CONSTRUCTS ON COLLABORATIVE DIDACTICS SUPPORTED BY NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE TRAINING OF UNDERGRADUATE TEACHERS UNEFA NÚCLEO TÁCHIRA

Abstract

Teacher training exhibits weaknesses in the use of new technologies, which directly impacts the quality of education. The purpose of this research was to optimize teacher performance in a virtual environment. To this end, theoretical constructs were developed for collaborative teaching methodologies applied with new technologies in teacher training at the National Experimental Polytechnic University of the National Armed Forces, Táchira Campus. The Táchira campus was chosen as the object of study for this research, framed within a qualitative, interpretive, and hermeneutic methodology, employing an ethnographic approach. The study was qualitative in nature, with an ethnographic focus. Data collection techniques included in-depth interviews, surveys, and observation; the instruments used were interview guides, open-ended questionnaires, and field notes, respectively. The sample was purposive, given the qualitative nature of the study. The theoretical constructs that emerged are: Techno-didactic teacher training; Technology and instructional design in the virtual environment; Collaborative methodology and technology in teacher training; and The teacher and the virtual environment in knowledge construction.