Competencia Digital y su relación con la innovación docente en Unidades Educativas correspondientes a la Región Sierra en Ecuador

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Abstract: This study deals with the analysis of digital competence and its relationship with teaching innovation in Basic Education in Ecuador, which is designed under the method qualitative research, following an interpretivist philosophy, with an inductive approach; in based on data collection from three teachers from different educational institutions of the Sierra region through interviews. In-person classes were suspended due to to COVID 19 to prevent its spread; which is why the online modality was taken. Of According to the results of the interviews, the teachers in their study methodologies They were already using basic virtual resources for teaching; they trained themselves, received workshops, peer support, and basic technology instruction to use these digital knowledge to their students; This turned out to be complex since the changes in methodological strategies were unexpected. The results included obtaining knowledge of computer content and digital tools that teachers acquired through their training, this determines that there is a relationship between the digital competence and teaching innovation.