B-learning protocols for information literacy in Higher Education

Abstract

The present study arises from the achievements accomplished by a transdisciplinary research team involved in a project focusing on essential protocols for virtual education. Employing a mixed-methodological approach, integrated across different phases of the study, it is suggested that skills training, digital literacy, and learning autonomy should be priority factors in teaching undergraduate Engineering programs. Furthermore, by contrasting current findings with previous studies, the need to drive curricular changes through virtual learning in a B-learning format is reaffirmed. In the same context, the influence of a curricular innovation protocol centered on literacy skills, digital literacy, autonomy, and critical thinking was explored, following the guidelines for the training of engineers established by the Federal Council of Deans of Engineering of Argentina.

Social network analysis in virtual educational environments: Implications for collaborative learning and academic community development

“…L a educación tiene un papel fundamental para el desarrollo y los cambios en las distintas sociedades (Palomino-Quispe et al, 2023;Rincon Soto, Soledispa Cañarte, et al, 2023). En el umbral del siglo xxi, la educación atraviesa una transformación sin precedentes, impulsada por la rápida evolución de la tecnología digital y el creciente acceso a internet a escala global (Cardeño-Portela et al, 2023;Chaves-Cano et al, 2024;Delgado-Fernández et al, 2023;Eslava-Zapata et al, 2023;Gonzales-Tito et al, 2023;Laplagne-Sarmiento & Urnicia, 2023;Roman-Acosta et al, 2023). Los entornos educativos virtuales, antes considerados complementarios o alternativos a la educación presencial, han ganado un espacio predominante en el ámbito académico, facilitando nuevas formas de interacción, colaboración y construcción de conocimiento (Álvarez-Campos, 2023;Gómez-Miranda, 2023;Hernández et al, 2023).…”