Perspectiva docente frente a la transición de ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje

Abstract

Education in the world changed radically as consequence of the health emergency experienced in 2020; the confinement posed -among others- the challenge of urgently implementing digital tools to teach at a distance with the resources available up to that moment, and limited teacher training in these topics. This article explored, through a survey applied to 1,009 academics of the School of Medicine, their perception regarding the type of electronic devices, the quality of Internet connection and the use of electronic tolos they had at the beginning of the confinement, as well as their willingness to develop online classes and activities. The results show that less than half of the academics surveyed had previous experience in implementing distance classes; practically all of them agreed to train and teach their classes online. These results provide guidance on the general strengths and weaknesses that need to be addressed to enrich the preparation of academics in the teaching-learning process towards a hybrid model. Keywords: Virtual modality; virtual learning environments; online classes; technological barriers in education; teaching practice in the health emergency.