Contribuições de um ambiente virtual para a divulgação das pesquisas em história da matemática no Brasil

Abstract

In this work, we present a reflexive description of a research focused on the materialization of an interactive virtual environment called Brazilian Reference Center for Research in Mathematical History - CREPHIMat, linked to two broader research projects funded by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), in the field of relations between history and teaching of Mathematics. The research carried out had the objective of virtually materializing the environment and evaluating the impact of this creation by the academic community, with the purpose of identifying its contributions in the dissemination of research productions in the History of Mathematics, developed in Brazil between 1990 and 2018, without neglecting the expansion of the collection of productions that may come out from future studies in this field. The collection and classification of productions in this field of studies was carried out by a team of graduate students at the master's and doctoral level, together with the Coordinator of CREPHIMat, based on previous research already carried out by Mendes (2010, 2015, 2018a), related to academic-scientific productions originated in Brazilian research in the field of the History of Mathematics in the period 1990-2018. Approximately 2.100 archives were organized, including theses, dissertations, articles from scientific journals, conference proceedings, mini-course books, educational products, teaching materials, and other productions aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, professors, and researchers interested in the History of Maths. In addition to these actions, an evaluation of the initial impact of the CREPHIMat virtual environment with the academic community has also been carried out since its launch in August 2019. The result pointed to favorable considerations for the implementation of a variety of activities in this environment, such as contributions to the work of the professor and researcher in this field, as well as to undergraduate and graduate students in Mathematical Education. At the end of the study, we point out the instructions for the exploration of the environment by the entire academic community related to the research topic, as well as the potential for training activities for teachers in the form of conferences, workshops, training courses, among others.