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Technological Infrastructure of Distance-Education Centers: The Laboratory, The Platform, And Management of the Student Support Site
Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology · Area of research: Technology
Abstract
The distance-education center is no longer only a registered address. Between 2017 and 2024 the Brazilian network of centers grew at a pace that outstripped the average capacity to maintain laboratories, links, and local staff. This article treats the center as a unit of IT infrastructure and of academic support. Drawing on federal rules, the national distance-education census, and work from 2021 to 2024, it describes what the center must deliver — room, laboratory, tutoring, platform, and support — and why the center’s IT management decides whether expansion becomes a service or an empty site.
Keywords
distance-education center; technological infrastructure; computer laboratory; EAD Census; Decree 9,057/2017.
References
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How to cite this paper
@article{1722856,
author = {Márcio Cândido Ferreira Alves},
title = {Technological Infrastructure of Distance-Education Centers: The Laboratory, The Platform, And Management of the Student Support Site},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2024},
volume = {8},
number = {5},
pages = {1626-1627},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1722856.pdf},
abstract = {The distance-education center is no longer only a registered address. Between 2017 and 2024 the Brazilian network of centers grew at a pace that outstripped the average capacity to maintain laboratories, links, and local staff. This article treats the center as a unit of IT infrastructure and of academic support. Drawing on federal rules, the national distance-education census, and work from 2021 to 2024, it describes what the center must deliver — room, laboratory, tutoring, platform, and support — and why the center’s IT management decides whether expansion becomes a service or an empty site.},
keywords = {distance-education center; technological infrastructure; computer laboratory; EAD Census; Decree 9,057/2017.},
month = {November},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV8I5-1722856}
}