Estudio de la brecha digital y el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje en Ecuador - caso de estudio: Universidad Técnica de Machala.

Abstract

The new social reality in which we live is immersed in a constant technological evolution. The development of new technologies has provided countless benefits and opportunities for the advancement of a nation; as a result of this, social inequalities such as the digital divide are also generated. That is why this article seeks to study the digital divide and the teaching-learning process in Ecuador, using a descriptive research methodology with a quantitative approach supported by the deductive method, having as a general result an assertive perception about the existence of the digital divide in the institution, in addition to a high degree of affectation in the aforementioned process caused by the pandemic; the research concludes with the scoop of a decreasing trend in the digital divide as the years go by and technological development progresses.