scholarly journals Uno de los rostros de la brecha digital en la universidad: las prácticas institucionalizadas en el uso de las TIC / One Feature of the Digital Divide in College: Institutionalized Practices in the Use of ICT

Author(s):  
Lilián Salado Rodríguez ◽  
Erika P. Alvarez Flores

ABSTRACTThe continuing evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT) and their incorporation in various social areas has triggered a series of consequences, they have fundamentally changed the way we live, learn and work. However, regular use of technologies in various areas of life is ensuring that productive use of ICT is reached so that it achieves its greatest potential in the process of teaching and learning. Digital gaps currently exist in higher education institutions, marked by the way they are implemented and used a number of structural elements and patterns of social behavior that there are conceived. In this particular research is shown how informal practices are institutionalized in organizations such as the case of universities and come to have greater influence in the behave of the main actors of the learning process, directly impacting the quality and access to higher education. A hypothesis that is verified by quantitative and qualitative methods arises. The reflections contribute to the debate on digital divide in higher education.RESUMENLa evolución continua de las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC)  y su incorporación en los diver-sos ámbitos sociales ha desencadenado una serie de consecuencias, han cambiado fundamentalmente la forma en que vivi-mos, aprendemos y trabajamos. No obstante, el uso habitual de las tecnologías en diversos ámbitos de la vida no está garan-tizando que se alcance un uso productivo de las TIC para que se logre su mayor potencial dentro del proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje. Actualmente existen brechas digitales en las instituciones de educación superior, marcadas por la forma en que se implementan y usan una serie de elementos estructurales y por patrones de comportamiento social que ahí se conciben. En esta investigación en particular se muestra como se institucionalizan prácticas informales establecidas en organizaciones como el caso de las universidades y llegan a tener mayor influencia en la forma de conducirse en los actores principales del proceso formativo, impactando directamente en la calidad y el acceso a la enseñanza de los estudiantes. Se plantea una hipótesis que se comprueba mediante métodos cuantitativos y cualitativos. Las reflexiones contribuyen al debate sobre brecha digital en la educación superior. Contacto principal: [email protected]

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Fernando Martinez Rodriguez ◽  
Juan González Martínez

Se presentan los resultados encontrados en la fase diagnóstica de la tesis doctoral: “Referentes pedagógicos para el uso y apropiación de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (TIC) al interior de los procesos educativos planeados y desarrollados por los docentes de educación superior”. Esta investigación se realiza en las facultades de ingeniería de tres universidades de Bogotá D.C., partiendo de la intuición de que los temas pedagógicos y didácticos en estas facultades siempre se han considerado en un segundo plano. La metodología de esta fase partió del enfoque cuantitativo mediante el diseño y la aplicación de una encuesta; el instrumento perseguía analizar el nivel de uso y apropiación de las TIC al interior de los procesos educativos que orientan los docentes de educación superior en ingeniería. El estudio permite confirmar que los docentes utilizan las TIC, pero también pone de manifiesto la necesidad imperiosa de orientar a los docentes de estas facultades en el adecuado uso de dichas tecnologías desde el punto de vista pedagógico y didáctico.Use and Appropriation of Information and Communication Technologies by Teachers in the Faculties of EngineeringThis research presents the results of the diagnostic phase of the thesis “Pedagogical References for Use and Appropriation of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Educational Processes Planned and Developed by Teachers in Higher Education.” This research was conducted in the engineering schools of three universities in Bogotá (Colombia), based on the intuition that pedagogic and teaching concerns in these departments have not always been faced in a good way. The methodology designed for this phase began with the quantitative approach through design and implementation of a survey: the instrument sought to analyze the level of use and appropriation of ICT into educational processes that guide engineering teachers in higher education. The study confirms that teachers do use ICT, and it also highlights the urgent need for guidance for teachers in these areas on the proper use of technologies not only from the teaching and learning points of view.Keywords: educational resources, ICT, pedagogy.


