Didactic digital skills and virtual education in times of COVID-19

Abstract

This study aims to establish the relationship between instrumental digital competencies and virtual education in times of covid-19. Its approach is quantitative, descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional. The population consisted of 5940 students from seven faculties of a public university in Lima, distributed in 53 study programs of the 2021-I academic cycle. A representative probability sample of 360 was established. These results are encouraging since they show that teachers are integrating ICT in the teaching-learning process. For example, 66.7% of students have perceived habitual management of technological tools in virtual classroom environments; this being a good level of didactic digital skills. It is necessary to continue working to improve these indices and adapt to the demands of an increasingly technological world. © 2023 Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. All rights reserved.