Design gráfico e prática docente: uma análise projetual de livros didáticos do EAD/UFSM

Abstract

With the high demand for Distance Education (EaD) courses in the current context, there is also a need to improve the technologies used in teaching and learning processes in the preparation of teaching materials. In the case of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), the Nucleus of Educational Technology (NTE) is responsible for the EaD courses and for the insertion of technological educational resources. In this study, we present the design guidelines for these digital textbooks developed by the NTE / UFSM team starting in 2016, analyzing their graphic design, which was constructed through four essential concepts: layout, grid, typography and image. In this perspective, it was investigated with the teachers if these new materials of EaD / UFSM can actually influence the students' learning. It can be verified that, little by little the teachers are adapting themselves and inserting the new materials in their disciplines. In a satisfactory way, we confirm our hypothesis that there is influence due to the visual part of the material in the users' learning, concluding that the new didactic material influences very positively in this aspect.