Training tracks for teachers in on-line context: an international partnership for dialogue and practices

Abstract

This paper constitutes an excerpt from the research project “Robotics, Computational Thinking, and Digital Technologies in Basic Education: Enhancing Learning and Skills in Processes of Reframing Science Teaching”. Within the scope of this project, a partnership was established between Universidade Aberta de Portugal (UAb, Mission Unit of the Local Learning Centers of Coruche and Montijo) and Grupo de Pesquisa em Educação, Tecnologias e Cultura Digital (GRUPETeC) linked to the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and Universidade Nove de Julho, in São Paulo, Brazil. Based on this partnership, the event “Oficinas e Trilhas Formativas para Professores: Diálogos e Práticas” was organized in March 2023. This study aims to analyze the perception of event participants regarding their contributions to developing new knowledge and technological skills and their applicability. We used a qualitative methodology to match the data. The systematization and analysis of participants' perceptions was carried out using the Iramuteq software. The results showed that the training workshops contributed to the development of new knowledge and skills in the participants, who considered the possibility of developing activities in their classrooms based on digital technologies. They also highlighted challenges to be overcome to attract student attention to pedagogical practice, the need for reflection on an ongoing basis, and the lack of internet connection as obstacles yet to be overcome. These insights could offer essential elements for designing teacher training processes in online contexts, considering opportunities for dialogue across borders.