Comunicar ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (35) ◽  
pp. 159-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Baelo-Álvarez ◽  
Isabel Cantón-Mayo

This paper explores the uses of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the universities of Castilla y León. We believe that the integration of ICT in the universities is essential for the development of a university system in line with the requirements of the knowledge society. This piece of work must be placed within a research that has analyzed the use of ICT in higher education in the universities of Castilla y León. In our view, the uses of ICT in higher education are one of the main key indicators for its level of integration. With this research, whose goals relate to ascertaining the level of integration of ICT in the universities of Castilla y León, we seek to identify the factors that influence the use-avoidance of ICT by the professors, and to describe the uses that they do of ICT in the development of their profession (teaching and research).For this reason, we have conducted an ex-postfacto research with a descriptive and improvement-seeking motivation. Even though the results of this research highlight the widespread use of ICTs within the universities, they also point out that this use is superficial and indicate a lack of actual integration of ICT in the universities of Castilla y León. El presente trabajo se enmarca dentro de una investigación que ha analizado la utilización que se hacen de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) en la educación superior en los centros universitarios de Castilla y León. Bajo nuestra perspectiva los usos de las TIC por parte del docente se conforman como un indicador esencial para conocer el grado de integración que éstas tienen dentro de las universidades. De esta forma los objetivos principales de la presente investigación se encuentran en relación con la indagación sobre el nivel de integración de las TIC existente en los centros universitarios de Castilla y León, tratando de identificar los elementos que influyen tanto en la utilización, como en el no uso de las TIC por parte del docente universitario, para posteriormente hacer un descripción sobre los usos a los que el profesorado destina las TIC en el desarrollo de su actividad profesional, tanto en el ámbito docente, como en el investigador. Para ello se ha llevado a cabo una investigación ex-postfacto, con una orientación descriptiva y de búsqueda de la mejora, cuyos resultados inciden en una generalización en la utilización de las TIC dentro de la educación superior de Castilla y León, aunque se ha de señalar que esta utilización se encuentra referida a unos usos superficiales de las TIC, lo que denota una falta de integración real de las TIC en las universidades de Castilla y León.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Silvania Gabriela Herrera Martinez ◽  
William Wilfrido Suáres Ureña ◽  
María Fernanda Núñez López ◽  
Deysi Lucía Damián Tixi ◽  
Jazmin Estela Benites Mero

En este artículo se reflexiona desde el punto de vista conceptual, sobre la influencia que las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) y el impacto que éstas han generado en los procesos de enseñanza/aprendizaje. La educación superior en Colombia ha venido transformándose en las recientes décadas, con miras a responder de manera decidida a los requerimientos de una sociedad renovada, que busca contar con profesionales más hábiles, que gestionen eficientemente procesos administrativos y académicos en Instituciones de Educación Superior en estos tiempos de globalización económica. La metodología utilizada en este estudio se enmarca en la revisión documental de investigaciones y publicaciones efectuadas en los últimos diez años. Los resultados apuntan a que las TIC han aportado considerablemente a diferentes aspectos neurálgicos, en el contexto educativo y que las aplicaciones en los procesos pedagógicos son cada vez mayores. This article reflects from the conceptual point of view, on the influence that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the impact they have generated in the teaching / learning processes. Higher education in Colombia has been transforming in recent decades, with a view to responding decisively to the requirements of a renewed society, which seeks to have more skilled professionals, who efficiently manage administrative and academic processes in Higher Education Institutions in these times of economic globalization. The methodology used in this study is part of the documentary review of research and publications carried out in the last ten years. The results suggest that ICTs have contributed considerably to different neuralgic aspects in the educational context and that the applications in pedagogical processes are increasing.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Guisela López

Esta investigación se propone fortalecer el desarrollo de la investigación en la educación superior, aportando alternativas metodológicas que puedan contribuir a elevar la calidad y alcances de la difusión de las investigaciones desarrolladas en la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. Las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC) facilitan el acceso a la información, al mismo tiempo que permiten ampliar la difusión de los resultados de investigación, facilitando la incorporación de los conocimientos producidos en la academia, al desarrollo y la construcción de una mejor calidad de vida. Las publicaciones electrónicas son una vía ideal para hacer llegar la información a distintas partes del mundo en breves instantes y facilitan el poder enviar documentos extensos en forma ágil, ocupando apenas un pequeño espacio. Además las TIC proporcionan opciones de bajo costo, lo que contribuye a la optimización de los recursos institucionales, muchas veces precarios en las universidades. No obstante, se debe considerar que la aplicación de las TIC requiere una serie de condiciones por lo que su aplicación hace necesario superar una serie de brechas: digitales, culturales, generacionales y de género, por lo que es preciso profundizar en el análisis y documentar experiencias que ilustren sobre sus posibilidades.


