Banca de DEFESA: MARIANA VALLIS

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STUDENT : MARIANA VALLIS
DATE: 25/03/2024
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Videoconferência
TITLE:

A Look at Education and Scientific Communication in Science Cybermuseums

KEY WORDS:

Communication; Virtual Museums/Cybermuseums of Science; Non-formal education; Interactive digital content.

PAGES: 87
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUBÁREA: Ensino-Aprendizagem
SPECIALTY: Métodos e Técnicas de Ensino
SUMMARY:

In the current discussion on promoting a Scientific Culture, disseminated to the whole society through processes of public communication of Science, virtual museums/cybermuseums of Science stand out, since these spaces bring people closer to technological advances, awaken and deepen knowledge in the midst of virtual reality. In this sense, we sought to investigate the virtual museums/cybermuseums of Science as spaces of non-formal education for the formation of Scientific Culture. Through an exploratory study with emphasis on qualitative analysis, bibliographic survey, evaluation of virtual sites, interviews with the coordinators of the virtual museum sites, it was identified, at first, that most of the virtual museum sites present only basic information. This data reveals that the use of this virtual medium has not yet been used to its full potential. From this first analysis and based on criteria such as interactivity, types of materials and navigation functions, four virtual museums were selected for further analysis. It was observed that the interactivity, digital accessibility and the quality of the technical navigation resources of the four sites analyzed provide an inclusive education based on a language that is more accessible to the reader. These aspects make it easier to understand the content available. However, it was also found that the virtual museums analyzed present numerous possibilities to relate and contextualize these contents through teachers in the classroom, contributing to the teaching and learning process. In this sense, the discursive textual analysis of the interviews with the coordinators of the virtual museums identified possibilities of exploring different sources of scientific knowledge, in different realities, providing learning experiences, from the interaction with the multimedia elements that constitute them. Thus, the educational process via cyberspace is favored by technology, where face-to-face knowledge is transported to digital knowledge and, in this case, virtual museums can contribute to the new technological reality. In addition, it was found that the process of scientific communication carried out in virtual museums promotes a new way of constructing and producing scientific content and, therefore, a new form of appropriation of Science, promoting the formation of Scientific Culture. Finally, as a result of the research, the proposal of an interactive and inclusive digital content as an educational product (requirement of the professional master's degree) was elaborated, directed to Basic Education teachers, and made available on the institution's electronic portal - Espaço Ciência Viva. It is expected that the interactive digital content (proposed in this research) will provide the promotion of science teaching through new digital technologies, promoting non-formal education in virtual science museums.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1827605 - BENJAMIN CARVALHO TEIXEIRA PINTO
Interna - 1314307 - ZILENE MOREIRA PEREIRA
Externo à Instituição - MARCELO BORGES ROCHA - CEFET/RJ