CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH: KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES AND POSSIBILITIES

1st Edition

Abstract

The contemporary world is marked by rapid and intense transformations, driven by technological advancement and globalization. Education, business, and the economy are now intertwined in this movement, demanding new thinking, innovative practices, and strategies capable of promoting inclusion, development, and sustainability.

In the educational field, collaborative learning tools present themselves as instruments capable of making the teaching process more participatory and assertive. By integrating digital technologies and active methodologies, teachers and students jointly construct meaningful knowledge, expanding students' autonomy and critical thinking.

Another essential point is Instructional Design, which emerges as a structured approach to planning and organizing learning experiences. Its practices offer advantages, such as the alignment between educational objectives and pedagogical resources, but they also pose challenges that must be addressed for their application to be effective in different contexts.

In the debate on equity, digital media in the educational inclusion of students with disabilities plays a central role. They offer ways to overcome pedagogical and accessibility barriers, ensuring the right to education is more broadly guaranteed. However, challenges remain related to infrastructure, teacher training, and public policies.

Innovation also manifests itself in the use of podcasts as an educational resource. This medium expands learning possibilities by stimulating attention, memory, and information synthesis, in addition to fostering inclusion through accessible and flexible language. The format, by allowing study in different times and spaces, strengthens students' autonomy.

Beyond the educational realm, the book also addresses blockchain technology, which has been reshaping the global economic landscape. Its benefits, such as transparency, decentralization, and security, coexist with regulatory and scalability challenges. Nevertheless, it shows promise in job creation and the creation of new business models.

Finally, the collection presents reflections on management strategies for the internationalization of companies in a globalized world. Expanding borders presents both opportunities and risks, requiring managers to carefully analyze the market, legislation, and local culture. In this scenario, technological innovation emerges as a strategic differentiator for global competition.

By connecting education, technology, and management, this collection seeks to present concepts and analyses and provoke reflection on how to innovate in an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. More than just ready-made answers, the research offers clues, pathways, and inspiration for teachers, students, managers, and professionals interested in understanding and acting critically and proactively in the face of the changes of our time.