O Google Classroom no contexto de um curso de formação para docentes do ensino superior

Abstract

In the educational field, there are currently several software options that can develop activities aimed at teaching, specifically in the management of courses and subjects. The use of Google Classroom, for example, is adding to and supporting this new world of educational software. Thus, this research aims to understand the perception of teachers in relation to Google Classroom from a training course for higher education teachers. The theoretical foundation that supported the analysis of the research contemplated the use of technologies in teaching, hybrid teaching, innovation, teacher training and the relationship of Classroom with the 2020 pandemic. The developed and inspiring path for the methodological path was supported by the elements of the research - Thiollent action and Bardin content analysis. Data were selected from the application of two questionnaires to higher education teachers, through a training course. Thus, it is interpreted that the results showed that the research contributed to solving the problem that guided the data collection, as well as expanded the range of knowledge on the subject, since the teachers at the beginning of the course had difficulties in handling the application , however, during training, they improved the use of Google Classroom as a form of active methodology for their classes, making it essential to help students in the construction of knowledge, so that they felt motivated and could overcome their difficulties, especially in relation to content . The final product of the general research was the Training Course for Higher Education Teachers.