Development of Media Literacy in Pedagogical Practice by Teachers During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic created an uncertain scenario for education, encouraging teachers to develop new skills so as not to interrupt the teaching process. Likewise, the presence of new media and technologies in society means that people are forced to develop skills that allow them to interact with them critically and creatively. This qualitative study aims to analyze the media competence skills developed by Peruvian basic education teachers in their virtual pedagogical practice, based on the dimensions established by Ferrés and Piscitelli [2012]. Interviews were conducted with teachers who evidenced the presence of different media literacy skills as a result of exposure to new tools and media during the pandemic. The results show an improvised and uneven development of media competence skills, which warns of the need for constant teacher training that seeks to improve their performance, as well as systematize and make visible the relationship between basic education and the media.