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Cuban experience in the formation of the Latin American professors including the technologies for education

Abstract:

Introduction: the information and communication technologies have an intrinsic influence on the education and this demands from the professors a systematic and continuous upgrading in this field. Objective: to make reflections on the continuous formation of professors in Latin America and the Caribbean so as to succeed in using the ICT in their teaching processes and to briefly describe the Cuban experience in the first version of the master's degree studies in new technologies for education. Methods: documentary observation and analysis, mainly the latter, which allowed making an exhaustive review and interpretation of the study topic. Results: it was evident that the educators of our area require continuous and systematic upgrading in addition to examples of Latin American and Caribbean countries that encourage the formation of their teaching staff. Brief description of the Cuban experiences in the first version of the master's degree studies in new technologies for education. Conclusions: this paper provided some reflections on the formation of professor in our area, with a view to incorporating the information and communication technologies in their teaching work in line with the demands of the present technological development.