Competencias digitales y su relación con la innovación docente en instituciones educativas de la parroquia Valladolid

Abstract

Abstract: The main objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between digital competence and innovation of elementary school teachers in Ecuador. A qualitative methodology was used through the application of a semi-structured interview with three participants with a transversal cut given that information was collected only once. The study followed an inductive approach designed under an interpretivist philosophy that allows interpreting, analyzing and understanding the data obtained in a safe and reliable manner. The results show the advances in the use of technology in the teaching-learning process, knowing that it became a necessity for teachers with the arrival of the Sars-Cov 2 virus. Considerable improvements are evidenced in the use of technological tools by teachers who were able to acquire new digital competencies that allowed them to improve communication with students, thus simplifying their work and enhancing their innovations, which were not great due to the context in which they were developed but which served in an extraordinary way in the improvement of their educational practice.