Digital competence of higher education professors in the adequation of remote teaching

• Autores: Piontkewicz, Regiane, Duarte Freitas, Maria do Carmo, Mendes Junior, Ricardo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Lenguaje: inglés; portugués; español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistas.upc.edu.pe:article/1589
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upc.edu.pe/index.php/docencia/article/view/1589
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: digital competence; higher education; teacher training; remote teaching; competencia digital; educación universitaria; formación docente; enseñanza remota; competência digital; educação superior; formação docente; ensino remoto

Introduction: Adoption of remote teaching for the continuation of face-to-face classes during COVID-19 pandemic, urgently required the development of digital competences by academic community. Objective: analyze the digital competence of Brazilian higher education professors during the period of adaptation to remote teaching. Method: it is a survey with 322 Brazilian higher education professors. A questionnaire was applied to raise the professors’ perception about remote teaching, as well as to assess their digital competence. Results: digital competences that need to be better developed by professors are: adoption of information management strategies; development of tools for online assessments; and use of tools to promote gamification and collaborative learning. Discussion: the development of these digital competences helps in solving the problems with remote teaching. Professors who usually take courses and exchange experiences are the ones with a greater development of the analyzed digital skills.