Descriptive investigation about the use of virtual classrooms at the english teacher training career, Escuela Normal Superior Arturo Capdevila

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Title: Descriptive investigation about the use of virtual classrooms at the english teacher training career, Escuela Normal Superior Arturo Capdevila
Authors: Ana Inés Iriondo
Source: Educación, Formación e Investigación, Vol 4, Iss 6, Pp 87-97 (2018)
Publisher Information: Ministerio de Educación, Dirección General de Educación Superior, 2018.
Publication Year: 2018
Collection: LCC:Education
LCC:Theory and practice of education
Subject Terms: Profesorado de inglés, docencia virtual, aulas virtuales, TIC, aprendizaje combinado., Education, Theory and practice of education, LB5-3640
More Details: This research analyzes and describes the use of virtual classrooms in the English Teachers of ENSAC, giving account of distance learning, mediated by the use of ICT. In this way the work proposes approaches on the limits and benefits of the virtual education in the Teachers of English, specifically under the blended learning (b-learning). The information was obtained from the implementation of observations and questionnaires made to 7 teachers and 49 students. The b-learning mode combines classroom and virtual teaching. Understanding that for this it is fundamental the teaching intervention in the management of contents, tasks, debates as well as the participation of the students. In this sense, the main benefit is that the virtual classroom is a resource designed to promote meaningful, collaborative and participatory learning based on the use of ICT. Regarding the main difficulties of access and use of the virtual classroom are described: limited connectivity and task overload. Finally, research proposes positive contributions to guide teachers in the use of virtual learning environments as a strategy to improve teaching and students in achieving a more dynamic and collaborative learning.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: Spanish; Castilian
ISSN: 2422-5975
Relation: http://ppct.caicyt.gov.ar/index.php/efi/article/view/11065; https://doaj.org/toc/2422-5975
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/f0006a149bc043f08c91751c20dd700e
Accession Number: edsdoj.f0006a149bc043f08c91751c20dd700e
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:24225975
Published in:Educación, Formación e Investigación
Language:Spanish; Castilian