The TIM Tec platform is ready to be used on the official website. Three courses are already available: HTML5 – Introduction to the Front End, Games Design and the TIM Faz Ciência course for teachers. The classes are free and, in online video format, and managed by a teacher who is an expert in the subject.
Read MoreThe number of students registered in distance learning courses has grown in Brazil. According to the INEP/MEC Census of Higher Education, the number of students enrolled in DL rose 12.2% between 2011 and 2012, while the demand for face-to-face courses grew 3.1%.
Read MoreWhat most attracted professor Marcos Barretto, from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, to give one of the courses that will be offered on the TIM Tec platform was the project’s characteristics: the platform is a free software and the video lessons are licensed under Creative Commons.
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