Barriers and challenges faced by teachers in the implementation of the distance learning me- thod

Barriers and challenges faced by teachers in the implementation of the distance learning me

thod in rural schools in the municipality of Pelotas/RS2

Tais De Moraes Affonso Domingues

ABSTRACT

This paper analyzes the barriers and challenges faced by teachers in the implementation of the Distance Learning

method in rural schools in the municipality of Pelotas/RS. This teaching method uses technological resources

that are still scarce and sometimes non-existent in rural schools. Given the current context of intensification

of the Distance Learning method and considering the need for a technological structure for its application, the

objective is to verify what are the barriers and challenges faced by teachers for the implementation of Distance

Learning in rural schools. To this do so, the distance learning method and the existing pedagogical mediation

resources for its implementation are analyzed at first; later, rural schools and their interaction with technolo-

gies are analyzed , currently evaluating the structure that these schools have to receive the distance learning

method; analyzes through the semi-structured interview technique with teachers working in rural schools

in the municipality of Pelotas/RS what are the challenges and barriers to the implementation of Distance

Learning. The study is justified by the need to diagnose the problems faced in the pedagogical mediation

of teachers in applying the distance learning method in the specific context faced by rural schools so that

alternatives can be found for teaching and learning of these students who are in a situation of more vulnera-

bility. It is expected that through this analysis, we can find the most appropriate pedagogical mediation to be

applied in the implementation of Distance Learning in rural schools. It is perceived that this method, which is an alternative resource and sometimes necessary for teaching and learning, is no longer applied in rural

schools due to lack of adequate and specific planning. For the development of work, the inductive method was

used, in qualitative research, through the bibliographic research technique.

Keywords: Distance Learning, Rural Schools, Technologies.