Uses of ICT Tools from the Perspective of Chilean University Teachers

Verónica Marín-Díaz, Irma Riquelme and Julio Cabero-Almenara
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Verónica Marín-Díaz: Departament of Education, University of Cordoba, 14701 Córdoba, Spain
Irma Riquelme: Undergraduate Teaching Directorate, Academic Vice-Rectory, Autonomous University of Chile, Santiago de Chile 7500912, Chile
Julio Cabero-Almenara: Department of Innovation Educative, University of Sevilla, 41113 Seville, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 15, 1-12

Abstract: The use of the ICT in university learning processes is linked to their use by the educator. This aspect will determine the use of some resources over others, and consequently, the prevalence of some methodologies over others. The main objective of this work is to determine the use of the ICT by university educators, and from this, to determine which elements will define the design of a training program on the use of the ICT. For this, and with the use of an ex post facto method with a sample of n = 1113 subjects, the main result obtained was that the male professors utilized the digital tools more often for their teaching tasks. Furthermore, those with less professional experience preferred to use tools found in the cloud. Thus, it is concluded that the model of training observed from the demonstrated use of digital resources is linked to the preoccupation of education professionals for caring for the digital environment, and this model should be designed as a function of the methodologies and the system of evaluations utilized by the professors.

Keywords: ICT; digital resources; university; teaching; learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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