POJAVA: Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem para a Web 2.0

Abstract

Though several options of virtual learning environments in the educational scenario there is a few result in actions wich crave greater motivation and involvement of the students in a use more efficient of these. The virtual learning environments have been presented with similar settings over the years. Used as a way to involve the students and reach more effective results in these environments is introduced in this paper a new architecture of virtual learning environments based on Web 2.0 technologies towards mass customization. Considering an educational context the mass customization is a concept where the user has more autonomy in deciding about the form and the content of his own environment. Already the term Web 2.0 refers to the new web applications that provide a great experience to the user with resources of audio, video and mainly many possibilities of interaction. The user is viewed as part of the system and even the main creator of the information. An architecture model was defined in order to show possible pedagogical applications with these new technologies as well as a definition of requirements based on software engineering. Tools and resources were analysed and they must compose this new environment for web 2.0 with multiple possibilities for customization from the sources of information to applications, as well as the factors that make these technologies conducive to educational practice, questions related to the behavior of the student and some analyses of other studies that showed proposals and examples of these technologies on the today´s web. New ways to communicate and learn defy the institutions of education, an environment based on these concepts is not composed only of new technology but even about a breach of paradigm to a learning environment with lower level of control where the student has more freedom and field of information.