EPISTEMOLOGICAL CONCEPTS FOR TEACHER DEVELOPMENT IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AND IN THE TEACHING–LEARNING PROCESS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS

Elmara Pereira de Souza, Claudia Pinto Sena, Claudia Vivien Carvalho de Oliveira Soares

2010

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the teacher development process in a virtual learning environment as well as to link this process to the teaching–learning contexts of visually impaired students. In this perspective, the paper addresses two objectives which, although distinct, are connected by the same theoretical–epistemological reference, pointing to language as an essential tool through which individuals constitute themselves as historical and cultural subjects. The conclusions tend to show that the formation of teachers in virtual learning environments may favor the construction of new knowledge based on dialogic and collaborative network communication. In this sense, it is possible to build a construction space of the senses for the visually impaired in learning processes utilizing educational strategies which also allow for dialogues and the construction and diffusion of knowledge.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Pereira de Souza E., Pinto Sena C. and Carvalho de Oliveira Soares C. (2010). EPISTEMOLOGICAL CONCEPTS FOR TEACHER DEVELOPMENT IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AND IN THE TEACHING–LEARNING PROCESS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-674-024-5, pages 29-36. DOI: 10.5220/0002790000290036

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu10,
author={Elmara Pereira de Souza and Claudia Pinto Sena and Claudia Vivien Carvalho de Oliveira Soares},
title={EPISTEMOLOGICAL CONCEPTS FOR TEACHER DEVELOPMENT IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AND IN THE TEACHING–LEARNING PROCESS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2010},
pages={29-36},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002790000290036},
isbn={978-989-674-024-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - EPISTEMOLOGICAL CONCEPTS FOR TEACHER DEVELOPMENT IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AND IN THE TEACHING–LEARNING PROCESS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS
SN - 978-989-674-024-5
AU - Pereira de Souza E.
AU - Pinto Sena C.
AU - Carvalho de Oliveira Soares C.
PY - 2010
SP - 29
EP - 36
DO - 10.5220/0002790000290036