Pedagogical Formation in Dialogical Learning: Contributions to Teacher Training in Times of Social Distancing

Abstract

This article presents the results of the research developed from the course of Dialogical Learning formation, offered remotely during the social distancing period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and focused specifically on the teacher training. The research was carried out through an electronic form filled by participants, as well as reports and a communicative focused group, all performed after the course’s end. The aim was to understand the impact of the course in Dialogical Learning formation on educators’ theoretical and practical knowledge and its relation to facing social isolation. Based on the theoretical basis of the Communicative Methodology, the answers obtained were listed as transforming elements and excluding elements according to their contributions to the course of educators’ formation and the pandemic facing. As result, we highlight the instrumental dimension, the necessity of ensuring the teacher training based on scientific evidence, and the creation of sense as transforming elements. Data also reveal that a lack of dialog and a vertical structure in teaching systems promote distance between teaching practices and better educational results. The elements pointed out as transforming provided support for the participants to look for answers to the issues they faced in their everyday routines, both in professional and personal contexts. We hope this article may contribute to the teacher training, therefore promoting reflection on the necessity of aligning this formation with studies produced by the international scientific community.