Use of technology in ecuadorian university education

Abstract

The main aim of this research is to describe the impact caused in Ecuadorian Hígher the emergence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the early eíghtíes of the twentieth century. Therefore, the main challenges posed by ICTs to universities to train professionals for new workstations and continuous training has been carefully analyzed. The introduction of ICTs poses a new educational paradigm that can be very advantageous since as an intelligent proposal, it identifies the flow of information, including aspects such as network equipment, data storage, data management, among others. However, the clues for changing teaching methodology will lie in how these tools are used. The present research work is documentary in nature, from the descriptive level. Signing technique was used to systematize the theoretical framework. The authors conclude that, despite the changes that have been caused by the introduction of ICT in Ecuadorian universities, it still remains lagged in digital literacy.Moreover, the affectations that the use of ICT implies straightly influence society negatively or positively, which also has an impact on university environment.