC) for this content. The support that guided this study consisted of the presentation of ICT, together with basics concepts, like the use of computers and the Internet as a source of information and in legal changes and in teaching posture required by the cyberculture. This research shows the distinction between websites and portals. Were shown the VRC as a pedagogical virtual interface: their environment and the resources availables to teachers of sociology. The data analysis concluded that the portal presents contents and reliable information, able to provide support and support for the teaching practice of Sociology. However, it was noticed that the VRC is a resource that is being underutilized due to lack of disclosure of this pedagogical virtual interface among the teachers. The results of this study will contribute to teachers of sociology to know and use the VRC, in order to obtain aid for teaching and pedagogical activities, and also to claim the government agency for Education, who created this space on the Internet, aiming updating, dissemination and promotion for interactive and collaborative participation of all who fall within the field of teaching and learning.