Virtual Education In Colombia, Challenges And Perspectives Currently

Virtual education in Colombia is one of the current topics that cause great controversy in the field of education. Not only in vocational training but at different levels of basic and secondary training. As an effect of the pandemic that we went through some time ago, the development of technologies at the service of education have developed at great speed, generating new paradigms around didactic strategies conducive to the effective implementation of these tools in the processes. of teaching and learning. In this article we analyze the benefits and difficulties that the introduction of virtual models in Colombian education has brought with it.

POSITIVE ASPECTS OF VIRTUAL EDUCATION IN COLOMBIA

The multiple benefits that virtual education has brought to our daily lives are evident, from flexibility in terms of learning and time, to the development of new skills that allow us to interact effectively with new technological tools. It is important to highlight the development of apps for language learning as they constitute an important element for independent foreign language training, however, the guidance of an expert in these matters is always necessary.

NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF VIRTUAL EDUCATION IN COLOMBIA

Although the benefits that virtual education has obtained in our nation are undeniable, the difficulties that the emergence of this type of training has brought with it must also be highlighted. We can find that the lack of face-to-face social interaction is one of the main weaknesses of this form of education, face-to-face interaction provides the individual with tools with which to function in different areas, including professional ones.

Discipline and self-control, this type of training demands self-control and discipline from the student, tools that in the first cycles of training are not built without a face-to-face component.

Finally, accessibility, because in many cases in the territories where this type of methodologies can be more efficient, students do not have adequate technological resources.

In conclusion, virtual education is here to stay, and it is a training option that brings with it benefits as well as difficulties. It poses new challenges for teachers, since it is our task to adapt this type of education to efficient pedagogical models that respond to the needs of knowledge societies.

By CAMPOS ENRIQUE PARRA BONILLA