10.28945/2679 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
ME Herselman ◽  
HR Hay

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are the major driving forces of globalised and knowledge-based societies of a new world era. They will have a profound impact on teaching and learning for two decades to come. The revolutionary change which is taking place in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), has dramatic effects on the way universities carry out their functions of teaching, learning and research, particularly on the creation, dissemination and application of knowledge. These developments pose unprecedented challenges to higher education institutions (HEIs) in developing countries particular in South Africa as South Africa is viewed as the leading country on the continent.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 803-813
Author(s):  
Deepak Chakravarty, Dr. Mahima Gupta, Prof. Banhi Jha

In today’s modern world, globalization has completely changed the way of working. The way we live, learn, work, and even define work has changed due to new information and communication technologies—Hence, it can stated that human capital fuel up the modern economy. In reality, the information and communication technology revolution has turned intelligence into a valuable commodity. In today's economy, economic growth is based on mental intelligence rather than physical strength, and its worth is generated by recruiting knowledgeable workers and continuing to learn. Incorporating information and communication technology (ICT) into vocational and technical education and the educational system in general has a vast range of consequences on teaching and learning.


Author(s):  
Ela Akgün-Özbek ◽  
Ali Ekrem Özkul

With the phenomenal developments in information and communication technologies, higher education has been facing an unprecedented challenge that affects all the stakeholders. Faculty is no exception. The authors synthesize the demographic, economic, and pedagogical factors that lead to a paradigm shift in higher education and the global trends in digital technologies that impel digital transformation in higher education. They then provide a snapshot of how higher education institutions respond to this challenge and change, and the impact of these factors on the roles and competencies of faculty that need to be covered in faculty development initiatives in the digital age. Finally, examples of faculty development programs and initiatives that address the digital competencies of faculty are provided along with a summary of faculty development models for teaching and learning in the digital age.


Author(s):  
Liudmila Burtseva ◽  
Svetlana Cojocaru ◽  
Constantin Gaindric ◽  
Galina Magariu ◽  
Tatiana Verlan

In this chapter the authors introduce the digital-divide concept to the reader, bring its different definitions, and describe the short history of the problem. The basic figures and facts, which characterize the information and communication technologies’ usage in different countries and regions, are given as well. Also, basic indicators that allow the monitoring of the country’s advancement on the way to bridging the digital divide are stated. The main purpose for the authors was to show that the digital divide is not only (and not as much) a technical problem, but rather a social and political one. Hence, the approaches to this problem decision, both in the world community as a whole and in separate countries, are described.


Author(s):  
Liudmila Burtseva ◽  
Svetlana Cojocaru ◽  
Constantin Gaindric ◽  
Galina Magariu ◽  
Tatiana Verlan

In this chapter the authors introduce the digitaldivide concept to the reader, bring its different definitions, and describe the short history of the problem. The basic figures and facts, which characterize the information and communication technologies’ usage in different countries and regions, are given as well. Also, basic indicators that allow the monitoring of the country’s advancement on the way to bridging the digital divide are stated. The main purpose for the authors was to show that the digital divide is not only (and not as much) a technical problem, but rather a social and political one. Hence, the approaches to this problem decision, both in the world community as a whole and in separate countries, are described.


Author(s):  
Carmen Alba Pastor

Higher Education institutions have developed online information services and degrees as an echo of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) incidence in all society fields. Equal access to education is a fundamental right; but equal access to higher education for people with disabilities is far from being achieved yet. To this inequality has to be added the difficulty of some groups to participate in the information society, the so called infoexclusion. The short number of students with disabilities in higher education makes evident the presence of barriers for this people to get into this educational level. One of them is the low degree of accessibility to digital services and studies offered by the Universities, something that can be considered a new kind of segregation.


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