FENÔMENO EDUCAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA: O CASO DA UNIVERSIDADE ESTÁCIO DE SÁ

Abstract

DOI: 10.14684/intertech.13.2014.363-366

Distance Education (EaD) phenomenon contemplates a technology directed to the profile of Generation Y students that have grown up in the digital world, mostly of them are less than 30 years old, and are not available to attend an undergraduate course. The Academic Information System (SIA) of Estácio de Sá University contemplates an educational model that aims to facilitate the access to information without the need of physical frequency. It uses a teaching language that promotes interactivity and communication from professor to student and from student to teacher; it allows the student flexibility and creativity with emphasis on the construction of knowledge based on critical thought. The platform developed by the institution provides the student the access to video lessons that combine technology with learning and teaching process through material available online and also through chats and forums that give pedagogical support to the contents of disciplines that are offered.

Index Terms - Information, Technology, Learning, Student.