USE OF COMIC COURSES IN TEACHER TRAINING

INNOVATIVE STRATEGY FOR THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION

Abstract

Combining technologies in schools with digital pedagogical tools significantly impacts students' performance and teachers' lesson planning. This process requires a careful approach and the development of complex and contextualized knowledge. The research outlines strategies to integrate content, pedagogy, and technology, ensuring the effective use of technological resources for pedagogical purposes. It is an applied, qualitative, descriptive, and participatory study based on the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework. It was conducted with 29 participants in the Science Teaching Methodologies course of a professional master's program for science and mathematics teachers at a Brazilian public higher education institution. Data collection was carried out through discussion forums on the Moodle platform. The data collection instruments revealed a positive evaluation from students regarding using comic strips as a pedagogical tool. This method allowed students to demonstrate evidence of learning by producing posters describing the process of creating their comic strips, which were accepted for publication at a scientific event. The findings highlight the participants' satisfaction with the experience and the effectiveness of technology in the cognitive process and meaning construction.