Orientador: Luiz Antônio Calmon Nabuco Lastória / Banca: Sérgio Ferreira do Amaral / Banca: Mateu Cabot Ramis / Banca: Antonio Álvaro Soares Zuin / Banca: Daniel Ribeiro Silva Mill / Resumo: Esta pesquisa investiga a noção de autoridade pedagógica docente e sua metamorfose última reconfigurada pelos aparatos audiovisuais tecnológicos digitais. A partir do suporte teórico da primeira geração da Teoria Crítica da Sociedade e do debate sobre a racionalidade contemporânea em suas determinações técnico-mercadológicas, procurou-se analisar com base na bibliografia especializada as mutações objetivas e estruturais sofridas pela noção de autoridade nos âmbitos histórico, social e educacional. Para corroborar empiricamente com esta investigação servimo-nos da hermenêutica objetiva para interpretarmos o significado embutido na plataforma de aprendizagem online Moodle - suporte dos processos de ensino e aprendizagem mediados por tecnologias digitais. Este caso se configura como exemplar representante da racionalidade contemporânea ao expressá-la em sua lógica algorítmica. Os resultados indicaram que, tendencialmente, o deslocamento da autoridade pedagógica docente ocorre devido a incorporação da lógica algorítmica aos aparatos tecnológicos audiovisuais digitais na atuação profissional. Tal conformação do processo de ensino e aprendizagem, no âmbito da prática docente, acaba por não realizar suas pretensões por ser submetida às condições de heteronomia e dominação, as quais, em primeiro plano, busca superar. / Abstract: This research investigates the notion of teaching pedagogical authority and its ultimate metamorphosis reconfigured by digital technological audiovisual devices. Based on the theoretical support of the first generation of the Critical Theory of Society and the debate on contemporary rationality in its technical-market determinations, we tried to analyze based on the specialized bibliography the objective and structural mutations suffered by the notion of authority in the historical, social and educational. To empirically corroborate this research, we use objective hermeneutics to interpret the meaning embedded in the online learning platform Moodle; support of teaching and learning processes mediated by digital technologies. This case is configured as an exemplary case representative of contemporary rationality by expressing it in its algorithmic logic. The results allowed to indicate that, tendentially, the displacement of teaching pedagogical authority occurs due to the incorporation of digital audiovisual technological devices in the professional performance. This confirmation of the teaching and learning process, within the scope of the teaching practice, ends up not fulfilling its pretensions to be submitted to the conditions of heteronomy and domination, which, in the first place, seeks to overcome. / Doutor

Rick Danielson describes his early involvement in course management software, from bringing WebCT to Laurentian in 1998, to leading the formation of a purchasing consortium for WebCT in 41 Ontario institutions, to his decision to move his personal course management software to Moodle - an open source alternative.

<p>Nowadays many universities in the world apply technology enhanced learning in order to help students. Due to potentials that technology enhanced learning offers, nowadays education in all contexts is using it and universities in particular are trying to apply it. One such case is the University of Prishtina in Kosova that is subject of this thesis.</p><p>University of Prishtina as the only public university in Kosova faces challenges when it comes to introduction of technology enhanced learning. Such a case is an initiative of one of the teachers that is called eMesimi. eMesimi is an e-learning system based on Moodle software that is used for offering courses for students in University of Prishtina since 2005. The idea of this research is to investigate students’ experiences using this system, combined with teachers’ opinion regarding the implementation of full scale e-learning system.</p><p>For this purpose the research was led using the octagonal theoretical model for e-learning. The eight factors in this model have then been grouped in three major domains: educational, technological and organizational.</p><p>This theoretical model was followed with empirical study using a questionnaire and mail interviews as data collection techniques. The questionnaire data have been collected from 60 students and have targeted issues regarding the educational and technology domain. The mail interviews where conducted with two teachers and addressed all domains, but the technological domain was addressed more from an attitude and requirements perspective. This approach was needed because none of the interviewed teachers have had previous experience with an e-learning system.</p><p>The analysis of the data shows generally positive attitude among students for an e-learning system, while teachers’ answers raise some important issues that should be taken into consideration while implementing e-learning system.</p>

