@ElectronicSource{FlorenzanoFeDiMeMoMo::InTeTr,
             abstract = "The objective of this paper is to present the results of four 
                         distance education courses in Remote Sensing Technology 
                         highlighting environmental applications. In Brazil distance 
                         learning has become a crucial tool for broadening education 
                         outreach to its territory and making available quality programs 
                         and materials to different audiences. The main goal of these 
                         introductory courses is to diffuse the use of remote sensing as 
                         part of the curriculum and pedagogical resource to teaching 
                         science topics in universities. The objective is to create 
                         collaborative learning opportunities through on-line courses for 
                         in-service college educators fostering their continuing 
                         professional development and reinforcing the importance of 
                         applying new technologies. A free distance education software 
                         called Teleduc has been used to support these courses fostering 
                         the interaction among students with different backgrounds. 
                         Hands-on exercises have been made available through specially 
                         well-organized tutorials and selected datasets. Students are 
                         encouraged to use SPRING (INPEs image processing free software) 
                         and gather data for their own study areas among the several public 
                         sources available (CBERS and LANDSAT images, digital maps and SRTM 
                         data). The outcome of these on-line courses has been positive. The 
                         Distance Education Group at INPE intends to keep improving and 
                         encouraging the creation of more advanced e-learning courses.",
              address = "S{\~a}o Jos{\'e} dos Campos",
          affiliation = "{Divis{\~a}o de Sensoriamento Remoto}",
               author = "Florenzano, Teresa Gallotti and Ferreira, Hilc{\'e}a Santos and 
                         Dias, Nelson Welausen and Mello, Eliana Maria Kalil and Moreira, 
                         Jos{\'e} Carlos and Moraes, Elisabete Caria",
             keywords = "Remote Sensing, in-service teacher training, distance education, 
                         TelEduc, CBERS, SPRING.",
             language = "English",
       lastupdatedate = "2006-08-04",
            publisher = "Instituto and Nacional and de and Pesquisas and Espaciais",
                  ibi = "sid.inpe.br/ePrint@80/2006/08.03.19.23",
                  url = "http://urlib.net/ibi/sid.inpe.br/ePrint@80/2006/08.03.19.23",
           targetfile = "v1.pdf",
                title = "In-service teacher training in remote sensing technology using 
                         distance education",
         typeofmedium = "On-line",
        urlaccessdate = "08 maio 2024"
}