EDUCAÇÃO À DISTÂNCIA E DOCÊNCIA NO ENSINO SUPERIOR: MUDANÇA DE PARADIGMA ATRAVÉS DA UTILIZAÇÃO DAS TECNOLOGIAS NO PROCESSO DE ENSINO E APRENDIZAGEM EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA DA COVID 19

Abstract

Distance Education is the fastest growing modality of education nowadays, part of this growth is a consequence of the development of information and communication technologies – ICTs. The increased demand for this teaching model is due to the advantages it offers, among which we can highlight the freedom of study hours and the possibility of studying at home, which enables training for individuals who work or live far from the center's College students. Based on the above, this article aims to discuss the change in distance learning paradigms during the Covid 19 pandemic. The methodology adopted to carry out this study was the bibliographical research in scientific databases and with official documents dealing with the subject . The final considerations point out ways to think about the paths of distance education, during and after the pandemic, after all, with the COVID 19 pandemic, the educational scenario had to redefine its paradigms and excluded some existing reservations and prejudices regarding the distance education modality.