Reflexões sobre autonomia e limitações nas relações polidocentes na Educação a Distância

Abstract

Some specificities of pedagogical mediation in Distance Education (DE) are presented in this paper, considering the relationship between the teacher who coordinates the course and the group of online tutors. Reflections on how to define clear limits of mediation between these teachers and how such limits can influence the quality of teaching in terms of autonomy and work hierarchies are proposed. Based on politeaching concept, and on aspects of collaboration and fragmentation of teaching activities, the comprehension of consequences in the dynamics of interactions among the different educators of DE for effective teaching and learning has been aimed. The reflections involve: the challenges of teaching in the division of work according to their functions in the context of distance education, collaboration and division of activities in politeaching, based on official documents and testimony from a teacher coordinator about her practice with the group of tutors. It was observed that negotiating, steering clear limits of functions and learning to work in teams gain relevance in this process. The text alert to a sensitive issue: the limitations and overlapping multiteaching functions.