Maria Pérez-Mateo Subirà

La construcción colaborativa de proyectos como metodología para adquirir competencias digitales

Actualmente presenciamos una etapa de importantes cambios como consecuencia de la emergencia de las tecnologias de la informacion y la comunicacion (TIC). La educacion superior ejerce un papel clave para ayudar a los estudiantes a adquirir las competencias que les permitan desenvolverse en los entornos academico y profesional. Entre estas, las vinculadas a las TIC y los procesos de colaboracion se consideran claves. La finalidad del presente estudio es analizar la percepcion de los estudiantes a fin de evidenciar como la construccion colaborativa de un proyecto digital facilita la adquisicion de las competencias digitales. Para ello, se aborda el planteamiento metodologico de la asignatura «Competencias TIC» de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, la cual se desarrolla a traves de un proyecto colaborativo en red organizado en cuatro fases: inicio, estructuracion, desarrollo y conclusion y cierre. Mediante una investigacion evaluativa se triangulan datos de naturaleza cuantitativa y cualitativa provenientes de un cuestionario. Los resultados muestran la evolucion en la propuesta metodologica de la asignatura a la vez que ponen de manifiesto como el proyecto digital en equipo facilita la adquisicion de las competencias digitales, destacando concretamente las vinculadas al trabajo en equipo en red y la actitud digital. Las conclusiones refuerzan la importancia de los procesos CSCL, la necesidad de trabajar propuestas pedagogicas para la adquisicion de competencias digitales.As a result of the emergence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) we are currently experiencing a period of major changes. Higher education plays a key role in helping students to acquire the competences which enable them to be autonomous in both academic and professional environments, where ICT literacy and collaborative processes are considered crucial. This study analyzes students’ perceptions about how the collaborative construction of a project online facilitates the acquisition of digital competences. It examines the methodological approach, within the context of the Open University of Catalonia, of the subject: «ICT Competences». This subject is conducted fully online at the UOC, and learners are required to engage in a collaborative project organized in 4 phases: starting, structuring, developing and concluding. Based on an evaluation research approach, quantitative and qualitative data from a survey have been triangulated. The results support the pedagogical methodology which forms the basis of this subject and indicates that collaborative projects facilitate the acquisition of digital competences, highlighting those linked to digital teamwork and digital attitude. The conclusions reinforce the importance of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) processes, the need to put forward pedagogical proposals for the acquisition of both digital and collaborative competences and the relevant role of the teacher in this process.Actualmente presenciamos una etapa de importantes cambios como consecuencia de la emergencia de las tecnologias de la informacion y la comunicacion (TIC). La educacion superior ejerce un papel clave para ayudar a los estudiantes a adquirir las competencias que les permitan desenvolverse en los entornos academico y profesional. Entre estas, las vinculadas a las TIC y los procesos de colaboracion se consideran claves. La finalidad del presente estudio es analizar la percepcion de los estudiantes a fin de evidenciar como la construccion colaborativa de un proyecto digital facilita la adquisicion de las competencias digitales. Para ello, se aborda el planteamiento metodologico de la asignatura «Competencias TIC» de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, la cual se desarrolla a traves de un proyecto colaborativo en red organizado en cuatro fases: inicio, estructuracion, desarrollo y conclusion y cierre. Mediante una investigacion evaluativa se triangulan datos de naturaleza cuantitativa y cualitativa provenientes de un cuestionario. Los resultados muestran la evolucion en la propuesta metodologica de la asignatura a la vez que ponen de manifiesto como el proyecto digital en equipo facilita la adquisicion de las competencias digitales, destacando concretamente las vinculadas al trabajo en equipo en red y la actitud digital. Las conclusiones refuerzan la importancia de los procesos CSCL, la necesidad de trabajar propuestas pedagogicas para la adquisicion de competencias digitales.As a result of the emergence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) we are currently experiencing a period of major changes. Higher education plays a key role in helping students to acquire the competences which enable them to be autonomous in both academic and professional environments, where ICT literacy and collaborative processes are considered crucial. This study analyzes students’ perceptions about how the collaborative construction of an online project facilitates the acquisition of digital competences. It examines the methodological approach, within the context of the Open University of Catalonia, of the subject: «ICT Competences». This subject is conducted fully online at the UOC, and learners are required to engage in a collaborative project organized in 4 phases: starting, structuring, developing and concluding. Based on an evaluation research approach, quantitative and qualitative data from a survey have been triangulated. The results support the pedagogical methodology which forms the basis of this subject and indicates that collaborative projects facilitate the acquisition of digital competences, highlighting those linked to digital teamwork and digital attitude. The conclusions reinforce the importance of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) processes, the need to put forward pedagogical proposals for the acquisition of both digital and collaborative competences and the relevant role of the teacher in this process.As a result of the emergence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) we are currently experiencing a period of major changes. Higher education plays a key role in helping students to acquire the competences which enable them to be autonomous in both academic and professional environments, where ICT literacy and collaborative processes are considered crucial. This study analyzes students’ perceptions about how the collaborative construction of an online project facilitates the acquisition of digital competences. It examines the methodological approach, within the context of the Open University of Catalonia, of the subject: «ICT Competences». This subject is conducted fully online at the UOC, and learners are required to engage in a collaborative project organized in 4 phases: starting, structuring, developing and concluding. Based on an evaluation research approach, quantitative and qualitative data from a survey have been triangulated. The results support the pedagogical methodology which forms the basis of this subject and indicates that collaborative projects facilitate the acquisition of digital competences, highlighting those linked to digital teamwork and digital attitude. The conclusions reinforce the importance of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) processes, the need to put forward pedagogical proposals for the acquisition of both digital and collaborative competences and the relevant role of the teacher in this process.