The aim of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between the use of self-regulation by the tertiary distance learner and his or her academic achievement in a specific academic course unit. To attain this aim, a literature study was undertaken to: a) define and describe distance learning, b) describe the nature of learning, c) describe the nature of self-regulated learning and its implications for distance learning, and d) define and classify learning strategies and indicate the relationships between self-regulated learning, the use of learning strategies, and successful learning. Literature indicated a positive relationship between self-regulation, the use of learning strategies, learning success, and academic achievement: learning success results whenever pre-formulated learning goals are attained through the use of self-regulation and applicable learning strategies; and attainment of learning goals results in positive academic achievement. Self-regulated learners, who plan their learning, formulate learning goals, motivate themselves intrinsically, instruct themselves, apply different learning strategies to attain learning goals, continuously monitor and self-evaluate themselves during the learning process, are able to attain the formulated learning goals successfully and perform well academically. The literature review also revealed a high level of self-regulation as one of the prerequisites for performing successfully as a distance learner. Planning personal learning goals, using a variety of learning strategies to attain the goals, determining the correct personal learning tempo, monitoring learning progress, and self evaluating learning outcomes are typical characteristics of self-regulation necessary for effective distance learning and academic progress. The population of the research includes the PU vir CHO - Open Learning Academy-learners registered for the Further Diploma in Educational Management, module PSD 511 (Teaching and Learning) in the North West region of South Africa. The total number of students attending the three contact sessions in September 2000 at five sentra in the North West Province, and who participated in the research, was 143. Three questionnaires were used to obtain personal information, as well as information regarding self-regulation in the learners, namely, a biographical questionnaire, the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) and the Self Regulated Learning Questionnaire (SRLQ). The data was statistically analized by means of: a) factor analyses, b) multiple regression analyses, and c) stepwise regression analyses. A difference was found to exists between the variables that determine the academic achievement of successful versus unsuccessful distance learners. Successful distance learners have better developed self-regulated learning skills than unsuccessful distance learners. / Thesis (M.Ed.)--Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001

The aim of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between the use of self-regulation by the tertiary distance learner and his or her academic achievement in a specific academic course unit. To attain this aim, a literature study was undertaken to: a) define and describe distance learning, b) describe the nature of learning, c) describe the nature of self-regulated learning and its implications for distance learning, and d) define and classify learning strategies and indicate the relationships between self-regulated learning, the use of learning strategies, and successful learning. Literature indicated a positive relationship between self-regulation, the use of learning strategies, learning success, and academic achievement: learning success results whenever pre-formulated learning goals are attained through the use of self-regulation and applicable learning strategies; and attainment of learning goals results in positive academic achievement. Self-regulated learners, who plan their learning, formulate learning goals, motivate themselves intrinsically, instruct themselves, apply different learning strategies to attain learning goals, continuously monitor and self-evaluate themselves during the learning process, are able to attain the formulated learning goals successfully and perform well academically. The literature review also revealed a high level of self-regulation as one of the prerequisites for performing successfully as a distance learner. Planning personal learning goals, using a variety of learning strategies to attain the goals, determining the correct personal learning tempo, monitoring learning progress, and self evaluating learning outcomes are typical characteristics of self-regulation necessary for effective distance learning and academic progress. The population of the research includes the PU vir CHO - Open Learning Academy-learners registered for the Further Diploma in Educational Management, module PSD 511 (Teaching and Learning) in the North West region of South Africa. The total number of students attending the three contact sessions in September 2000 at five sentra in the North West Province, and who participated in the research, was 143. Three questionnaires were used to obtain personal information, as well as information regarding self-regulation in the learners, namely, a biographical questionnaire, the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) and the Self Regulated Learning Questionnaire (SRLQ). The data was statistically analized by means of: a) factor analyses, b) multiple regression analyses, and c) stepwise regression analyses. A difference was found to exists between the variables that determine the academic achievement of successful versus unsuccessful distance learners. Successful distance learners have better developed self-regulated learning skills than unsuccessful distance learners. / Thesis (M.Ed.)--Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001

