Caderno Digital Bio-Arte: o ensino de Botânica a partir de uma obra de arte

Abstract

The teaching of Botany, in general, is marked by a traditional methodology, exhausted from lectures, with little practice and contextualization, becoming uninteresting and based on the memorization of nomenclature, with little approaching with the student’s experiences. In view of this, the work presented here deals with the production of a didactic material for the teaching of Botany, which aims at the integration of art and playfulness as auxiliaries in teaching this theme. In an education perspective based on 'Significant Learning' and the valuing of students' life experiences, work encourages creativity and innovation in teaching practices, seeking to expand the paths created by the brain, to favor student learning. Bio-arte is a Web Application, classified as a "Didactic-Pedagogical Notebook", which has the function of assisting in the actions of teacher teaching, and student learning, on 'Morphology and Classification of FLOWERS' in Higher Education . The starting point of the application is the screen "The Birth of Venus" (1,484) - by Sandro Botticelli. From it, the student can navigate to other slides and have access, in an interconnected way, to the subjects of Botany and Art, related to the picture and the theme of chosen teaching. As well as, the proposals of activities to be developed. The subjects are approached through texts, images, audios, videos and animations. In order to carry out this work, 'Mixed Methods' were used as a research technique, with 'Qualitative' and 'Quantitative' approaches - observation as participant and interviews. In addition to 'Exploratory Research' through 'Literature Review'. The 'Expert Panel' was used for product validation. Considering the assumptions described by the research, it was concluded that the Bio-arte product has real potential to meet the needs of the target audience, teachers and students of Higher Education, regarding the improvement of teaching-learning botany. Establishing for him, educational pillars based on interdisciplinarity, creativity and innovation. Using ludicity and art in the search for the integral development of the individual, his educational emancipation and the valuation of his previous knowledge, his identity and his interests. The application can act much more than as an object of learning, but also as a methodological process of teaching.