Rede colaborativa virtual: conectando saberes entre professores

Abstract

This study, linked to the research line Management of Network Educational Technologies, of the Professional Master's Degree in Network Educational Technologies (MPTER), at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) addresses the contribution of a collaborative virtual network in the process of continuing teacher education of the early years of elementary school. Therefore, the research question is how a collaborative virtual network contributes to the continuing education process of teachers in the early years of Elementary School of the Municipal Network of Santa Maria. The methodology involved applied research, with a qualitative approach, of the descriptive type, characterized as participant research. The subjects of this research were municipal teachers participating in the Literacy training program (PROMLA) in Santa Maria municipality. Data collection took place through questionnaires prepared by Google Forms and answered by respondents entirely remotely and digitally. Therefore, three categories of analysis were listed: digital culture, virtual collaborative network and continuing education of teachers. The analysis of the results is characterized as categorical. Finally, the conclusions indicate that for a collaborative learning network to contribute to continuing teacher education, three points must be taken into account: local and current context and needs; environment and tools; collaboration and mediation. It is necessary to communicate, access and disseminate information, as well as to collaborate to exchange experiences and to exchange experiences to qualify teachers. The final product consists of a guidebook organized digitally through a website, containing suggestions for virtual environments that can be used, applications for gamifying content, resources, activities and tools to be used in virtual training meetings, with their respective ways of use.