Abstract

HERNANDEZ MANSO, Tamara. Advanced professional from distance of the faculty of academic virtual master's programs. Case study. Rev. Mendive [online]. 2023, vol.21, n.4  Epub Dec 30, 2023. ISSN 1815-7696.

In Cuban universities, the design of virtual master's degree academic programs from the implementation of the Distance Education Model for Higher Education is today one of the strategic objectives oriented towards the virtualization of professional training. Hence, the objective of the article is to present the results of the practical validation of a methodological conception for the professional improvement at a distance of the faculty of these programs, based on active methodologies from collaborative practices mediated by interaction and socialization in a digital ecosystem such as technological support for its applicability. From predominantly qualitative research with a descriptive approach, scientific methods of the theoretical level such as inductive-deductive, analytical-synthetic and modeling were used; and from the empirical level, the case study with complementary methods such as participatory observation, the survey, and the analysis of the products of the activity. The results are expressed in the transformations of the traditional improvement process, in the suitability of the teacher and his pedagogical practice, by measuring the impact of the transfer of new knowledge in real time to the design of master's programs for their virtual offer. It is concluded that remote professional improvement from the validated conception demonstrates its relevance, viability and adaptability to similar scenarios at the University of Matanzas.

Keywords : academic training; digital ecosystem; distance education; higher education; professional improvement.

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