Uso transformador de tecnologías digitales en educación superior: Casos de éxito en instituciones de la Red Universitaria para la Educación con Tecnología-RedUNete

This book presents the academic community with a collection of projects that were undertaken based on the framework of the University Network for Education with Technology, RedUnete. This is a collaborative effort in which higher education institutions from Colombia and Spain participated. The fundamental purpose is to promote the transformative use of digital technologies in higher education. We hope that this transformation will result in flexibility and the enrichment of academic processes within each teaching unit, program, and institution.

The book includes two sections. The first section focuses on structural issues, which include the development of culture and digital competence among the members of each educational community, the alignment between graduates’ digital competences and the requirements of the sector in which they operate, and opportunities to rationalize institutional efforts when creating and using digital educational objects and resources. The second section focuses on substantive issues through learning about the educational, operational, and organizational experiences of higher education in virtual and blended learning modalities that use a transformative approach. Each of the documented experiences goes beyond just combining face-to-face and virtual activities since they all favor the use of technology-based student-centered pedagogical strategies. These practices promote students’ active participation in the construction, debate, and socialization of knowledge. Tea¬cher-facilitation is encouraged inside learning communities supported by digital technology.

The book closes by inviting reflection on the challenges that higher education institutions face due to the global commitment to move forward with the United Nations 2030 Agenda, specifically because this relates to the fourth Sustainable Development Goal: quality education for all.