O USO DOS BLOGS COMO UMA INTERVENÇÃO DIDÃTICA NA DISCIPLINA DE FUNDAMENTOS PSICOLÓGICOS DA EDUCAÇÃO

Abstract

This article aims at reporting the use ofweblogs as “collective journals†by the students from thePsychological Foundations of Education subject in theMathematics Graduation course (virtual education mode), atFederal University of Pelotas (UFPEL ). These blogsbecame learning casual places, making it possible for thestudents to “link†their life experiences, as well as thinkabout and discuss their process of preparing as teachers.The results of this research show that weblogs are spaces forthe production of network knowledge, information andlearning. There has been a growing popularity of blogs inBrazil and worldwide in the last years, extending to everypossible use of them, which includes education. Thispossibility of expression, available through the use of blogs,makes it possible to learn and share information in acollaborative basis, inciting new connections of ideas andthe production of network knowledge.Index Terms ⎯ Learning, Blogs, Innovative Practices inEducation.