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A presente dissertação enquadra-se no trabalho final do curso para obtenção do grau de
Mestre em Educação, na especialidade Educação e Tecnologias Digitais. A carreira
profissional docente, exige um esforço contínuo de atualização por parte dos professores. O
avanço das tecnologias e sua natural inserção no meio educacional, impulsiona os professores
para o desafio de buscar novas formas para interagir, e lecionar para novas gerações que os
sucedem. Esta dissertação, no âmbito de uma investigação qualitativa, onde se realizou um
estudo de caso, procurou compreender como a participação dos professores em uma
comunidade virtual de aprendizagem, pode contribuir para a carreira profissional docente. O
público alvo são professores que pertence ao grupo eTwinning-Somos todos eTwinners, uma
comunidade de aprendizagem virtual que interage na plataforma eTwinning e na rede social
facebook. Os instrumentos de recolha utilizados foram a pesquisa documental, a observação
nas publicações dos espaços digitais onde atua a comunidade e um questionário aplicado de
forma online, com perguntas fechadas e abertas, que buscou compreender como se organizam
os grupos dentro da plataforma eTwinning, como de se dá a participação dos professores
dentro desse grupo, a as oportunidades de aprendizagem que produzem contribuições para
vida profissional docente, pois são entendidas como formação continuada. Os resultados
apontaram para um grupo que atua constantemente em colaboração valorizando as
experiências dos colegas. Os projetos eTwinning é a paixão que movimenta essa comunidade
madura, que encontra nos espaços de atuação, ajuda para a resoluções de questões cotidianas.
Os professores reconhecem que participar dessa comunidade contribui para a carreira
profissional docente.
This dissertation is the outcome of the masters in education and digital technologies course which will grant its author her master’s degree. A teachers’ career demands a continuous effort in one’s professional update. Technology advance and its natural insertion in education challenges teachers to find new ways in which they can interact and teach new generations. This dissertation, within the qualitative investigation scope through a case study, set out to better understand how teachers participation in a virtual community can contribute to their professional careers. The target audience are teachers who belong to the “eTwinning-Somos todos eTwinners” group, a virtual learning community that interacts in the eTwinning platform as well as on facebook. The utilized instruments of data gathering were documental research, observation of publications in virtual communities and an online questionnaire presenting both multiple choice and open questions. All of such methods targeted the understanding of this group’s organization and teachers’ interactions in that platform as well as its learning opportunities that end up contributing to teachers’ professional lives, also understood as continued learning. Results show a group that constantly acts collaboratively valuing peers’ experiences. eTwinning projects are the passion that moves this mature community, that finds in this digital space help needed to solve their day-to-day matters. Teachers recognize that participating in this community contributes positively to their careers.
This dissertation is the outcome of the masters in education and digital technologies course which will grant its author her master’s degree. A teachers’ career demands a continuous effort in one’s professional update. Technology advance and its natural insertion in education challenges teachers to find new ways in which they can interact and teach new generations. This dissertation, within the qualitative investigation scope through a case study, set out to better understand how teachers participation in a virtual community can contribute to their professional careers. The target audience are teachers who belong to the “eTwinning-Somos todos eTwinners” group, a virtual learning community that interacts in the eTwinning platform as well as on facebook. The utilized instruments of data gathering were documental research, observation of publications in virtual communities and an online questionnaire presenting both multiple choice and open questions. All of such methods targeted the understanding of this group’s organization and teachers’ interactions in that platform as well as its learning opportunities that end up contributing to teachers’ professional lives, also understood as continued learning. Results show a group that constantly acts collaboratively valuing peers’ experiences. eTwinning projects are the passion that moves this mature community, that finds in this digital space help needed to solve their day-to-day matters. Teachers recognize that participating in this community contributes positively to their careers.
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Dissertação de mestrado, Educação (Área de especialidade Educação e Tecnologias Digitais), Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Educação, 2019
Palavras-chave
Comunidades virtuais Trabalho colaborativo Aprendizagem colaborativa Educação permanente Teses de mestrado - 2019
