Most of the higher education institutions had to use various tools to continue classes during the pandemic. But beyond the virtuality that this circumstance inevitably forced, the question many experts are asking today is whether this new reality prompted changes in the educational model. “We are facing a change in the educational paradigm.
It’s not about having the tools, but how we fit them”, explained Harold Castilla, Rector of the Universidad Minuto de Dios. In this regard, David Romero, the Vice Chancellor of the Co-operative University of Projection, assures that the key is an important model. which focuses on competencies to be competent. Take advantage of ICT tools in attendance,
,This expression can be improved if we can use these tools to provide greater curricular flexibility, promote training trajectories, support planning, develop and monitor student learning outcomes, strengthen the digital skills of teachers and students. Let’s together to promote cooperation and academic and scientific. Work through virtual communities of practice and learning,
Castilla explained that Flexibility should be an intrinsic feature of hybrid models, which have to quickly accommodate the needs of students, teachers and skills demanded by the labor market. ,All this must be supported from the point of view of pedagogical and didactic innovation. Today, the learning model should be very flexible, and more oriented towards broader achievements“, He added.
Castilla and Romero agree that a large part of this change in their institutions was possible thanks to an advance that had been in the works for many years and the pandemic intensified, as the region was already considering such a route. in which the education model replaced distance, hybrid and virtual. Today, it is the digital disruption hero.
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