Education in the Knowledge Society (Feb 2013)

The usefulness of TIC´s for the promotion of learning in higher education

  • Carolina España Chavarría,
  • Alba Canales García

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 189 – 227

Abstract

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This research focuses on the analysis of the learning promoted in the course: Design and production of materials and teaching resources from the information technologies and communication of the Major in education with an emphasis on teaching named “Licenciatura en Pedagogía con Énfasis en Didáctica” offered at the Universidad Nacional. The usefulness of the learning built from the technological resources promoted in the course, such as: the virtual classroom, web pages, educational blog, among others, becomes the axis of interest that motivated the study. It is also intended to analyze the functionality of the knowledge developed in the personal and professional growth of the students as a fundamental part of the challenges demanded by society to higher education and especially to the teaching practice.

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