EDUCAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA E eLEARNING NO ENSINO SUPERIOR EM PORTUGAL.

O CAMPUS VIRTUAL EDUCONLINE@PRIS PARA ESTUDANTES RECLUSOS

Abstract

In today's knowledge society education, technological empowerment and digital skills are the key to full citizen integration. In Portugal, as in most European countries, the right to education is a guarantee, even for inmates. The use of digital media is provided for and encouraged by international guidelines and Portuguese law. However, the practice is far from working with many limitations. To meet the challenge of this higher education student audience by responding individually and flexibly to their needs, the Open University (UAb) and the Directorate General for Rehabilitation and Prison Services (DGRSP) have created the educonline@pris Virtual Campus. Pedagogically inspired by UAb's learning model, this campus try to respond to the needs of student inmates while respecting the legal limitations inherent in their condition. In this text, we seek to present the main steps for the creation and development of this Campus that assumes itself as an academy of education, training, employability and digital citizenship.