Considerations about the Expanded Classroom and the Comodale: Fedathi Polygon in Action

Abstract

The evolution of technologies has redefined educational approaches, providing innovative opportunities to enhance teaching and learning. In fact, web conferences stand out, key tools in Distance Education, which relativizes the relationships, time and space of the educational reality. Comodale Teaching proposes the use of web conferences to carry out simultaneous classes, that is, that take place in parallel in the face-to-face and distance modality. This procedure offers students the flexibility to participate, without any prejudice, in academic activities in person or virtually. Based on these comments, the objective was to show Comodale MultiMeios, which uses the Fedathi Polygon and the precepts of Comodale Teaching to promote flexibility, interaction, and active participation of students. The study is classified as action research, in which participant observation was used as data collection. Thus, a postgraduate course was offered in the face-to-face modality, jointly carrying out simultaneous transmissions through a web conferencing platform inserted in Moodle MultiMeios. The teacher's commitment to valuing and encouraging the participation of all students was proven, whether they are in a virtual situation or in a face-to-face state. In addition, Comodale MultiMeios promoted the continuity of the discussions after the end of the synchronous class, through asynchronous means, such as the forum, enabling a continuous and parallel evaluation. It was concluded that this study contributes to new approaches in the educational field, expanding the possibilities and promoting an education compatible with the contemporary state of affairs.

Keywords: Teaching. Technologies. Comodale. Fedathi sequence.