Distance learning presents great potential for mitigating field problems on pesticide spraying technology. This methodology does not intend to replace live trainings, but complement them, especially considering the importance of field practices for this activity. Thus, due to the lack of teaching material about pesticide spraying technology and the increasing availability of distance learning, this study developed and evaluated a computer program for distance learning of the theory of pesticide spraying technology, using the tools of information technology. The modules comprising the course, named Pulverizar , were: (1) Basic concepts, (2) What affects spraying?, (3) Equipment, (4) Spraying nozzles, (5) Sprayer calibration, (6) Aircraft spraying, (7) Chemigation, (8) Physical-chemical properties, (9) Formulations, (10) Adjuvants, (11) Water quality, and (12) Adequate use of pesticides. The program was made available to the public on July 1st 2008, hosted at the site www.pulverizar.iciag.ufu.br, and was simple, robust and practical on the complementation of traditional teaching for the education of professionals in Agricultural Sciences. The system allows the access to the contents to professionals interested on the topic anywhere, at any time, and no cost. Mastering the pesticide spraying technology by people involved on agricultural production can be facilitated by the program Pulverizar, which was well accepted in its initial evaluation. / O ensino a distância apresenta grande potencial para minorar os problemas ocorridos no campo na área de tecnologia de aplicação de agroquímicos. Essa metodologia não tem como objetivo substituir os treinamentos presenciais, mas complementá-los, tendo em vista a importância das práticas de campo neste tipo de atividade. Dessa forma, diante da escassez de material instrucional na área de tecnologia de aplicação de agroquímicos e do crescimento elevado da educação a distância, o objetivo deste trabalho foi desenvolver e avaliar um programa computacional para o ensino à distância da parte teórica de tecnologia de aplicação de agroquímicos, utilizando as ferramentas de tecnologia da informação. Os módulos que compuseram o curso, intitulado Pulverizar , foram: (1) Conceitos básicos, (2) O que afeta a aplicação?, (3) Equipamentos, (4) Pontas de pulverização, (5) Calibração de pulverizadores, (6) Aplicação aérea, (7) Quimigação, (8) Propriedades físico-químicas, (9) Formulações, (10) Adjuvantes, (11) Qualidade da água e (12) Uso adequado de agroquímicos. O programa desenvolvido foi disponibilizado ao público no dia 1 de julho de 2008, hospedado no sítio www.pulverizar.iciag.ufu.br, mostrando-se simples, robusto e prático no complemento ao ensino tradicional para a formação de profissionais da área de Ciências Agrárias. O sistema disponibiliza o acesso ao conteúdo a profissionais interessados em qualquer lugar, a qualquer hora e com baixo custo para o estudante. O domínio da tecnologia de aplicação de agroquímicos por parte das pessoas envolvidas na produção agrícola pode ser incrementado por meio do programa Pulverizar, que teve boa aceitação em seu processo de avaliação inicial. / Mestre em Agronomia

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:35:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2886.pdf: 2278999 bytes, checksum: 67238fd050f963f6c57613ddbbfb9fde (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-19 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / The objective of this research is to analyze the learning of three beginner teachers during the participation in the Mentorship Program of UFSCar's Portal Teachers. This program was designed to understand and implement processes for professional develop- ment of teachers by through the online interaction between beginner teachers - up to 5 years of career - who teach in grades of elementary school and experienced and successful teachers (the mentors). The theoretical references involve the beginning of the teaching profession; the dilemmas faced by novices, professional development in teaching, with the expectation that teacher training is incessant and that there are di®erent sources of learning how to teach, to build a solid knowledge base and to assist them in their decision-making as a teacher, the career stages, speci¯cally, studies on the period of em- ployability, the di±culties and the initial learning; mentoring opportunities and support for beginners, favoring the presence and professional development and distance learning as a tool for training of mentors and beginning teachers. The research undertaken was qualitative, with descriptive and analytical speci¯city. Data were collected in the area of mentor and novice relationship at the Mentorship Program environment, organized in three case studies. The results point to many dilemmas, di±culties and anxiety present during the teaching initiation. Beginning teachers are insecure about their performance, they can not easy cope with the practice challenges and school rules required, they need to be supported by someone more experienced and successful. / O objetivo da pesquisa é analisar as aprendizagens de três professoras iniciantes durante a participacão no Programa de Mentoria do Portal dos Professores da UFSCar. Este Programa tinha como objetivo conhecer e implementar processos de desenvolvimento profissional de professores por meio da interação online entre professoras iniciantes - com até 5 anos de carreira - que lecionam nas séries iniciais do Ensino Fundamental e professoras experientes, consideradas bem sucedidas (as mentoras). As referências teóricas envolvem o início da carreira docente; os dilemas vividos pelos professores iniciantes; o desenvolvi- mento profissional na docência, na perspectiva de que a formação docente é permanente e que há diferentes fontes de aprendizagem da docência; a construção de uma base de conhecimento sólida e que auxilie o professor em suas tomadas de decisões na atividade docente; as fases da carreira, especificamente, os estudos sobre o período de inserção profissional, as dificuldades e as aprendizagens iniciais; programas de mentoria como possibilidades de apoio aos iniciantes, favorecendo a permanência e o aprimoramento profissional e a educação online como ferramenta para a formação de mentores e professores iniciantes. A pesquisa desenvolvida é de natureza qualitativa, com especificidade descritivo-analítica. Os dados foram coletados no espaço de relacionamento da mentora e sua iniciante, no ambiente do Programa de Mentoria e organizados na forma de três estudos de casos. Os resultados apontam para muitos dilemas, dificuldades e ansiedade presentes no período de iniciação µa docência. Os professores iniciantes sentem-se inseguros com sua atuação, não conseguem enfrentar com tranqüilidade os desafios que a prática e as regras escolares lhes impõem e necessitam de ser amparados, por alguém mais experiente e bem sucedido.

