Educação no Brasil: mudanças na metodologia de ensino em tempos de pandemia (COVID 19)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the strategies discussed by the education sectors, due to the suspension of classes, was to carry out didactic activities at a distance. OBJECTIVES: to discuss the main virtual platforms used by public schools in the state network in Brazil during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting the features and access limitations of such platforms. METHODOLOGY: a descriptive review was carried out with a qualitative and quantitative approach. Only publications containing teaching methodologies used by public schools in Brazil during the pandemic caused by Covid-19, use mechanisms and limitations were considered. RESULTS: It was found that the general teaching mechanism during the pandemic by COVID-19 is EaD, using different platforms. The strategies that the state education network has used so far this teaching modality and, among the main virtual distance learning tools found in the investigated sources, online platforms stand out, such as: Plurall, Moodle and Google Classroom; in addition, the use of digital materials available on online portals developed by state education departments is another resource used. CONCLUSION: With the observed results, it was concluded that teachers from the public network of the country are using mostly the platforms of Google Meet and WhatsApp because for being easy to use, free access and free of charge software. However, it is notable that several students still do not have access to the internet, as well as the unpreparedness of many teachers from the state school system for the delivery of remote classes.