The learning environment in times of pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.29166/rfcmq.v46i1.5181Keywords:
learning environmet, pandemic, teaching-learningAbstract
The World Health Organization declared the pneumonic disease caused by SARS CoV-2 a pandemic, establishing a series of containment measures, such as social isolation, hand washing with plenty of soap, disinfection with alcohol, among others, and the suspension of all public and private face-to-face activities to avoid contact and contagion. The temporary closure and changes in the mode of teaching virtual classes affected 23.4 million higher education students and 1.4 million teachers in Latin America and the Caribbean, representing approximately 98% of the population of students and teachers in higher education in the region. No university in the world was prepared for this disruption from face-to-face to virtual. The demands generated by the application of containment measures forced Institutions of Higher Education to carry out their activities using the Internet as a tool for communication, interaction and expression. Under these conditions, the learning environment changed scenario and moved to every home, not only for students, but also for teachers and administrative staff of Institutions of Higher Education, with a significant impact on the teaching-learning process that should be evaluated to generate mechanisms to support the academic training of future professionals.
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