Blended modality curricular components in undergraduate courses: a case study at UFABC
With the emergence of digital technologies and their increasingly pervasive influence in society, particularly accentuated during the pandemic, education has been impacted and demands teacher training that understands the use of technology as a means of establishing an effective pedagogical relationship between learning and its facilitation. This dissertation aims to characterize, analyze, and understand the provision of distance learning curricular components (characterized as blended modality) in face-to-face courses at UFABC, based on official documents and reports from the teachers involved in the disciplines approved by Notice 003/2017. The specific objectives address the evaluation of the quality of technological supports used by teachers, the analysis of institutional elements related to the offering of blended learning curricular components at UFABC, the investigation of technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge of the involved teachers, and the proposal of guidelines for planning and offering disciplines in this context, considering institutional support and teaching practice. Using a qualitative approach, a case study was conducted involving the UFABC context, encompassing literature review, document analysis, and data collection through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was carried out using the content analysis technique proposed by Bardin (2016), comprising the stages of pre-analysis, material exploration, and results treatment. The results obtained so far highlight the need for the institution to establish policies, resolutions, and trainings that promote the debate on the importance of distance learning based on criteria of quality and excellence. Furthermore, the study emphasizes the importance of proper planning, development, and execution of both face-to-face and blended or fully online disciplines or courses.