Papers and Temporalities Teachers in e-learning: a conceptual framework
Time; Temporal orientation; Teaching roles; e-Learning; Conceptual Framework.
The modern organizations, because of the multiplicity, omnipresence and intensity in the usage of the information and communication technologies, impose to professionals the performance in a diverse number of appointments and roles at the same time and in different spaces. Such context occurs for teachers, especially for those who teach in virtual learning environments also known as e-learning. Despite the wide dissemination of studies on e-learning, little is known about the intertwined relationships of the temporal orientations of the teaching staff who works in virtual learning environments, being this what justifies the choice of the subject for this thesis. To address this gap, the aim of this research is to understand the connection of the roles and the temporalities of the teachers and also represent them conceptually through a framework applied to the e-learning environments. It is a qualitative and exploratory theoretical study, in which is applied the methodology of construction of conceptual framework proposed by Jabareen (2009). The theoretical basis used in this research was identified by a systematic data collection on the literature about time, e-learning and teaching roles. Through the analysis of the theoretical basis adopted, it was identified the roles of the teachers in e-learning, which are classified in: technological, managemental and educational. In addition, the analysis of the temporalities has identified the monochronic and polychronic time as important agents of the temporal orientation of the individuals, which results in a temporal symmetry or asymmetry of the environment investigated. After the interpretation of the bibliographic data, a conceptual framework is proposed to represent the relationships of the roles played by the teaching staff with the monochronic and polychronic time and the issues of temporal symmetry or asymmetry among the actors involved in this relationship. It is understood that the research result is an original contribution to the understanding of the connection between the roles and the temporalities of the teaching staff in e-learning environments. The proposed conceptual framework can provide the self-knowledge of the temporal perceptions of the teaching staff and the analysis of the impact of the temporal orientation of third parties on the teachers’ temporality, resulting, for example, in the identification of corrective actions of behavior.