abstract: This study examines the experiences of participants enrolled in an online community college jazz history course. I surveyed the participants before the course began and observed them in the online space through the duration of the course. Six students also participated in interviews during and after the course. Coded data from the interviews, surveys, and recorded discussion posts and journal entries provided evidence about the nature of interaction and engagement in learning in an online environment. I looked for evidence either supporting or detracting from a democratic online learning environment, concentrating on the categories of student engagement, freedom of expression, and accessibility. The data suggested that the participants' behaviors in and abilities to navigate the online class were influenced by their pre-existing native media habits. Participants' reasons for enrolling in the online course, which included convenience and schedule flexibility, informed their actions and behaviors in the class. Analysis revealed that perceived positive student engagement did not contribute to a democratic learning environment but rather to an easy, convenient experience in the online class. Finally, the data indicated that participants' behaviors in their future lives would not be affected by the online class in that their learning experiences were not potent enough to alter or inform their behavior in society. As online classes gain popularity, the ability of these classes to provide meaningful learning experiences must be questioned. Students in this online jazz history class presented, at times, a façade of participation and community building but demonstrated a lack of sincerity and interest in the course. The learning environment supported accessibility and freedom of expression to an extent, but students' engagement with their peers was limited. Overall, this study found a need for more research into the quality of online classes as learning platforms that support democracy, student-to-student interaction, and community building. / Dissertation/Thesis / D.M.A. Music Education 2011

Este trabalho investiga diferentes estratégias e técnicas de autenticação de usuários visando determinar quais podem ser integradas em um ambiente de educação a distância. Diversas soluções de autenticação existentes no mercado foram analisadas para se determinar as mais adequadas. Buscou-se as soluções consideradas factíveis de utilização, seja pelo custo ou quantidade de equipamentos extras envolvidos, seja pela simplicidade operacional ou pelo grau de certeza das medidas efetuadas. A partir desta análise foi delineado um modelo de autenticação que integra várias técnicas de autenticação a fim de chegar a um nível de segurança maior que senhas, utilizadas na maioria dos sistemas de educação a distância. 0 sistema funciona como um proxy, cuja função é controlar o acesso a páginas Web através da combinação de senhas, perguntas randômicas, dispositivos biométricos e checagem randômica, ao mesmo tempo que gera logs da atividade do aluno no curso. Estes logs conterão informações como dia e hora do acesso, tempo dispendido em cada página, endereço IP da máquina do aluno, entre outras. Estas informações podem ser utilizadas tanto para avaliar o aluno, como para gerar seu perfil estatístico, que servirá para gerar alertas na medida em que os dados do perfil sofrerem mudanças acima dos limites estabelecidos, durante a atividade do aluno. Um protótipo do sistema foi implementado para validar a solução delineada ao longo do trabalho. A integração dos métodos de autenticação, que identificam o aluno e a máquina em que ele está trabalhando, com as rotinas de avaliação do procedimento de educação a distância, foi um dos principais resultados alcançados. / This work investigates different strategies and techniques of user authentication in order to determine which ones may be integrated in a distance learning environment. Several authentication solutions available on the market are analyzed in order to find the most appropriate. The criteria used to determine the best solutions involve cost or amount of equipments involved, operational simplicity, and degree of confidence or results obtained. Based on this analysis, an authentication model that integrates several authentication techniques is delineated in order to obtain greater security than those used in most distance learning systems, based only on passwords. This system works like a proxy whose function is to control access to Web pages through the combination of passwords, random queries, biometric devices and random checks, at the same time that it generates logs of student's activity during a course. These logs contain information about day and hour of access, time spent on each page, IP address of the student's machine and so on. This information can be used both to evaluate the student and to generate his/her statistical profile. This profile is used to give an alarm when the data of the profile undergo changes above the established limits, during the student's activity. A prototype of the system has been implemented to validate the solution designed. The integration of the authentication methods, which identifies both the student and the machine where he/she is working, with the evaluation routines of the distance learning procedure, is one of the main reached results.

