Desenvolvimento de uma bancada didática para ensino de luminotécnica

Abstract

This paper introduces the prototype of a didactic bench aimed at teaching the fundamental concepts of lighting technology for Electrical Engineering courses. The approach reaches from the physical design of the prototype to the teaching methodologies suggested for the use of this pedagogical support for practical classes. During the research activity, there is a need to review the way in which the concepts of lighting technology are addressed in the classroom. This analysis is significant due to the fact that, recently, the Ministério da Educação issued the new Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCN’s) for engineering courses. In view of this, it is suggested the use of the bench as a complementary means for understanding the parameters of lighting projects. As a result, to apply this bench in a classroom, a teaching strategy was developed that adopts Active Methodologies based on the concepts of Inverted Classroom and Problem-Based Learning (PBL).