DISTANCE EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A PARADIGM OF EDUCATION IN CONTEMPORANEITY

Abstract

This paper is an excerpt from my master's thesis carried out abroad, in which I present the list of Distance Education (EAD) at a higher level in Brazil. In this way, a new teaching paradigm has been revealed, signifying a new trend in the entire educational sphere, especially with regard to higher education. For the construction of this work, the research bases Lilacs, Scielo, among others, were used, based on inclusion / exclusion criteria retrieved and analyzed through theses, dissertations and scientific papers that address the subject. However, we will only present theories inherent to the theme, in their synchronic cut. The material used for the demonstration shows that this teaching modality is no longer a novelty that involves the educational world, in turn it was identified through records that its first use occurred in the year 1728. To give light to the theme, we sought to discuss aspects relevant to education, such as social mobility, distance education legislation in Brazil, the relationship between the teacher and the student and teaching methods focusing on self-training, based on theorists such as Belloni (1999), Tuckma (2005), Batista (2006) among others. Thus presenting, the understanding that EAD demonstrates as an essential tool for the optimization of the teaching-learning process and for the reduction of inequalities in school opportunities.