Perspectives of the Technological Pedagogical Environment and Teaching Adaptation in Times of Pandemic in Ecuador. Retrospective Study

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to know the perspectives of the technological pedagogical environment and teaching adaptation in times of pandemic in Ecuador regarding online education within the framework of the health emergency within Ecuadorian middle-level institutions; since, current education represents a methodological challenge characterized by digital tools during teaching, and processes that have abruptly modified the space and forms of teaching. Therefore, the retrospective level study assisted by case study methodology used as data collection techniques, questionnaires applied to the selected sample, made up of volunteer high school teachers, whose responses were stored through the Google Forms platform, in categories that detected quantitative and qualitative perception indicators. In this sense, teachers consider that, in this modality, the workload entails greater dedication time and the speed of content advancement is affected by the short synchronous interaction times. Consequently, teacher perception indicates a drastic change and little flexibility for the development of their digital skills or accessibility to resources that provide an adequate space for virtual education, thus highlighting their preference for in-person work.