Virtual Environments In The Framework Of The Development Of Competences In The Processes Of Social Bonding In Higher Education In Ecuador

Abstract

Virtual environments have generated unlimited opportunities in Higher Education, many of which have yet to be explored. We propose an investigation to rescue programs that in their time had a significant impact on Ecuadorian society. The objective of this study is to study the incorporation of the Popular Radio Schools of Ecuador, through virtual environments as a teaching and learning mechanism. The study is within the framework of the development of competencies in the processes of social linking of the National University of Chimborazo. The methodology was multi-method. The study design was documentary and interpretative. An interview to specialists and a survey to 95 teachers were applied. The results showed that there is a possibility of incorporating the Foundation's Popular Radio Schools of Ecuador programs through the UNACH's social linkage processes. The incorporation is developed through new technological trends. In conclusion, it is stated that incorporation can have a great impact on reducing illiteracy rates. The proposal can also be developed in favors of the community, considering diminishing the gaps of low or absent accessibility. All due to the digital divide in rural areas of Ecuador.