Esta Tese apresenta um estudo sobre a Educação a Distância (EaD) mediada pela internet, tendo por objetivo problematizar algumas verdades que estão sendo produzidas pelas narrativas acerca dessa temática e analisar o entrelaçamento de sua emergência com a constituição da sociedade contemporânea. A investigação foi desenvolvida a partir de três eixos: os significados e usos do espaço e do tempo, o governamento dos sujeitos e as representações de corpo. Para realizar o trabalho, tomei como material de pesquisa artigos publicados em periódicos nacionais especializados em tecnologia educacional. O primeiro eixo da pesquisa tem por finalidade verificar as representações espaçotemporais presentes nas narrativas sobre a educação via internet e analisar sua inter-relação com os sentidos que vêm sendo tramados para o espaço-tempo na Contemporaneidade. No segundo eixo proposto, problematizo uma certa noção de liberdade que está sendo relacionada com a EaD, questionando se não estariam apenas se renovando as práticas de seqüestro pela utilização de formas de governamento mais sutis, capazes de produzir sujeitos mais adequados às demandas da sociedade atual. No terceiro eixo, analiso quais os significados e usos que estão sendo atribuídos ao corpo nessa modalidade educacional e como isso se articula com as noções contemporâneas de corpo. O trabalho está dividido em três partes: na primeira delas, Conectando..., apresento um pouco de minha trajetória e estabeleço minha proposta de trabalho. Na segunda parte, Verificando a Senha..., construo um quadro teórico que irá orientar a pesquisa. Este quadro é composto pelas análises referentes aos eixos de pesquisa, sendo que para cada um deles procuro mostrar sucintamente suas descontinuidades e inflexões desde a Idade Média até os dias de hoje. Além desses aspectos, também compõem o quadro teórico um estudo sobre a emergência e usos da internet e um breve histórico da EaD. Na terceira parte do trabalho, que chamei de Acesso Liberado, descrevo e analiso alguns enunciados extraídos dos artigos a partir dos três eixos de pesquisa, que foram desdobrados em 18 categorias de análise. Nessa última parte da Tese, apresento algumas representações que estão se constituindo acerca da EaD, bem como contribuições analíticas para compreender essas práticas e seus efeitos. / This Thesis presents a study on Distance Learning with internet support with the purpose of discussing the truths produced by narratives on this topic analyzing the interlacement of their emergency with the constitution of contemporary society. The research was developed starting from three axes: the meanings and uses of space and time, the government of subjects and the body representations. To carry through the work, I used as research material articles published in Brazilian periodicals, specialized in educational technology. The first axis of the research aims to verify the space-time representations in narratives on education via internet and to analyze its interrelation with the meanings given to those elements in the Contemporaneity. In the second axis, I discuss a notion of freedom that has been related with Distance Learning. I also question whether the kidnapping practices are being renewed by the use of subtler government methods which are capable of producing more adequate citizens to the demands of the current society. In the third axis, I analyze which meanings and uses have been attributed to the body in this educational modality and how this is articulated with the contemporary body notions. The work is divided in three parts. In the first one, Connecting..., I present a little of my trajectory and establish the work proposal. In the second part, Verifying the Password..., I construct a theoretical frame that supports the research. This frame is composed by the analyses related to the research axes. For each one of them I briefly present its discontinuities and inflections from Middle Age to the present. Besides these aspects, the theoretical frame is also composed by a study on the emergency and uses of the internet and a brief historical of Distance Learning. In the third part of the work, that I called Free Access, I describe and analyze some statements extracted from articles on the three axes of research that had been unfolded in 18 categories of analysis. I also present some representations that have been constituted about Distance Learning, as well as some analytical contributions to understand these practices and their effects.

