Challenges of Professional Development for Technology Integration in Higher Education
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2021-07-08
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Castro, Willy
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Universidad ORT, Uruguay
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Los modelos, enfoques y programas de desarrollo profesional docente (TPD) han contribuido en cierta medida a superar las barreras que el profesorado en Educación Superior experimenta para la adopción de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (TIC) para el aprendizaje de los alumnos. Sin embargo, su impacto en la práctica es aún limitado. El escenario actual en la Educación es complejo y exige nuevos enfoques de Desarrollo Profesional para integrar las TIC de manera adecuada. Este estudio utiliza como enfoque analítico el Aprendizaje Expansivo para estudiar los factores que limitan la integración de las TIC, y los desafíos del TPD (ICT-TPD) para la adopción de estas en Educación Superior. Se identificaron cuatro desafíos principales, los que se describen con más detalle para proponer un modelo de desarrollo organizacional: (1) un enfoque de desarrollo colectivo transversal, (2) un enfoque donde los problemas o limitaciones son fundamentales para superar los límites, (3) una apropiación cultural de las TIC y (4) la incidencia de las relaciones de poder.
Teacher professional development (TPD) models, approaches and programs have contributed to some extent to overcoming the barriers that Higher Education faculty experience in adopting Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for student learning. However, their impact in practice is still limited. The current scenario in Education is complex and demands new Professional Development approaches to integrate ICT in an adequate way. This study uses Expansive Learning as an analytical approach to study the factors that limit the integration of ICT, and the challenges of ICT-TPD for the adoption of ICT in Higher Education. Four main challenges were identified, which are described in more detail to propose an organizational development model: (1) a transversal collective development approach, (2) an approach where problems or limitations are fundamental to overcome limits, (3) a cultural appropriation of ICT, and (4) the incidence of power relations.
Teacher professional development (TPD) models, approaches and programs have contributed to some extent to overcoming the barriers that Higher Education faculty experience in adopting Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for student learning. However, their impact in practice is still limited. The current scenario in Education is complex and demands new Professional Development approaches to integrate ICT in an adequate way. This study uses Expansive Learning as an analytical approach to study the factors that limit the integration of ICT, and the challenges of ICT-TPD for the adoption of ICT in Higher Education. Four main challenges were identified, which are described in more detail to propose an organizational development model: (1) a transversal collective development approach, (2) an approach where problems or limitations are fundamental to overcome limits, (3) a cultural appropriation of ICT, and (4) the incidence of power relations.
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FORMACIÓN PROFESIONAL, COMPETENCIA (APTITUD), TECNOLOGÍA DE LA INFORMACIÓN, ENSEÑANZA SUPERIOR, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, COMPETENCE (APTITUDE), INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HIGHER EDUCATION