“CONNECT AND BECOME PART OF THE NETWORK?” CONCEPTS OF INDIGENOUS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

Authors

  • Rosimeire Martins Régis Santos Universidade Católica Dom Bosco (UCDB)
  • Maria Cristina Lima Paniago Lopes Universidade Católica Dom Bosco (UCDB)

Keywords:

Technologies. Indigenous University Student. Digital Inclusion.

Abstract

This article is part of a survey carried out with indigenous university students who participated in an extension course in Advanced Computing and Social Networking offered by the Knowledge Network Program at a private university. The aim was to analyze the concepts of these students concerning the use of technology in the educational context, including social networks. It is a qualitative study based on analysis and interpretation of the discussions established by the indigenous university students on a blog interface that enabled participation, interaction, expression and discussion among group. The results of this survey indicate that the indigenous university students recognize the need to know, understand, and become familiar with the emerging technologies in our daily lives, including social networks, in order to use them appropriately and critically in personal, professional, social and educational settings, creating and recreating relationships and connections.

Author Biographies

Rosimeire Martins Régis Santos, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco (UCDB)

Mestre em Educação pela Universidade Católica Dom Bosco (UCDB). Doutoranda em Educação (UCDB). Integrante do Grupo de Pesquisa e Estudos em Tecnologia Educacional e EAD (GETED) cadastrado no CNPq.

Maria Cristina Lima Paniago Lopes, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco (UCDB)

Professora e Vice-Coordenadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Mestrado e Doutorado e Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa e Etudos em Tecnologia Educacional e Educação a Distância (GETED).

Published

2012-03-16

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