O design instrucional como parte da metodologia de ensino em ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem

Abstract

This paper investigates the performance of instructional design as a teaching methodology applied to Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs). After giving some basic concepts, good practices were pointed out in VLEs supported by some articles that contextualize the practice of virtualized education in Brazil. Among these practices, Instructional Design (ID) acts as a methodology in which the virtualization enables teaching environment. The purpose of this study is to highlight the practice of instructional design in a virtual learning environment. The main question which guided the investigation was centered in the way ID elements act in the practice of mediated teaching. The study was developed in a Superior Educational Institution (SEI) in Brazil. Five groups were made available, 5 teachers who also act as tutors and 120 students, as well as the learning environment used. The study used three different forms of data collection: interviews with teachers, questionnaire applied to students and the heuristic analysis. These data were analyzed individually and then submitted to a vertical analysis in which they were duly interpreted. As conclusion, the characterized elements of ID in VLE practice were raised, as well as graphic design and planning characteristics were highlighted as fundamental for the understanding of ID. It was also pointed out different performances of graphic designers, teachers and tutors as agents promoting of ID in VLE.

Date of Award	2019
Original language	Portuguese
Supervisor	Dulce Franco (Supervisor)