QUALIFICATION IN DISTANCE LEARNING: A STUDENT´S REFLECTIONS

Abstract

This is a reflection about the importance of the on-line teaching-learning process in the training of distance-learning tutors, from the perspective of a student. The study highlights the experience related by a student taking part in this modality of teaching – his view of the profile of course users and his relation with the virtual context, as well as with respect to the role of the course tutor in the whole process. The course took place on an on-line platform between June 2006 and March 2008, with the content distributed among six didactic units. It was concluded that distance learning is essential for the training of tutors, as it provides them with knowledge, abilities and competencies to deal with questions inherent to the role they intend to carry out.

Keywords

• Distance learning
• Teaching
• Educational technology