Competencias digitales y su relación con la innovación docente en la unidad educativa Ayapamba del cantón Atahualpa de la provincia de El Oro periodo 2023 - 2024

Abstract

Abstract: Digital competencies are fundamental to teaching innovation. These skills include the teacher's ability to use technological tools, navigate the Internet and apply critical thinking in the environment. This research reveals the digital competencies and their relationship with innovation in teachers, was executed under the positivist philosophy, using the deductive approach of quantitative methodology, through a survey of 6 self-selected teachers of the educational unit "Ayapamba" of Atahualpa canton, El Oro province. To know their relationship and their use; the sample revealed that teachers in the rural area lack digital skills and therefore their innovation is scarce, considering the lack of commitment to self-training in teachers with more work experience, compared to a population of young teachers and recent graduates who reveal their commitment. It is concluded that in order to transform education, the effective integration of these competencies in teaching improves educational quality and prepares students for an increasingly digitized world, these technological demands foster effective and relevant learning that will predominate knowledge.