Development of learning environment on platform Moodle for the training of the tutors for the game Bom Burger

• Grant number: 14/02193-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2014
• End date: July 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Production Engineering
• Principal Investigator: José de Souza Rodrigues
• Grantee: Mariana de Toledo Marinho
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Previous experiences on training teachers to be tutors of the game Bom Burguer of the Public Education System of São Paulo State with partnership of Diretoria de Ensino de Bauru since 2008 show us that a lot of initiatives in entrepreneurship teaching have challenges to get the main objectives as the distribution and availability of equipment and teaching laboratories. It was fund out that punctually there are some lack of learning in informatics and in generalized way, some lack of learning in entrepreneurship. This project aim to develop a distance education environment (DEA) using the Moodle to train tutors to the game Bom Burguer. Both, DEA and the game will be used as resources to support the teaching-learning process of entrepreneurship. The DEA makes possible the interaction between teachers and students, even they are far from each other, the development of contents and activities using audiovisuals resources and the distribution and use of contents in a way that fit better to the user needs. The game simulates an organizational environment and permit to experience the making decision process (motivation to learn). The environment to be created will have activities like challenges, videos, articles and texts. Data stored in the database of the Bom Burguer and questionnaires will also be analyzed. A test will be done presentially using the technique of observation and analysis of users' perception to validate the environment. Thus, it is expected that this project will facilitate the teaching and use of the Bom Burguer game to support entrepreneurship education in public schools. The model proposed by Juwah et al. (2004) will guide the building of the environment by inclusion of activities evolving students' reflection about their learning goals and providing data which can be used to give feed back to students. As result of this research it is expected to create an environment which turn better learning of students and easier the work of teachers in the teaching learning process about entrepreneurship.