O QUE PODE UM PODCAST?

ORALIDADE E PROTAGONISMO NOS ANOS INICIAIS

Abstract

This article presents the educational product developed within the Professional Master’s Program in Networked Educational Technologies at UFSM, materialized in the podcast What Can a Podcast Do? - conceived as a strategy to articulate orality and student protagonism. Grounded in theoretical frameworks that discuss language, listening, authorship, and technology, the podcast emerges as a formative device sensitive to the needs of the investigated class, establishing itself as a space for dialogue, reflection, and collective knowledge construction. The research adopted an action-research methodology, applied in nature, with a qualitative and exploratory approach, integrating scientific investigation, pedagogical practice, and active student participation. The product consists of three episodes that document the investigative process, highlight learning outcomes, and analyze the impact of the experience on the development of orality and autonomy among fifth-grade students. The production process included script writing, recording, editing, and distribution on a digital platform, demonstrating the technical and pedagogical feasibility of using podcasts in school settings. The product’s evaluation, carried out through an online form, indicated high technical quality, discursive coherence, and strong formative potential, emphasizing its relevance for teacher education and its capacity to foster dialogic, inclusive, and innovative pedagogical practices. The results reaffirm that the podcast constitutes a technology of listening and authorship, capable of transforming the classroom into an interactive, collaborative, and humanizing environment. By valuing students’ voices, the product underscores the formative power of language and digital technologies in shaping critical and participatory subjects.