La comunicación y la interacción como aspectos clave de los entornos personales de aprendizaje: perspectiva de estudiantes costarricenses de educación
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2020-07-21
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GARCÍA-MARTÍNEZ, JOSÉ ANTONIO
González Sanmamed, Mercedes
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Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Educación
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Gracias a la proliferación de nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, y a
partir de un acceso a internet cada vez más global, se están propiciando cambios significativos tanto en
la forma de trabajar en las aulas como en las relaciones que se generan entre la comunidad educativa,
lo cual reclama un mayor desarrollo de las competencias comunicativas como componentes clave
de los entornos personales de aprendizaje (PLE). El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las
herramientas que conoce y utiliza el estudiantado universitario de educación costarricenses, así como
las actividades y mecanismos que generan con su uso para favorecer los procesos comunicativos
a distintos niveles. Desde un enfoque cuantitativo, y con un diseño no experimental, se recolecta
información de una muestra de 421 estudiantes a través de un cuestionario compuesto por diferentes
escalas. Las principales herramientas utilizadas para compartir información son las redes sociales,
el correo electrónico y las aplicaciones móviles; se desconocen, en gran medida, otros recursos. Las
principales actividades se vinculan al envío de correos, utilización del chat y uso del sistema de gestión
de aprendizaje (LMS). La gran mayoría de estudiantes (41,7 %) indica que usa las herramientas tanto
para compartir información como para aprender de otras personas, aunque cabe resaltar un alto
porcentaje (20 %) que dice no utilizarlas para ninguna de las opciones mencionadas. Es necesario y
urgente estimular y enriquecer los PLE del estudiantado para que pueda sacar mayor provecho de
los recursos a su alcance para facilitar sus aprendizajes y desarrollar sus competencias comunicativas.
Thanks to the proliferation of new information and communication technologies, and through increasingly global internet access, significant changes are being made in both the way we work in the classroom and in the relationships generated by the educational community; this calls for further development of communicative skills as key components of personal learning environments (PLE). This research aims to analyze the tools that Costa Rican education students know and use; it also examines the activities and mechanisms the students generate with their use to promote the communication processes to different levels. From a quantitative approach, and under a non-experimental design, information from a sample of 421 students is collected through a questionnaire composed of different scales. The main tools used to share information are social networks, email, and mobile apps; other resources are largely unknown. The main activities are linked to sending emails, communicating through chat applications, and using the Learning Management System (LMS). The vast majority of students (41.7%) indicate that they use the tools to share information and learn from others; although, it is worth highlighting that a high percentage (20%) does not use them for any of the options mentioned. It is necessary and urgent to stimulate and enrich students’ PLEs so that they can make the most of the resources available to facilitate their learning and develop their communication skills.
Thanks to the proliferation of new information and communication technologies, and through increasingly global internet access, significant changes are being made in both the way we work in the classroom and in the relationships generated by the educational community; this calls for further development of communicative skills as key components of personal learning environments (PLE). This research aims to analyze the tools that Costa Rican education students know and use; it also examines the activities and mechanisms the students generate with their use to promote the communication processes to different levels. From a quantitative approach, and under a non-experimental design, information from a sample of 421 students is collected through a questionnaire composed of different scales. The main tools used to share information are social networks, email, and mobile apps; other resources are largely unknown. The main activities are linked to sending emails, communicating through chat applications, and using the Learning Management System (LMS). The vast majority of students (41.7%) indicate that they use the tools to share information and learn from others; although, it is worth highlighting that a high percentage (20%) does not use them for any of the options mentioned. It is necessary and urgent to stimulate and enrich students’ PLEs so that they can make the most of the resources available to facilitate their learning and develop their communication skills.
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MEDIO EDUCACIONAL, TECNOLOGÍA DE LA INFORMACIÓN, TECNOLOGÍA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES, ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS, COMPETENCIA (APTITUD), ENSEÑANZA SUPERIOR, EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, HIGHER EDUCATION