Competencia digital y su relación con la innovación docente en Unidades Educativas rurales del cantón Gonzalo Pizarro y la parroquia el Reventador

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between digital competence and innovation of Basic Education teachers in rural educational units of Gonzalo Pizarro canton and Reventador parish. For this purpose, we proceeded to analyze different sources of information that contemplate the theoretical aspects and structure the scientific bases for its implementation. The methodology included an interpretivist approach and a descriptive type of research that allowed obtaining the relevance of the study phenomenon. For this purpose, the interview technique was applied as an instrument of data collection, directed to four teachers of basic general education belonging to the educational institutions of the selected area. The results obtained allowed evidencing the implications in relation to the circumstances that promoted the professional difficulties in the learning of digital competences, the influence of the community to acquire skills and the innovations achieved with reference to the use of technological resources. The conclusions reflected the existing relationship between digital competences and the innovations that teachers presented in order to meet the expectations in the educational process.