Building a Pedagogical Proposal for the Hybrid Education Innovation Network (RIEH) in the State of Rio Grande do Norte: Applying Instructional Design as a Pedagogical Strategy.
Hybrid Education; Pedagogical Proposal; High School; Instructional Design.
We live in a rapidly changing society where technology plays a crucial role. Hybrid Education emerges as a significant opportunity to foster active learning, even beyond the traditional classroom setting. In Rio Grande do Norte, despite curriculum frameworks already highlighting the need for hybrid learning, a suitable Pedagogical Proposal adapted to this reality is still lacking. This research aimed to answer the question: what contributions can a pedagogical proposal offer, especially to High School education in Rio Grande do Norte, with a view to Hybrid Education? The general objective was to develop a pedagogical proposal with the active participation of teachers and pedagogical advisors, through action research within the state's Hybrid Education Network, using instructional design as a methodology. The research adopted a qualitative approach, seeking a contextualized analysis of issues related to teaching practices linked to Hybrid Education, promoting collaboration between the researcher and the educators involved in the Innovation Network for Hybrid Education (RIEH). The main findings revealed that, while the conceptual understanding of hybrid education among network professionals largely aligns with its premises, translating this understanding into effective pedagogical practice remains a challenge. The integration of online activities is intermittent, and models like "Flex" or "A La Carte" are incipient or nonexistent in the network's methodological repertoire, despite familiarity with "Flipped Classroom" and "Station Rotation." Technological infrastructure, though showing near-universal connectivity, has only "reasonable" internet quality and a scarcity of computer labs, devices, and recording studios, severely restricting the full implementation of hybrid education. Furthermore, continuing teacher training focuses on handling digital tools, demanding capacity building on hybrid learning pedagogical strategies, designing meaningful activities, and, primarily, the principles of Instructional Design. This Pedagogical Proposal for the Innovation Network for Hybrid Education in Rio Grande do Norte, developed from observations of past experiences and directed at High School Night teachers and Educational Technology Support Nucleus advisors from the Regional Education Directorates (DIREC), with an analysis of completed forms, is expected to contribute to the pedagogical and formative process of teachers in the state. The proposal is grounded in contextualized instructional design, following Filatro's (2023) perspective.