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Good ICT Practices for the Integral Development of Ecuadorian Universities

Abstract:

The proliferation of information and communication technologies in all spheres of society, and especially in the area of education, has posed major challenges for developing countries. Bridging the gap in access to ICTs between different strata of society has become a constant task at all levels. The objective of this paper is to analyze the digital divide that exists between students and teachers in Ecuador’s university institutions. The research was of an exploratory type, with a field design. A questionnaire was applied to a sample of 133 teachers and 906 students from a universe of 1654 people, selected through a stratified probabilistic sampling. The result of the exploration carried out allowed to point out the findings from a descriptive investigation, supported, equally, in background and theoretical references. The results show an initial reduction of the gap in the use of basic technological tools and the need to continue deepening in the use of new more complex technologies such as Academic ERPs, as a management and integration core of good ICT practices to achieve a comprehensive and harmonious development between the teaching - learning and academic - administrative processes, in order to alleviate the computer deficiencies that are still apparent in institutional controls, and thus ensure that good practices are adopted by higher education institutions to guarantee their comprehensive development for the benefit of education and the society in which they are immersed.