Educational virtualization: challenges in the initial teacher training

Abstract

This article addresses the problem of new challenges in initial teacher training in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals. In this process, the particular role of the trainer in virtual learning environments is identified, which has been amplified since the covid-19 pandemic. Thus, the disruptive changes from face-to-face to virtual teaching have motivated this documentary analysis of hermeneutic orientation, which implies a socio-historical-cultural journey of relevant aspects of initial teacher training, identifying new challenges for teachers in the 21st century, revealing the educational virtualization as a fundamental challenge. The conclusions make it possible to connote the urgency of implementing training processes and pedagogical innovation that allow the teacher to develop skills for the deployment of new methodologies and didactics mediated by ICT.