The use of Digital Technologies of Information and Communication in the teaching and learning process chemistry discipline in higher education

Abstract

The indifference from students of the new generations entering in higher education today is felt daily by teachers. With regard to these students, called digital natives, as several authors point out, it is difficult to keep only one teaching strategy. Therefore, for the teacher it is necessary to understand the characteristics of these young people, trying to make the most from the skills they already have and contribute to the development of other. According to researches done by IBGE (2011), 98% of young people in higher education already accessed the Internet. In this context, this article aims to discuss the possibilities of using Information and Communication Digital Technologies in Higher Education as tools to encourage autonomy in the studies of Chemistry and make it more dynamic learning providing students with conditions of intellectual growth and critical appropriation of content, not submitting only an instrumental and operational thinking. The article was drawn from theoretical studies through literature review.