INTERNET ACCESS, TECHNOLOGICAL CONSUMPTION AND DIGITAL IDENTITY OF COMMUNICATION STUDENTS IN LATIN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES: UNIVERSIDAD SAN IGNACIO DE LOYOLA (PERU) &amp; UNIVERSIDAD DE LA COSTA (COLOMBIA)

Crawford, Laurel; Crawford-Visbal, Joseph Livingston

doi:10.21125/edulearn.2017.0838

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“…Developing regions face harsh inequalities in ICT access, and it's ludicrous to think some generations will organically develop these digital competences. There is an urgent need for educational policies that tackle their development, because a gap exists between student's perceived self-performance and their ICT skills (Arras-Vota, Bordas-Beltrán, & Gutierrez-Diez, 2017; Crawford & Crawford Visbal, 2017). They overestimate their own competences, which usually don't even meet minimum job market's standards.…”

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Assessment of Digital Competences in Communication Students across four Latin American Universities

Crawford-Visbal

Crawford-Tirado

Ortiz-Záccaro

et al. 2020

Education in the Knowledge Society

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Professional skills deemed necessary to work in the field of Communication in Latin America have shifted due to the ever more pressing necessities regarding Information and Communication Technologies. This study analyzes the cases of 4 different academic programs in Communications, belonging to 4 universities in the region (Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela), comparing their students in 3 phases of their formation (first semester, fourth semester, eight or last semester). We employed questionnaires for new students, focus groups for fourth-semester students, and semi-structured interviews those who were close to graduation. The results reveal that while students do have high levels of internet connectivity, they lack digital competencies such as basic information literacy, which are crucial for their future as professionals. R E S U M E N Las habilidades profesionales consideradas necesarias para trabajar en el campo de Comunicación en América Latina han cambiado debido a necesidades cada vez más apremiantes en Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación. Este estudio analiza cuatro casos de diferentes programas académicos en Comunicación perteneciente a cuatro universidades regionales (Argentina, Colombia, Perú y Venezuela), comparando sus estudiantes en 3 fases de su ciclo de formación (ingresantes, mitad de carrera, y próximos a graduarse). Se emplearon cuestionarios para los estudiantes nuevos, grupos focales para aquellos de cuarto semestre y entrevistas semi-estructuradas para aquellos cerca a graduarse. Los resultados revelan que, si bien los estudiantes presentan altos niveles de conectividad, carecen de competencias digitales como alfabetización digital básica, que son cruciales para su futuro como profesionales.

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Section: Digital Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%