Uma arquitetura flexível para promover a integração entre o Moodle e sites de redes sociais

Abstract

Social networking sites are great tools for aggregating and bringing people together, in the sense that they offer various forms of interaction, providing its participants the ease of communication and the ability to create discussions, comments and share resources they find relevant. The popularity of these sites is undeniable. Having thousands of new users every day, they attract especially younger people who often come to incorporate them into their daily life and use them to discuss various themes. Therefore, many researchers have dedicated themselves to investigate whether the use of these sites in the context of formal education would be beneficial. Although these studies are still fairly recent, this work defends the idea that social network sites have great potential to expand education beyond the classroom and they can be used effectively to develop a culture of learning. The objective of this work is to present a mechanism that integrates Moodle with distinct social network sites (such as Facebook and Twitter). From this mechanism, the professors have a new way to communicate with their students and the students can use a familiar and attractive tool and, possibly, become more participative in the learning process.