Abstract

RIVERO PADRON, Yoandry; PASTORA ALEJO, Betty  and  ALBUJA MARINO, Patricia Alexandra. The Moodle platform as a complement technological resource for the university teaching function. Conrado [online]. 2020, vol.16, n.73, pp.237-243.  Epub Apr 02, 2020. ISSN 2519-7320.

The main objective of this article is to explain the educational potential offered by the Moodle learning management tool, a technological resource that serves as a complement to fulfill the university teaching function at the same time as the evolution of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the formation of citizens of the 21st century, who are natives of this digital society. For the investigation, the Technological University of Israel was taken as a case study, and in it, the opportunities are highlighted in terms of its application, not only because of the influence that notoriously impacts on the student but also all the advantages that it brings to teachers; from the creation of a virtual learning classroom, the incorporation of multiple teaching resources, the permanent updating of the subject’s contents, the follow up and monitoring of the activities carried out by the students. On the other hand, the methodology used was documentary research through the content analysis method that generated the following conclusions: universities are increasingly incorporating the Moodle platform in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies courses that are offered to the student population, as it allows the teaching-learning development process under the face-to-face, blended and distance modality. In addition, it facilitates self-directed learning according to the pace of the participant; gives cooperative learning in a shared cyberspace. Therefore, its administration is very simple, but demands that the teacher has basic notions about Moodle to build relevant knowledge with the realities of the learner.

Keywords : Moodle; University Education; Teaching function; Digital Learning Environment.

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