EDUCAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA NO CÂMPUS URUTAÍ: AVALIAÇÃO DO AMBIENTE VIRTUAL DE APRENDIZAGEM E-TUTORE

Abstract

This study purpose is to understand the implementation process and development of Distance Education in Technical Education, understanding it as an innovative procedure, generating ICT integration in educational activities. It is intended to highlight the origins and tool importance of distance education with regard to their use and interaction in technical courses at the Instituto Federal Goiano, Campus of Urutaí, highlighting the implementation of E-tutore, with its positive and negative implications. A bibliographical and documentary research was used to understand the process and the specialties of distance education in Brazil and Goiás and qualitative methodology in empirical research, using questionnaires with technical IT Institution, teachers and students. The data reveal that the E-tutore platform meets the expectations of both the teaching, as the students enrolled in IFgoiano Campus of Urutaí distance education technical courses, for ease of use. The E-tutore ease of use contributes to a contextualized academic practice in the contemporary, creating skilled technical professionals for the current labor market. The teaching practice in these courses leads to a continuous search for latest information and constant professional training.