The pedagogy of e-learning platforms: Prospects for science teaching

Author

Texeira, Marcelo M. ; de Oliveira, Rapahel Flanklin F. ; Summer, Henning ; Souza, Hugo V. L. ; Cysneiros Filho, Gilberto ; Paiva, Micaias ; Torres, Ivonaldo ; dos Santos, Walter F. ; de Santana, Demetrio A. ; Pazzoline, Hugo ; Silva, Josival Dos S. ; de L

Author_Institution

Dept. de Quim., Univ. Fed. Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

fYear

2015

fDate

17-20 June 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

Given the importance of e-learning to the process of teaching and learning contemporary, precisely, in higher education, and distance learning opportunities offered by the use of these platforms, we undertook in this article an empirical-descriptive research to know the extent of this problematic, guided by a literature review how the scientific method. Here, we present concepts, historical perspectives, methodologies, functionalities and capabilities of learning platforms, and case study of Pral Platform. We develop our research in the Web from January to July 2014.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; distance learning; further education; reviews; teaching; Pral platform; distance learning opportunities; e-learning; higher education; learning contemporary; literature review; pedagogy; science teaching; scientific method; Electronic learning; Face; Internet; Least squares approximations; Software as a service; PRAL platform; elearning; learn; teach;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2015 10th Iberian Conference on

Conference_Location

Aveiro

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CISTI.2015.7170558

Filename

7170558