Redimensionando os conceitos sobre a tutoria em aplicações práticas na disciplina Educação a Distância do curso de pedagogia da Universidade Federal do Ceará

Abstract

This article is the result of a case study, the conceptual and operational analysis of the subject “Distance Education” of the Course Pedagogy FACED / UFC . It is the subject that provides for undergraduate students a unique experience in the Distance Education modality (DE). The subject is inaugural and emerge the students in the virtual through two VLEs (virtual learning environment ) named TelEduc and Moodle , using the tools of recognized social network . Most of the subject is offered by distance, taking advantage of a legal appeal. Being supported by VLEs, it have to rely on tutors or coeducators that develop and manage the subject in an innovative way. The teaching experience allows the coeducators perform their classic duties, being given to then also the opportunities to co-management the instructional content , the interrelations and evaluations. This paper discusses the profiles of content teachers and training teachers and investigates the reasons that some theoretical paradigms criticize the Distance Education and their tutors. Also dialogues with the pro- tutors who care about the regularization of the profession and the low wages. The discussion has theoretical grounding in Silva (2010), Belloni (1999) and Tori (2010), among other authors.