Um modelo de atividades online para deficientes visuais

Abstract

Modern society is constantly changing paradigms resulting from the process of globalization and the advancement of technologies in the areas of communication and information technology. These changes give rise to a number of dilemmas for existing models in education, especially those developed for those with some limitations such as the visually impaired. The objective of this work is to propose a model of online activities for the blind using a virtual environment of inclusive learning, based on the Salmon model, as well as to propose a methodology in virtual learning environments. The proposed model is important from the point of view of inclusion, since it aims to work with the target audience of the visually impaired in the context of distance education. In order to validate the model, four distance learning courses were applied to special people (blind), using a virtual learning environment accessible called Eduquito, which was chosen because it has the 3 accessibility stamps. The model was formalized through the Petri network, which is an important mathematical and graphical tool that allows to analyze several types of systems, where it presents two types of vertices called place and transition. Transitions are represented by bars and places by circles, always being directed by arcs, from place to place, and from place to place. The results were: the system reached the objectives proposed as accessibility, motivation and knowledge acquisition; the special students (visually impaired) were satisfied and when they participated in the courses and the majority of the students approved the courses realized. This research contributed to special education, since it ratified that all human beings are equal, so it is not necessary to treat blind people as different because they can not see. After all, these people yearn for learning, they want to build new things and in this way expand their possibilities to broaden their communication, develop their skills and reach ever higher levels.