A robótica educacional como ferramenta mediadora de conhecimento: trabalhando com professores em formação

Abstract

Education and technological tools are directly connected, inside and outside the classroom, an example with which one can work is Robotics, as a new methodology that mediates the knowledge conveyed by the content taught and the theoretical and practical understanding to from its incorporation for educational purposes. The objective of this research was to validate educational robotics as a mediating tool of knowledge. The methodological referrals were developed, based on the initial planning stage and, subsequently, the completion of a short extension course, targeting teachers in initial training. The results presented - through our impressions as well as the students', after the short course, through an evaluation questionnaire - provided elements to think about how this technological methodology can be potential mediator of knowledge, as an alternative methodology for new paradigms. methodological approaches in and out of the classroom, based on education and its interfaces with educational technologies.