Basic competencies of a Virtual Teacher

Abstract

Virtual education offers the possibility to implement and put into practice an education process as ample and complex as it is necessary. It keeps us in touch with our students through online resources which turn it into a powerful and attractive way of communication which works based on previously set objectives. In this context the role of the teacher becomes key to achieve a meaningful, effective and quality teaching-learning process. The teacher must possess specific characteristics which will allow him to attain the desired educational objectives. The objective of this research paper is to identify and detail which are the basic competencies that a virtual teacher should cover. In order to carry out this research we made a literature review of texts focused on distance education and teaching skills necessary for it. This activity allowed us to dimension the issues that were of interest and especially to put them in context.