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UMA AÇÃO DE EXTENSÃO DO PROGRAMA APROXIME-SE EM POLOS DE EDUCAÇÃO À DISTÂNCIA EM MINAS GERAIS

Abstract

Aproxime-se is an extension program of the Centro de Apoio à Educação a Distância (CAED) of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerias (UFMG) which, since 2013, provides educational activities that contribute to each UFMG partner distance education center in Minas Gerais become an active space for encounters between academic and local knowledge. The objective of this work is to present the university extension actions carried out by Aproxime-se in the hub cities of the Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB) of Sabará/MG and Jaboticatubas/MG in 2022. The theme chosen was “Reflections on Active Methodologies in Basic Education: Gamification in the Classroom”. Based on studies and readings of scientific articles and bibliography suggested by the program's coordination, an event was held in which, through a round table discussion and workshops, these contents were disseminated and discussed with the pole's community, consisting mainly by Basic Education teachers. The event was a moment of interaction between the local community and the university, in which the team involved and the participants of the event realized that the content discussed provided a better understanding of active methodologies, encouraging the community to have contact with non-traditional practices of teaching and learning.