Possibilities and challenges for the application of hybrid teaching projects in Brazilian public universities

Authors

  • Christiana Soares de Freitas Universidade de Brasília. Brasília, DF, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18617/liinc.v8i1.473

Keywords:

Hybridization, Teaching Practices, Information and Communication Technologies, Perceptions, Technological-Information Capital

Abstract

 In 2010, an academic project was adopted with the main goal of establishing a hybrid teaching program for some disciplines in a Brazilian public university. In this program some new practices were adopted using technological-information resources. This article presents the results of a research carried out after this adoption. The main goals of the research were to identify the perceptions of professors and students regarding the experience and verify their individual abilities that could foster – or not – the adoption of the proposed new practices. The research used quantitative (questionnaires) and qualitative (semi-structured interviews) instruments. Despite of some positive factors found in the data collected that tend to stimulate the changes, such as the acceptance of the hybridization by a significant number of professors and students, there are some considerable limitations and challenges that need attention. These limitations are mainly related to material conditions of the university and its organizational culture, making the plain and massive adoption of the initiative significantly difficult.


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Published

27/04/2012

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Section

Dossier Science, Technology, and Social Innovation