Assessment of technological competences of university professors

A study at multidisciplinary Regional Faculty of Carazo (UNAN-Managua)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2017.60.843

Keywords:

digital competence, professors, web 2.0, case study

Abstract

This  article  aims  to  identify  the  level  of teachers' knowledge  onICTat  the Multidisciplinary Regional  Faculty of Carazo  (UNAN-Managua)  and  prioritize the teachers' most  relevant  digital training  needs.  The  study  is  approached  from  a  quantitativemethodological  approach  and  a questionnaire adaptation is performed taking into account the research on ICT skills developed by the Spanish Public University. The results show that teachers require and demand higher training in three dimensions: strengthen knowledge associated with ICT and its role in the new context of higher education, arbitrate mechanisms for advanced searches and selection of information on the Web and increased knowledge and use of educational applications of Web 2.0.

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Author Biographies

Concepción de María Mendieta-Baltodano, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-Managua

Profesora de la Facultad Autónoma Regional Multidisciplinar de Carazo

Esteban Vázquez-Cano, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)

Profesor Asociado del Departamento de Didáctica, Organización Escolar y Didácticas Especiales

David Cobos-Sanchiz, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, de Sevilla

Profesor del Departamento de Educación y Psicología Social

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Published

30-07-2017

How to Cite

Mendieta-Baltodano, C. de M., Vázquez-Cano, E., & Cobos-Sanchiz, D. (2017). Assessment of technological competences of university professors: A study at multidisciplinary Regional Faculty of Carazo (UNAN-Managua). Edutec, Revista Electrónica De Tecnología Educativa, (60), a359. https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2017.60.843

Issue

No. 60 (2017): Edutec 60 - June 2017

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Journal articles

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