Trilhas ecológicas e objetos digitais de aprendizagem: possibilidades para o ensino de ciências e biologia

Abstract

This work aimed to analyze the potential of a virtual tour on ecological trails in a Conservation Unit using digital objects for teaching science and biology. It started from the premise that teaching resources that include natural spaces and digital objects are collaborative tools in the learning process. The proposal is anchored in concepts of virtualization and cyberspace, linked to Freinet's tour class, with applied and qualitative methodology. The study site was the Piraí do Sul National Forest, in Paraná. After carrying out a field trip to recognize the area and acquire 360º images of the spaces (through the Google Street View resource), the virtual tour was developed by the Google Site program, resulting in a virtual reality platform. In order to validate the educational product, a meeting was organized with academics from the Biological Sciences Degree Course at the Federal Technological University of Paraná, Ponta Grossa campus, presenting the virtual tour and applying a questionnaire and an individual evaluation in relation to the pedagogical material. The results were analyzed using Discursive Textual Analysis, in order to construct a look at the use of digital objects for pedagogical purposes. The perceptions obtained were of the contribution of virtual reality to teaching activities, strengthening the construction of student autonomy and knowledge, considered as a benefit for the teacher. After all, virtual tours allow you to explore different spaces, from museums, parks, laboratories and different collections, in addition to natural spaces such as conservation units. In addition to the theoretical contributions, it was possible to develop and make available, free of charge, an educational resource to aid teaching practice, where users can access knowledge in a different way, equipped with digital objects.