As organizações têm buscado conquistar vantagem competitiva sustentável. Nesse sentido, diversas técnicas gerenciais têm sido utilizadas, destacando-se os Critérios de Excelência da Fundação Nacional da Qualidade (CE-FNQ). Já a capacitação da mão-de-obra através de Sistemas de Educação a Distância (SEaD) pode ser entendida como uma necessidade natural no incremento da competição, pois prima pela velocidade e adaptabilidade de novos conceitos, técnicas e práticas de gestão. Esta dissertação propõe uma forma de avaliar o SEaD da Unidade do Senac EaD do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Senac EaD/RS) e buscar suas possíveis interfaces com os CE-FNQ. Este estudo procurou caracterizar-se como uma pesquisa-ação, contando com a participação de sete indivíduos de diferentes níveis hierárquicos da Unidade. Foram levantadas suas percepções iniciais, descritos o Programa da Qualidade e o SEaD do Senac EaD. Em seguida, foram construídos, pelo pesquisador, a partir de Referenciais de Qualidade do Ministério da Educação (MEC), quinze Critérios para Qualidade de SEaD, que foram validados pelos participantes. Já a avaliação demonstrou que os participantes se mostraram parcialmente satisfeitos com as práticas relacionadas aos Critérios “Contingência”, “Avaliação”, “Legislação”, “Mercado” e “Oportunidades externas”. Também foram propostos pelo pesquisador quatro Eixos Norteadores, com base no Ciclo de PDCA, que foram relacionados pelos participantes com os Critérios elaborados pela pesquisa. Observou-se que nos Critérios “Contingência”, “Acompanhamento”, “Educação”, “Informação”, “Interação”, “Legislação”, “Projeto” e “Tecnologia” houve maior dificuldade em determinar a relação com esses Eixos. Em seguida, foi efetuada pelo pesquisador a análise das possíveis relações ou interfaces entre os Critérios da pesquisa e os CE-FNQ. Percebeu-se que ao relacionar as duas avaliações há a necessidade de aprofundarem-se os Critérios da pesquisa, que possivelmente precisam ir além dos Referenciais do MEC para dar conta dos CE-FNQ. Entretanto, ao final, os participantes enfatizaram sua concordância com os resultados da avaliação e com a participação da equipe na pesquisa. Eles também indicaram potenciais melhorias no SeaD do Senac EaD a partir do processo de avaliação realizado, o que poderá consolidar o Esquema proposto pelo estudo. / Organizations have been trying to build a sustainable competitive advantage. To achieve this, several business techniques have been adopted, specially the Criteria of Excellency of the National Quality Foundation (FNQ in Brazil). Parallel to this, training collaborators using Distance Learning Systems (DLS) may be understood as a natural process on the increase of competition, as they are speed and adaptable to new concepts, techniques and managerial practices. This dissertation purposes a way to evaluate the DLS of Senac EaD of Rio Grande do Sul State and tries to find its possible interface with Criteria of FNQ. This study also intended to be characterized as an action research, and counted with the participation of seven employees of different hierarchy levels of the Senac EaD. The first step raised the employees initial perception and also described the Quality Program and the DLS of the Company. Further to this, the researcher has created fifteen criteria based on the Quality References by Brazilian Education Ministry (MEC) which have been validated by the participants. The participants also made an evaluation of the Senac DLS that showed the criteria “Contingency”, “Evaluation”, “Legislation”, “Market” and “External opportunities” as "partially satisfactory". The researcher also has purposed four Orientation Points, based on PDCA Cicle, which have been associated by the participants with the criteria from the previous step. It was also noticed that the participants have faced difficulties to associate the Orientation Points within the following criteria: “Contingency”, “Accompaniment”, “Education”, “Information”, “Interaction”, “Legislation”, “Project” and “Technology” After, the researcher has analyzed the possible relations or interfaces between the criteria purposed by this research and the Criteria of FNQ. It was observed that while associating both evaluations, may indicate the necessity of going deeper in the criteria elaborated by this research which probably must go beyond the Quality References by MEC. Notwithstanding, participants have eventually emphasized their acceptance to the results of the evaluation as well as to the team participation on the research. They have also indicated potential improvements on the SeaD of the Senac EaD based on the evaluation process made, which may consolidate the Scheme proposed on the study.

