Relato de experiência do uso da plataforma Google Classroom no curso de Jornalismo

Abstract

The paper describes the experience of using the Google Classroom platform as a Virtual Learning Environment with students of the course of audiovisual production workshop, offered in classes I (2018.2) and class II (2019.1), in the night shift of the undergraduate program in Journalism at the Federal University of Alagoas. It is a descriptive qualitative study, whose objectives were to deepen the knowledge about cinema and audiovisual media, complement the face-to-face classes, and to optimize students ’time and interest in classes. Contents focused on audiovisuals, with a focus on cinema and, in particular, productions made in Alagoas, were worked on through videos, texts, quizzes, as well as face-to-face exhibitions and debates. All posts and interactions in the virtual environment were evaluated individually and continuously. The results showed that the use of the platform was effective and contributed to the greater participation and interest of the students.