With an overview how Moodle plugin works, this paper aims to focus on those areas where open source software impact has on learning management system software which is distributed for free. One of the essential goal of this project is to develop plugin tool for Moodle, which aid users by providing less interaction time while adjusting date related tasks mainly with courses and assignments, which currently in the Moodle system is accomplished by a lot of steps. The project concentrated on two application functions, namely assignment_daterollover and course_daterollover. These two application plugin features in Moodle learning environment allows instructors to automatically update all date items in their course at the beginning of each semester. Date adjustments can easily be made to each assignments in a course through one centralized screen, rather than having to go into each individual learning activity. The two plugin tool options are one which will change the course start date by which all assignments can be simultaneously set forward by a specified number of days which is called course_daterollover and the other option is to adjust individual assignment items within a course which is called assignment_daterollover. Through the methods, the number of steps (clicks) has been counted and compared with the existing date adjustment method in Moodle for course and assignments, to evaluate and identity UI limitations Heuristic evaluation method is used. The plugin is implemented using block-plugin, because of its appearance to simply reside the content on the right or left side of each main course page, which also gives users the right to turn it on or off if they don't want to use it. In addition, the tool can be used as an option associated with the existing Moodle date adjustment system from the point of view of having a different design. The result is a user-friendly plugin tool interface for the stated two purposes which have less number of clicks than the Moodle date adjustment system for courses and assignments. The plugin tool can be used by anyone since it has been published on Github. As a conclusion, Moodle with its cost-effectiveness can serve a lot of users around the world.

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Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Física, Programa de Pós-Graduação de Mestrado Profissional em Ensino de Física, Mestrado Nacional Profissional em Ensino de Física, 2015. / Submitted by Fernanda Percia França (fernandafranca@bce.unb.br) on 2016-03-21T17:57:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_MarcioSerafimdeAlmeida.pdf: 7885604 bytes, checksum: 74e68e4c0f240847999175f4d4d8dc47 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Raquel Viana(raquelviana@bce.unb.br) on 2016-03-22T19:17:54Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_MarcioSerafimdeAlmeida.pdf: 7885604 bytes, checksum: 74e68e4c0f240847999175f4d4d8dc47 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-22T19:17:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_MarcioSerafimdeAlmeida.pdf: 7885604 bytes, checksum: 74e68e4c0f240847999175f4d4d8dc47 (MD5) / Com base na sua prática de professor de Física no Ensino Médio, o pesquisador escreveu essa dissertação com o objetivo geral de contribuir com o curso de Física oferecendo aos professores uma estratégia de aprendizagem com um custo acessível, fácil, com boa receptividade pelos estudantes e que ofereça uma melhoria da qualidade do ensino. Como objetivo específico, desenvolveu um tópico do curso de Física do terceiro ano do Ensino Médio, em eletrodinâmica, na modalidade Educação a Distância, como complemento ao curso presencial no MOODLE e verificou a receptividade dos estudantes do curso de Física do terceiro ano do Ensino Médio quanto a essa metodologia. Esse trabalho foi aplicado numa escola estadual na cidade de Palmas, Estado do Tocantins em 2014, onde o professor regente ficou responsável pelo curso presencial, enquanto o pesquisador ateve-se ao trabalho no MOODLE. Coube ao pesquisador, definir junto ao professor regente, nas reuniões semanais, o que seriam oferecidos de material didático, vídeos, simulações e os questionários avaliativos inseridos no MOODLE que complementasse as aulas presenciais. Além dos questionários avaliativos sobre o conteúdo do curso, foram utilizados questionários referentes à satisfação dos estudantes na utilização da metodologia blended learning. Essa metodologia híbrida de ensino que usa Educação a Distância como complemento ao ensino presencial foi aprovada por 83% dos estudantes, enquanto 87% dos estudantes, que participaram da aplicação do projeto, gostariam que essa metodologia se estendesse as outras disciplinas. Menciona-se, também, como resultados: a motivação dos estudantes em participarem das atividades no MOODLE para o estudo do conteúdo de eletrodinâmica, a flexibilidade de horários, a facilidade de acesso e o uso da tecnologia envolvida no MOODLE, o que demonstra claramente o potencial dessa metodologia híbrida de ensino que mescla o ensino presencial e o ensino a distância. / Based on his experience as a High School Physics teacher, the researcher wrote this dissertation aiming to contribute with the teaching of Physics. He proposes to his peers an affordable and easy to use learning strategy, which has a good receptiveness by the students and that offers an improvement in the teaching quality. As an specific objective, the researcher developed a topic of electrodynamics for the senior High School year, for Distance Learning using the MOODLE platform. It works as a supplement to the classroom and it seeks to verify the receptiveness of the students to that method, for the High School senior year of Physics. This work was applied in a state school in the city of Palmas, State of Tocantins, in 2014. The discipline teacher was in charge of the classroom while the researcher was in charge of the Distance Learning tasks. During weekly meetings with the discipline teacher, the researcher was entrusted with determining which pedagogical material, videos, simulations and evaluation questionnaires available in the MOODLE were to be offered as a classroom supplement. Besides the evaluative questionnaires about the topic in focus, there were also questionnaires referring to the students' satisfaction about the use of the blended-learning method. That hybrid teaching methodology which utilizes Distance Learning as a supplement to classroom teaching was approved by 83% of the students who participated in the implementation of the project while 87% of the same group would approve if such method would be used for other disciplines. It is also mentioned at the results: the students motivation in participating of the MOODLE activities to study Electrodynamics' contents, the flexibility of schedule, the easiness of access and the use of the technology which is embedded into the MOODLE. That clearly shows the potential of the hybrid teaching method that blends the classroom teaching and the Distance Learning.

