A aviação civil e o uso da realidade estendida enquanto recurso pedagógico de ensino-aprendizagem

Abstract

Although relevant changes have occurred in several areas of society, in education, in general, and especially in Brazil, teaching is still guided by traditional methods which learning is centered on the teacher and on the mere transmission of content to the student. Considering this, and bearing in mind the civil aviation field, this research aims to verify the viability of the Extended Reality (XR) as a teaching-learning pedagogical tool that meets the new paradigms of education, stimulating the pilot student's proactivity. It is also an object of study to verify the financial feasibility of these technologies’ applicability in civil aviation training. To reach the proposed objectives, a methodology of a basic nature and qualitative approach was adopted, by using documentary and bibliographic procedures. It was possible to verify that classes taught with Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities help are already a reality in civilian pilots training in a university environment. On the other hand, considering that Extended Reality implementation also depends on factors such as partnerships with development companies, investments in machinery and equipment and technical training, these considerations become relevant for the analysis of its feasibility. Thus, from the analysis of articles about the subject, it was found that the XR using as a pedagogical resource is already a reality in courses at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a renowned American civil aviation university, which enabled its implementation through partnerships signed with own institution's development courses. As a reiteration of these successful uses, it is understood that creation of XR laboratories could promote more comprehensive training for future pilots and would enable the development activities according to the student's pace. Furthermore, it would promote student interaction by encouraging their active participation, without restricting the continuity of experiences to the regular class period or replicating physical stress of flying. In conclusion, the research points out that Extended Reality using in the educational area for civil pilots training is beneficial, leading future professionals to develop necessary skills and abilities for the command of aircraft, demanding, however, investment at different levels. In view of this, the hypothesis that the use of Extended Reality as a pedagogical teaching-learning tool in civil aviation would be possible is confirmed, as there are already practical examples of its applicability and results. On the other hand, partnerships and technical resources are fundamental for such implementation, which could be more viable for universities since they can offer intellectual/technological resources. It is suggested as future research to verify ways of stimulating to work with XR in university’s courses of software development.