Uso do ambiente virtual de aprendizagem moodle na concepção dos docentes do Departamento de Ciência da Informação da Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Abstract

analyze the conceptions of the professors of the Information Sciences Department of the Federal University of Paraíba-- UFPB about the Virtual Learning Environment – Moodle, as an auxiliary tool. The sample is formed by 27 professors. The research configures itself as descriptive, explorative and bibliographic. A questionary was used to collect data, and the analysis was related to the quanti-qualitative approaches. The feedback brings the conclusion that most of the professors know and find the Moodle important and had already participated in courses related to the utilization of the Moodle Environment; that presupposes the awareness of the professors about the utilization of this tool in their academic duties, seeking improvements through training courses, conferences and similar divulgation events. On the utilization of the Moodle Environment as an auxiliary tool in their classes, 26% of the professors said that they do utilize and 74% said don´t, due to access difficulties experienced by the students and also lack of skills on how to utilize it.