ENTRE O REAL E O VIRTUAL: DESAFIOS DA MEDIAÇÃO PEDAGÓGICA NA EDUCAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA

Pedagogical mediation is the behavior of the teacher, which places him as an incentive or motivator of learning, but there are several challenges in the execution of this practice. The objective of this study was to report on the experience of tutoring, regarding the practice of pedagogical mediation in Distance Education courses, emphasizing the challenges of this activity. This is a descriptive, experience-based study, subsidized in the experiences of tutors in distance education courses promoted by the National School of Public Health / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation between 2014 and 2016. The experiences revealed that there are several challenges in the Pedagogical mediation, however, the most obvious ones perceived in the students were flexibility and attendance in virtual learning environments. Thus, it becomes necessary to know these obstacles, so that they are overcome, with a view to avoiding avoidance in the courses and to allow an exchange of knowledge in the teaching-learning process. Keywords: mediation, distance education, mentoring.