The thesis is focused on blended learning with Gamification elements in elementary school. The work should serve as a tool for creators of blended learning, or e-learning courses in the LMS Moodle. Contains a theoretical overview of the problem of blended learning, motivation in education and Gamification. Based on the theoretical foundations of the thesis analyzes the specific environment of elementary school and defines the target group of pupils. It also describes the selection, development and design of a specific product, selected on the basis of the generated list of available products. The conclusion contains a description of the product implementation and verification of its functionality and effectiveness on the target group of students. The result is a functional and proven deployment Gamification concept of blended learning course based on Moodle.

Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências de Educação, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação, Florianópolis, 2016. / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-23T04:24:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 345789.pdf: 3328901 bytes, checksum: aef895607a6b35a493df7642cdee0a6e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016 / Muitas Instituições de Ensino Superior têm adotado o Moodle (Modular Object-OrientedDynamic Learning Environment) no ensino presencial tendo como referência as práticas pedagógicas inovadoras desenvolvidas na Educação à Distância (EaD) por meio de plataformas virtuais. Contudo, percebe-se que as experiências exitosas desenvolvidas na EaD não vêm sendo replicadas no ensino presencial. Buscando contribuir com o fortalecimento de novas investigações sobre possíveis soluções para unir educação e tecnologias, essa pesquisa investiga como se dá o processo de inovação do uso do Moodle no ensino presencial e suas consequências nas práticas pedagógicas dos professores universitários. Como referência teórico-metodológica promoveu-se a junção das teorias DiffusionofInnovationsTheory ? DIT e a Actor-network Theory ? ANT da Sociotécnica, vistas por muitos como conflitantes, e permitiram a ampliação da visão do pesquisador. Pelo grau de complexidade do processo estudado desenvolveu-se uma triangulação de dados com o estudo de caso longitudinal (cinco anos) que utilizou variados instrumentos (questionários, entrevistas, observação de Moodle de disciplinas e análise de relatórios institucionais). Os rastros deixados pelos actantes humanos e não humanos da rede sociotécnica formada para a difusão dessa inovação foram analisados em diferentes momentos confrontando variadas perspectivas. O resultado do estudo detalhado mostrou que as inovações nas práticas pedagógicas não eram tantas como presumimos. Mesmo já tendo domínio no uso das mídias digitais na vida pessoal, a maioria dos professores universitários continua usando o Moodle como apoio logístico para entrega/recebimentos de tarefas e envio de avisos. Mas, encontramos alguns inovadores, que com estratégias assertivas podem se transformar em agentes de mudanças. Percebemos a necessidade de ação mais eficaz de tradutores já presentes na rede e de canais de comunicação capazes de ampliar os fluxos de informações/tradução dos mediadores (porta-vozes; líderes de opinião; agentes de mudança).<br> / Abstract : Many Higher Education Institutes have in corporated Moodle in classroom teaching, using as a reference the innovative pedagogical practices developed on Distance Learning (EaD) by virtual platforms of studying. However, it is noticed that the success ful experiences developed on EaD are not being replicated in the classroom learning. In order to contribute to the strengt hening of new researc he son possible solutions to bind education and technology, this research investigate show the innovation process of Moodle using have being made and its consequences to the pedagogic practices of university professors. As theoretic-methodological references, the combination of the theories Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DIT) and the Sociotechnical Actor-network Theory (ANT) were applied, al though many people believe them to be conflicting, they have allowed there searcher to increase her perspective. Because of the complexity level of the studied process, it was developed a data triangulation with a longitudinal study case (five years) which has used many research instruments (questionnaires, interviews, observations of Moodle?s subjects and analysis of institutional reports). The tracks left by the human and not human agents of the socio technical network that was formed for the diffusion of this innovation were analyzed in different moments, confronting varied view points. The detailed study result showed us that the innovation son pedagogical practices were not as many as we have presumed. Eventhough university professors have full know ledge of digital medias on the irpersonal lives, most of them are still using Moodle as a logistic assistance to deliver and receive assignments and send notifications. Nevertheless, we have found some teachers who are innovators, which witht heright strategies can be transformed in agents of real changes. We have noticed the need of more effective operation of the translatorsal ready in the network and the need of communication channel scapable of widen the information/translation flow of the mediators (spokes people; opinion leaders; change agents).

