Publication: Las TIC en un entorno latinoamericano de educación a
distancia: la experiencia de la UNED de Costa Rica
Authors
Méndez-Estrada, V. ; Monge Nájera, Julián
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Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Abstract
La enseñanza a distancia contemporánea agrega, a las tradicionales tecnologías de
impresión de libros, tecnologías más recientes de información y comunicación (TIC), las
cuales en el caso de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica se unifican en
unidades didácticas modulares. Este artículo resume nuestra experiencia de primera mano
durante una década, explicando las ventajas y desventajas que ha tenido su uso en el
contexto costarricense. Al romper barreras de tiempo y distancia geográfica, las TICS han
facilitado llevar la educación a distancia a más sectores de la población costarricense. Sin
embargo, tienen la desventaja de estar sujetas a la brecha digital (en Costa Rica, esta brecha
afecta a las zonas rurales y a las mujeres) y en la UNED de Costa Rica enfrentan además
una resistencia pasiva por parte de las generaciones de mayor edad. Es posible que las TIC
deban esperar a una nueva generación para que dominen plenamente el diseño, la
producción y la entrega de la docencia en la UNED costarricense
Abstract Contemporary distance education adds, to the traditional printing technologies, more recent information and communication technologies (ICT), which in the case of the Costa Rican Distance Education University are unified in “modular didactic units”. This paper summarizes our decade-long first hand experience on this subject, and explains the advantages and disadvantages that its use has had in the Costa Rican context. By breaking barriers of geographic distance and time, the ICT have allowed an increase in the segments of the Costa Rican population that are reached. Nevertheless, they have the disadvantage of suffering from a “digital gap” (in Costa Rica, this gap affects rural zones and women) and in our institution they also have the problem of passive resistance applied by the older generations. ICT may have to wait for a new generation in the Costa Rican UNED in order to fully dominate the design, production and delivery of knowledge
Abstract Contemporary distance education adds, to the traditional printing technologies, more recent information and communication technologies (ICT), which in the case of the Costa Rican Distance Education University are unified in “modular didactic units”. This paper summarizes our decade-long first hand experience on this subject, and explains the advantages and disadvantages that its use has had in the Costa Rican context. By breaking barriers of geographic distance and time, the ICT have allowed an increase in the segments of the Costa Rican population that are reached. Nevertheless, they have the disadvantage of suffering from a “digital gap” (in Costa Rica, this gap affects rural zones and women) and in our institution they also have the problem of passive resistance applied by the older generations. ICT may have to wait for a new generation in the Costa Rican UNED in order to fully dominate the design, production and delivery of knowledge
Citation
RED: revista de educación a distancia, N. 15, 2006
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