CO-LEARNING IN THE TRAINING OF PUBLIC MANAGERS THROUGH A CO-RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT FOR RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

Abstract

This article aims to describe the participants' perception of the constituent elements of an online course to foster co-learning in the training of public managers through a co-research environment for Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). This study examines the characteristics of design and the role of teaching to train reflective collaborative managers with new technologies. The methodology focuses on the qualitative and descriptive study, with support of the technological interfaces used in the training course. The virtual environment used was weSPOT by the community "Collaborative Learning in the Training of Public Managers" with 118 members specialists and teacher from Brazil and United Kingdom, using mobile device and the App ("personal inquiry manager"). After the interaction of the participants, the contribution of 43 actors with the synthesis of the reflections and discussions presented during the course were systematized in maps, using the LiteMap environment. The results of this study highlight how design and teaching provided co-learning based on co-research including advantages, challenges and recommendations for facilitator educators and designers of online courses with co-research.