Desenvolvimento de painel didático de auxílio à aprendizagem em mecanismos

Abstract

Although much is said about active methodologies in education at various levels, it is still perceived that traditional passive teaching continues to be prevalent. This issue is no different at the Brazilian university. In this context, the objective of this work is to contribute to the application of active methodologies in the subject of Mechanisms. Thus, a didactic panel was developed to aid learning about mechanisms, which includes gears, cams, pulleys, and four distinct pre-assembled mechanisms. Each mechanism can still have its characteristics changed using different link configurations and the student can develop new parts to be used in the panel. Nevertheless, the panel has some challenges, which aim to instigate the student to think of ways around the problems encountered. The work presents a theoretical foundation, which includes a brief benchmarking of similar products on the market, research on the target audience, aiming to corroborate the premise that the panel brings learning gains to the discipline, project conception, and, finally, the manufacturing process and functional tests.