This paper presents the Universia, a collaborative application for mobile devices that aims to support academic content sharing to spontaneously formed groups. As a differential, the application allows members themselves manage groups and share content without direct interference from a teacher. The application is presented as one of the results of a research that aims to understand the spontaneous formation of groups of students in an academic context, conducted according to the design science research approach. The application was evaluated with respect to their usability and user experience.Resumo. Este artigo apresenta o Universia, um aplicativo colaborativo para dispositivos móveis que tem por objetivo dar suporte ao compartilhamento de conteúdo acadêmico para grupos formados espontaneamente. Como diferencial, o aplicativo possibilita que os próprios membros do grupo gerenciem e compartilhem conteúdo, sem a interferência direta de um professor. O aplicativo se apresenta como um dos resultados de uma pesquisa que visa compreender a formação espontânea de grupos de alunos no ambiente universitário, desenvolvida segundo a design science research. O aplicativo foi avaliado com relação à sua usabilidade e experiência do usuário.
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