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The social and economic changes that have taken place over the last decades emphasize the need for such reflection, considering the growth of enrollments in distance education courses and their representativeness in the offer of Higher Education nowadays. Thus, from the legal organization and the current regulatory evaluative process, it became necessary to understand the role of the University as an educational institution, its interaction with technology and the conditions to which the evaluation interprets this confluence on the qualitative character. In this context, the perspective of those who experience this evaluative process, in the position of evaluated, was necessary so that the express was its interpretation on the social and economic importance of such modality. Therefore, the work sought to investigate: What perceptions emerge from the narratives of the professionals who work in the Distance Learning when they reflect on the evaluation processes carried out by INEP / MEC? As a quality, does current evaluative practice accurately understand the complex relationship between the actors involved in the process of knowledge transmission in what structurally refers to a Presential Support Pole and its involvement with the community where it is inserted? From the theoretical point of view, to understand Higher Education and University (CASPER; HUMBOLDT, 2003; DIAS SOBRINHO, 2010; DEMO, 2010; SANTOS, 2011), the role of EAD (Moore, KEARSLEY, 2013; DRON, 2015) As well as the discussions about the interaction of society and education with technology (PINTO, 2005; LÉVY, 1999; GABRIEL, 2015) until reaching the evaluative relations to qualify the offer of courses and programs supported by new means of communication (DIAS SOBRINHO, And the evaluation of the quality of this study. Still, the reflections on the themes that emerge from narratives (CLANDININ; CONNELY, 2005; FREIRE, 2012, 2015) have become key to the opening of new understandings on the proposed theme. The corpus consists of six hermeneutical interviews / conversations that took place between 2015 and 2016. From the hermeneutic-phenomenological analysis emerged from the narratives of the participants' experiences on the evaluation process of the Distance Learning on the Presential Support Pole, reflections on the paths adopted and its impacts on the organization and offer of courses and on institutions in Brazil. / Este estudo, vinculado à linha de pesquisa “Formação de Educadores” do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, teve como objetivo promover uma reflexão sobre o processo avaliativo a que estão sujeitas Instituições de Ensino Superior que, através do Polo de Apoio Presencial, ofertam Educação Superior a Distância no Brasil. As mudanças sociais e econômicas vividas ao longo das últimas décadas colocam em evidência a necessidade tal de reflexão, bastando se atentar ao crescimento de matriculas em cursos de graduação EAD e sua representatividade na oferta de Educação Superior na atualidade. Assim, da organização legal e do processo avaliativo regulatório vigente, tornou necessária a compreensão sobre o papel da Universidade enquanto instituição educacional, sua interação com a tecnologia e as condições ao qual a avaliação interpreta esta confluência sobre o caráter qualitativo. Nesse contexto, a perspectiva daqueles que vivenciam este processo avaliativo, na posição de avaliados, foi necessária para que o expresso fosse sua interpretação sobre a importância social e econômica de tal modalidade. Para tanto, o trabalho buscou investigar: Quais percepções emergem a partir narrativas dos profissionais que atuam na EAD quando refletem sobre os processos avaliativos realizados pelo INEP/MEC? Enquanto qualidade, a prática avaliativa vigente permite compreender com exatidão o complexo relacionamento entre os atores envolvidos no processo de transmissão do conhecimento no que tange estruturalmente um Polo de Apoio Presencial e seu envolvimento com a comunidade onde está inserida? Do ponto de vista teórico, compreender a Educação Superior e a Universidade (CASPER; HUMBOLDT, 2003; DIAS SOBRINHO, 2010; DEMO, 2010; SANTOS, 2011), o papel da EAD (MOORE; KEARSLEY, 2013; DRON, 2015), além das tratativas quanto à interação da sociedade e da educação com a tecnologia (PINTO, 2005; LÉVY, 1999; GABRIEL, 2015) até alcançar as relações avaliativas para qualificação da oferta de cursos e programas apoiados por novos meios de comunicação (DIAS SOBRINHO, 2003; SANTOS, 2014; MARTUCELLI, 2015; BALANDIER, 2015) do qual as reflexões procuraram este direcionamento sobre a Educação Superior, a EAD e sua avaliação da qualidade. Ainda as reflexões sobre os temas que emergem a partir de narrativas (CLANDININ; CONNELY, 2005; FREIRE, 2012, 2015) se tornaram chave para a abertura de novos entendimentos sobre o tema proposto. O corpus está constituído por seis entrevistas/conversas hermenêuticas ocorridas entre 2015 e 2016. A partir da análise hermenêutico-fenomenológica emergiram, das narrativas de vivências dos participantes sobre o processo avaliativo da EAD sobre o Polo de Apoio Presencial, reflexões sobre os caminhos adotados e seus impactos sobre a organização e oferta de cursos e sobre as instituições no Brasil.

