iEducar: almanaque digital interativo como vetor museal para o ensino de história

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to construct an Interactive Almanac of historical objects to be used as a pedagogical tool in history education based on the concepts of Historical Learning and Digital History. History education has benefited from various tools, including the systematization of historiographical content, one of which is what we call a "Digital Book," which has become popular with the advent of the internet. These innovations that permeate the universe of historiographical production and history education need to be considered for classroom use. History teachers have been required by educational systems and by the students themselves, belonging to Generation Z, to use digital sources for the development of history classes at all levels of education. In this study, a bibliographic research was conducted in databases of specialized journals, as well as consultations of dissertations, theses, and books on the subject. The conceptualizations regarding the development of technology and Digital History followed the assumptions of Lèvy (1993), Lucchesi (2012), Maynard and Silva (2013), Mello (2013), and Carvalho (2014), and for the teaching-learning relationship in History, the studies of Rüsen (2012), Barca (2017), and Schmidt (2017) were used. The proposed educational resource, the iEDUCAR - Interactive Almanac of Historical Objects, was developed from free software in order to enable broader and more democratic access to educational resources, without significant investments required from teachers. Three categories of evaluation were presented: a) competencies and skills related to historical objects, historical heritage, and information technology for history education, b) impacts on the student-student and student-teacher relationship through the use of the resource, and c) validation of the resource by students and teachers. Of the 17 participants, the majority attributed high scores to the contribution of the Digital Almanac of Historical Objects to their history learning, with 52.9% giving the maximum score and 35.3% giving a score of 4. This confirms a positive perception of the Almanac. In evaluating the usefulness of iEDUCAR for history learning, 47.1% of students gave the maximum score and 35.3% attributed a score of 4, totaling 70.6% of students giving the maximum score for history learning. The concept of Digital Historical Learning provides a fundamental analysis for history teachers, promoting a more participatory, dynamic, and meaningful approach to history education in the classroom. iEDUCAR represents an innovative attempt for history education in high school, providing a dynamic and enriching learning experience. The product offers an interactive database on historical objects, incorporating images, textual information, hyperlinks, and maps, facilitating pedagogical resources for history education.