EVALUATION OF WEB CONFERENCES BY DISTANCE HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS

• Autor(a) principal: Rosse, Cássio
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Silva dos Santos, Georgianna, de Fátima Alves de Oliveira, Maria
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; spa; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Aprendizagem Aberta e a Distância
• Texto Completo: https://seer.abed.net.br/RBAAD/article/view/600
• topic: Distance learning. Web conferences. University education.; Distance learning; University education; La educación a distancia; Videoconferencias web.; Educación Superior; Webconferências; Ensino Superior; Ensino a distância

Distance Education (EaD) is a teaching modality that has been gaining more space in Brazilian higher education. With the advent of new information and communication technologies, the use of tools such asweb conferencing has gained prominence in educational technology, as it enables real-time communication. In this way, this work aims to evaluate the perception of academics of a semi-attendance course in Biological Sciences regarding the use of web conferences. The research was carried out in the context of Cederj and was aimed at students from the first period of the course. 207 students who answered an online questionnaire after the course's web conference sessions participated in the research. The answers were analyzed according to the thematization process proposed by Fontoura (2011). According to the students' perception, web conferences represent a fundamental resource for answering questions, enabling greater understanding of the contents studied. Despite the striking characteristic of synchronicity, most students suggested that web conferences could be recorded and the material could be accessed at other times and opportunities. There is also a strong demand for other courses and disciplines to make regular use of this resource, suggesting that the tool be inserted and systematized within the scope of distance Higher Education.