%0 Journal Article
%T Using Communities of Practice for the Learning of Students with Poor Vision
%A Tatiana Takimoto
%J International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC)
%D 2012
%I Kassel University Press
%R 10.3991/ijac.v5i3.2197
%X The Graduate Program in Engineering and Knowledge Management, at Federal University of Santa Catarina, with the support from CAPES PROESP, developed a project which focus is the development of an adaptable and accessible web environment for teaching the discipline of Descriptive Geometry - WebGD. This article presents the parameters needed for social and educational inclusion of students with vision impairment and it is based on a strategy to encourage participation and interaction on communities of practice. A review of literature on distance education, situated cognition and Communities of Practice was held, concepts that support the project WebGD, and a literature review of low vision ¨C vision impairment. At the end requirements needed to develop the next steps for the WebGD project are presented.
%K communities of practice
%K information and communication technologies
%K distance education
%K low vision/vision impairment
%U http://online-journals.org/i-jac/article/view/2197