Teacher training program oriented to cooperative learning through Moodle

Abstract

This article is based on the results of a research work that aimed to arrange a teacher training program, oriented towards students’ cooperative learning through the virtual learning platform Moodle. The study verifies that virtual platforms are educational means created for the development of learning environments; however, a pedagogical training is needed for those purposes. Hence, teachers need a program that meets this need. The cooperative approach was chosen since it promotes the joint performance of learning activities among students, satisfying the needs of a multicultural society present in educative institutions. The theoretical contribution of the study consists of the understanding and promotion of the cooperative proposal as the interactive activity among the students themselves, and with the teachers from a virtual environment. Its practical contribution implies the pedagogical use of Moodle in the educative processes. The contributions are related to the implementation of technologies and virtual platforms as mediators of the learning processes, the incorporation of didactic techniques and technologies adapted to the virtual, empowering teachers to count on a teacher training platform on MOODLE.

Keywords: Virtual learning environments, cooperative learning, teacher training.