Workshop "Digital Videos By and With Indigenous and Traditional Peoples" and a Report from the Scholarship Holders

The scholarship holders associated with the Research Group on Informatics, other Media, and Mathematics Education (GPIMEM) had a notable and multifaceted participation in the recent IX Digital Video and Mathematics Education Festival (FVDEM) and the V International Symposium on Technologies in Mathematics Education (SITEM). With practical workshops, research presentations, and a fundamental role in the organization, the group left its mark on the events.

Hands-on Workshop: Videos, Indigenous Peoples, and the Conscious Use of AI

One of the high points was the workshop "Digital Videos By and With Indigenous and Traditional Peoples," led by Matheus Almeida, Matheus Zorer, and Caio Braz, with the support of Prof. Dr. Marcelo C. Borba. The activity went far beyond theory: participants were invited to produce a video from scratch, experiencing all stages of the creative process in practice.

The dynamic allowed for a complete immersion in the creation of audiovisual narratives. At the end, the GPIMEM team led a rich discussion, offering tips and pointing out ways to improve the technical and narrative aspects of the videos produced. A central theme of the debate was the use of Artificial Intelligence in production. The discussion emphasized how AI can be a powerful support tool, optimizing processes like subtitling or editing, but always with the caveat that technology should never take over the authorship or the main voice of the creator.

Presentations Connecting Research and Extension

The V SITEM was also a stage for sharing important work developed by the group's members:

• Matheus Souza de Almeida, along with Andrei Luís Berres Hartmann and Tiele Aquino Schunemann, presented the paper "Financial Education at the Digital Video and Mathematics Education Festival," connecting two areas of extreme social and pedagogical relevance.

• Scholarship holder Caio Gabriel Braz shared his experience in the article abstract "Video festival, virtual reality, and indigenous peoples: an experience report from the Unesp na Comunidade extension event." He addressed exciting applications of Virtual Reality (VR) in mathematics education, highlighting the immersive potential this medium offers for creating unique learning experiences.

• Matheus de Souza Zorer, also a scholarship holder, presented the paper "Digital Video and Mathematics Education Festival in motion: a dialogue between the voices of research and extension." In his work, he elaborated on his experience closely following the trajectory of Prof. Marcelo C. Borba and the evolution of the Festival's recent editions, bringing a sensitive perspective on the behind-the-scenes of university research and extension.

After such an active participation focused on truly making the events happen, scholarship holders Caio Braz and Matheus Zorer admitted they left transformed after so many enriching experiences. Caio Braz stated, "to be honest, I didn't know what to expect from the events, I had never done anything like it, but I knew I would give my best and make the most of this opportunity. I just didn't expect it to be so exciting. Even though it was arduous, in the end, the feeling of seeing the events happen is very rewarding."

Support and the Keynote Lecture

The success of events of this magnitude depends on collective effort. Behind the scenes, Gabriela Midori Lopes da Costa and Laura Marcelino Martins helped by offering online support that contributed to the production and execution of the IX FVDEM and the V SITEM, striving to make everything run smoothly for the participants.

Capping off the group's participation, Prof. Dr. Marcelo C. Borba delivered the symposium's opening lecture, titled "Humans-With-Media in times of Artificial Intelligence: a historical perspective on the agency of things in Mathematics Education," which provoked deep reflections on the present and future of the interaction between humans and technology in Mathematics Education.

The participation of GPIMEM's scholarship holders in the events was, therefore, a reflection of the group's DNA: collaborative, innovative, and committed to building bridges between academic research and the community.