Ambiente virtual como recurso pedagógico para la asignatura de sistemas y contextos educativos en los estudiantes del primer semestre Pce-Utmach

Abstract

"The inclusion of ICTs in education is generating an impact due to the continuous updates of tools, educational platforms, methods and learning strategies that favor education by improving the interaction between teacher and student in an asynchronous and synchronous way. The development of 3D virtual learning worlds offer virtual scenarios inspired by reality for educational purposes; where users can interact in real time allowing the development of activities with digital content. The study of the diverse dynamics in the interaction between avatars and users opens new avenues of research for the study of education in the XXI century that should be explored and the educational community reviewed its current importance and possible future alternatives. The present research process is carried out with reference to E-Learning and the new digital teaching tools of the XXI century that must be acquired based on the era of massification of information and communication technologies Tics. Nowadays, it is common that students cannot go to the classroom due to distance or work. The Internet is the most used medium and the one that obtains the best results, but the virtual environment has been a development trend in recent years. According to the analysis made in the reality of the different educational environments that we are living, the following question arises: How does the use of a 3D virtual world with Opensim influence, being a didactic resource to support the teaching and learning process in the subject of Educational Systems and Contexts in the students of the first P.A.O. of the Pedagogy of Experimental Sciences career of the Technical University of Machala? For all these reasons, the use of a 3D immersive virtual environment modeled in OpenSim and visualized through the Singularity program is implemented in the subject of Systems and Educational Contexts of the Pedagogy of Experimental Sciences course at UTMACH in order to improve the E-Learning virtual learning experience based on three dimensions: pedagogical praxis, content management and the use of technology. The objective of this research is to determine the use of a 3D virtual world with Opensim, as a pedagogical support resource for the improvement of the teaching and learning process. The population for the study of the research consists of 32 students of the first semester P.A.O. and 3 teachers of the Pedagogy of Experimental Sciences career as specialists for the execution of the prototype. The methodology used for the instructional design for the execution of this research is: ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation), in addition, data collection instruments such as interviews and surveys are used from empirical and systematic approaches, generating as a result the improvement in the learning process and assimilation of contents of the first semester students from E-Learning learning. In addition to integrating this new trend with current learning management tools, and implementing a virtual collaborative environment."