Esta Tese apresenta um estudo sobre a Educação a Distância (EaD) mediada pela internet, tendo por objetivo problematizar algumas verdades que estão sendo produzidas pelas narrativas acerca dessa temática e analisar o entrelaçamento de sua emergência com a constituição da sociedade contemporânea. A investigação foi desenvolvida a partir de três eixos: os significados e usos do espaço e do tempo, o governamento dos sujeitos e as representações de corpo. Para realizar o trabalho, tomei como material de pesquisa artigos publicados em periódicos nacionais especializados em tecnologia educacional. O primeiro eixo da pesquisa tem por finalidade verificar as representações espaçotemporais presentes nas narrativas sobre a educação via internet e analisar sua inter-relação com os sentidos que vêm sendo tramados para o espaço-tempo na Contemporaneidade. No segundo eixo proposto, problematizo uma certa noção de liberdade que está sendo relacionada com a EaD, questionando se não estariam apenas se renovando as práticas de seqüestro pela utilização de formas de governamento mais sutis, capazes de produzir sujeitos mais adequados às demandas da sociedade atual. No terceiro eixo, analiso quais os significados e usos que estão sendo atribuídos ao corpo nessa modalidade educacional e como isso se articula com as noções contemporâneas de corpo. O trabalho está dividido em três partes: na primeira delas, Conectando..., apresento um pouco de minha trajetória e estabeleço minha proposta de trabalho. Na segunda parte, Verificando a Senha..., construo um quadro teórico que irá orientar a pesquisa. Este quadro é composto pelas análises referentes aos eixos de pesquisa, sendo que para cada um deles procuro mostrar sucintamente suas descontinuidades e inflexões desde a Idade Média até os dias de hoje. Além desses aspectos, também compõem o quadro teórico um estudo sobre a emergência e usos da internet e um breve histórico da EaD. Na terceira parte do trabalho, que chamei de Acesso Liberado, descrevo e analiso alguns enunciados extraídos dos artigos a partir dos três eixos de pesquisa, que foram desdobrados em 18 categorias de análise. Nessa última parte da Tese, apresento algumas representações que estão se constituindo acerca da EaD, bem como contribuições analíticas para compreender essas práticas e seus efeitos. / This Thesis presents a study on Distance Learning with internet support with the purpose of discussing the truths produced by narratives on this topic analyzing the interlacement of their emergency with the constitution of contemporary society. The research was developed starting from three axes: the meanings and uses of space and time, the government of subjects and the body representations. To carry through the work, I used as research material articles published in Brazilian periodicals, specialized in educational technology. The first axis of the research aims to verify the space-time representations in narratives on education via internet and to analyze its interrelation with the meanings given to those elements in the Contemporaneity. In the second axis, I discuss a notion of freedom that has been related with Distance Learning. I also question whether the kidnapping practices are being renewed by the use of subtler government methods which are capable of producing more adequate citizens to the demands of the current society. In the third axis, I analyze which meanings and uses have been attributed to the body in this educational modality and how this is articulated with the contemporary body notions. The work is divided in three parts. In the first one, Connecting..., I present a little of my trajectory and establish the work proposal. In the second part, Verifying the Password..., I construct a theoretical frame that supports the research. This frame is composed by the analyses related to the research axes. For each one of them I briefly present its discontinuities and inflections from Middle Age to the present. Besides these aspects, the theoretical frame is also composed by a study on the emergency and uses of the internet and a brief historical of Distance Learning. In the third part of the work, that I called Free Access, I describe and analyze some statements extracted from articles on the three axes of research that had been unfolded in 18 categories of analysis. I also present some representations that have been constituted about Distance Learning, as well as some analytical contributions to understand these practices and their effects.