A ampliação da Educação a Distância requer das Instituições de Ensino Superior o desenvolvimento de estratégias e ações que assegurem a qualidade dos cursos ofertados. Qualidade que perpassa pelo desenvolvimento de fluência tecnológica digital dos professores e relaciona-se ao conhecimento das habilidades contemporâneas, conceitos fundamentais e capacidades intelectuais do professor nas etapas de planejamento e implementação de atividades de ensino a distância. Considerando que a fluência tecnológica digital é essencial para implementação da prática docente em ambientes informatizados, objetivou-se identificar os reflexos da fluência tecnológica digital dos professores na organização das atividades de ensino no Moodle. Fundamentada nos princípios da Psicologia sócio-histórica, especificamente a Teoria da Atividade, a pesquisa constituiu-se em um estudo de caso com abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas, análise dos documentos oficiais dos cursos e observação de ambientes virtuais de sete cursos de graduação a distância oferecido pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) no âmbito do programa Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB). A análise dos dados qualitativos envolveu a metodologia de Análise de Conteúdo e os dados quantitativos, o teste não-paramétrico de Kruskall-Wallis. Os resultados indicaram que a fluência tecnológica digital dos professores não se refletiu na organização das atividades de ensino nos cursos investigados. Nesse sentido, faz-se necessário a problematização da implementação de AE diversificadas, que requerem novas concepções do fazer pedagógico diante das inovações possibilitadas pelo desenvolvimento tecnológico. Inovação que requer constante desenvolvimento da FTD em relação a seleção e implementação de AE e sua aplicabilidade em diferentes situações didáticas. / The spread of Distance Education requires higher education institutions to develop strategies and actions which ensure quality in the courses offered. Quality intertwines the development of professors’ digital fluency as well as the knowledge of professors’ contemporary skills, primary concepts, and intellectual abilities in the process of planning and implementing distance education activities. Considering the fact that digital fluency is of paramount importance to the implementation of teaching practices on learning management systems/learning platforms/virtual learning environments, this research aims at identifying how professors’ digital fluency affects the organization of teaching activities on Moodle. Grounded on the principles of Cultural-Historical Psychology, especially Activity Theory, this research encompasses a case study which involved both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Data were collected by means of interviews, official course document analysis, and observations of the learning management systems/learning platforms/virtual learning environments of seven different online undergraduate programs offered at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) in the scope of the Open University of Brazil (UAB) program. Qualitative data analysis comprised Content Analysis and quantitative data analysis comprised the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test. The results indicate professors’ digital fluency is not reflected in the organization of teaching activities in the courses examined. Therefore, it is necessary to problematize the implementation of diverse teaching activities, which require new ‘pedagogical work’ as innovations have been brought about by technological development. Such innovation requires constant development of digital fluency, especially in relation to selecting and implementing teaching activities in different pedagogical situations.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze issues that come with the development of Moodle LMS modules. The theoretical part is devoted to the research of Moodle 2.0 programming framework capabilities, followed by the methodology of creating modules based on this platform. The verification of methodology is provided in the practical part by the development of a specific module, along with the effective installation of Moodle 2.0 LMS and documentation, that describes its functionality, installation procedure, critical points and a test of portability between other versions of this system.