La tutoría a través de las aulas virtuales: una experiencia de formación y autoformación
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Las grandes revoluciones han mostrado, con el transcurrir de los años, que es preciso ir a la par con lo que sucede en el día a día. Sin duda alguna la tecnología comporta una de las transformaciones más impactantes el mundo actual, calando de forma significativa en cada estrato de la vida social. La educación, como centro mismo de la evolución humana, ha sido invadida de manera significativa por las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC), creando entornos digitales donde el estudiante puede potenciar sus capacidades y educarse sin la presencia física. De manera sincrónica o asincrónica, lo realmente veraz es que solo necesita estar conectado a la red para recibir formación, a través de un aula virtual, con la asistencia de un tutor on-line. El presente estudio de campo se orientó al análisis de la experiencia de 12 tutores universitarios de aulas virtuales de la carrera de ingeniería comercial de la Universidad Mayor de San Simón, en cuanto a la formación de sus estudiantes (y la suya propia), desde estos entornos de autoformación. Para ello se recopilaron una serie de datos cónsonos con las variables formación y autoformación, por intermedio de una encuesta bajo la modalidad de cuestionario. Igualmente, los resultados obtenidos fueron tratados por medio de la estadística descriptiva y presentados en tablas de frecuencias y gráficos de barra, destacándose la experiencia significativa de los tutores en cuanto a la formación que imparten en las aulas virtuales y, también, subrayando la apropiación real de nuevos conocimientos a partir de su praxis como tutores
Great revolutions have demonstrated, over the course of the years, that it is necessary to keep up with the everchanging reality. Undoubtedly, technology conveys one of the most shocking transformations in today's world, substantially cutting across every stratum of social life. Education, as the very center of human evolution, has been significantly invaded by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), creating digital environments where students can enhance their abilities and educate themselves in digital environments, without being physically present. As a matter of fact, the only thing they actually need is to be connected to the network in order to receive training, through a virtual classroom, with the assistance of an oniine tutor. This field study was aimed to the analysis of the experience of 12 virtual-classroom university tutors of the Department of Commercial Engineering of the University Mayor de San Simón, regarding their students learning process (as well as their own) within these self-training environments. Hence, a series of data were compiled Concerning training and self-training variables by means of a survey, in the form of a questionnaire. Likewise, the results obtained were handied by means of descriptive statistics and presented in frequeney tables and bar graphs. The significant experience of the tutors in terms of training in virtual classrooms was highlighted, underlining the actual appropriation of new knowledge through their praxis as tutors.
Great revolutions have demonstrated, over the course of the years, that it is necessary to keep up with the everchanging reality. Undoubtedly, technology conveys one of the most shocking transformations in today's world, substantially cutting across every stratum of social life. Education, as the very center of human evolution, has been significantly invaded by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), creating digital environments where students can enhance their abilities and educate themselves in digital environments, without being physically present. As a matter of fact, the only thing they actually need is to be connected to the network in order to receive training, through a virtual classroom, with the assistance of an oniine tutor. This field study was aimed to the analysis of the experience of 12 virtual-classroom university tutors of the Department of Commercial Engineering of the University Mayor de San Simón, regarding their students learning process (as well as their own) within these self-training environments. Hence, a series of data were compiled Concerning training and self-training variables by means of a survey, in the form of a questionnaire. Likewise, the results obtained were handied by means of descriptive statistics and presented in frequeney tables and bar graphs. The significant experience of the tutors in terms of training in virtual classrooms was highlighted, underlining the actual appropriation of new knowledge through their praxis as tutors.
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Vol. 6, No. 2