A diagnostic about using educational technology and learning environments in the bachelor’s degree program in Computational Sciences at Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

Abstract

Instructional Technologies and Educational Environments are tools that together improve academic performance and facilitate student learning, favorably impacting the ability to instruct without the presence of a teacher. However, these potentialities are not always taken advantage of maximum to achieve an effective learning process. In this article, a diagnostic evaluation of a Bachelor's educational program is presented, based on an evaluation instrument that was developed to evaluate the quality of an online educational program. The phenomenological method guided this research because it explored how teachers perceive the educational program in the aspects of instructional technology and learning environments. The purpose is to identify the strengths and weaknesses that the educational program shows because it is a program designed for face-to-face modality. Most of the findings found are weaknesses and it is attributed to the fact that the program was designed for face-to-face modality, which implies that work should be deal with the indicators that have been weak to improve their quality. The use of the results will be of great importance to make decisions and improve the quality of the program to be taught in virtual mode.