Influence of digital transformation in higher education in Ecuador

Abstract

Introduction: Higher education plays the role of leading scientific and economic development in any country. With the globalization of knowledge and new technologies, it is necessary to assimilate changes in the way the teaching-learning process is carried out. Therefore, information and communications technologies (ICTs) require knowledge managers who can carry them and reinvent them in the academic framework. Materials and methods: The methodology is carried out through a bibliographic review, in which different studies on information and communications technologies in higher education were synthesized and selected. Specialized databases Scopus, Scielo, Dialnet, Google Scholar were also consulted and the inclusion criteria were articles that were related to the ICT and higher education variables; related works in the educational context, from 2000 to date. Results: ICTs can help in the construction of a global knowledge society because they allow the development of innovation capabilities that can be decisive in the development of a society and that affect sustainable development at a global level. Discussion: In this context it is necessary to reflect pedagogically on technological resources and their educational purpose. On the other hand, challenges or difficulties that different institutions face in the transition to online or online education are identified, such as the integration of synchronous and diachronic learning tools, access to technology, online competition between teachers and students, academic dishonesty. , privacy and confidentiality. Conclusions: The specialization of new technologies is the educational response to stimulating competencies, acquiring new skills and promoting the good habit of research. They promote creativity and a pace of learning that is respectful of each person, in addition to promoting teamwork and the socialization of content and ways of doing things. The university as a professional antechamber and science manager of a country is obliged to expand its educational offer to information and communications technologies to generate an interesting, motivating and interactive teaching-learning process.