La plataforma Moodle como recurso tecnológico de complemento para la función docente universitaria

El presente articulo tiene como objetivo central explicar las potencialidades educativas que ofrece la herramienta de gestion de aprendizaje Moodle, un recurso tecnologico que sirve de complemento para cumplir la funcion docente universitaria a la par con la evolucion de las Tecnologias de la Informacion y Comunicacion (TIC). Para la investigacion se tomo como caso de estudio a la Universidad Tecnologica Israel, y en la misma se resaltan las oportunidades en cuanto a su aplicacion no solo por la influencia que impacta notoriamente en el alumno sino tambien todas las ventajas que aporta a los profesores desde la creacion de un aula de aprendizaje virtual, la incorporacion de multiples recursos didacticos, la actualizacion permanente de los contenidos de la asignatura, el seguimiento y monitoreo de las actividades efectuadas por los estudiantes. Por otra parte, la metodologia utilizada fue la investigacion documental mediante el metodo del analisis de contenido que genero las siguientes conclusiones: la Moodle permite el proceso de desarrollo de ensenanza-aprendizaje bajo la modalidad presencial, semipresencial y a distancia; su administracion es muy sencilla, pero demanda que el docente tenga nociones basicas sobre la misma para construir conocimientos pertinentes con las realidades de quien aprende.Palabras clave: Moodle, educacion universitaria, funcion docente, entorno virtual de aprendizaje. ABSTRACTThe main objective of this article is to explain the educational potential offered by the Moodle learning management tool, a technological resource that serves as a complement to fulfill the university teaching function at the same time as the evolution of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the formation of citizens of the 21st century, who are natives of this digital society. For the investigation, the Technological University of Israel was taken as a case study, and in it, the opportunities are highlighted in terms of its application, not only because of the influence that notoriously impacts on the student but also all the advantages that it brings to teachers; from the creation of a virtual learning classroom, the incorporation of multiple teaching resources, the permanent updating of the subject’s contents, the follow up and monitoring of the activities carried out by the students. On the other hand, the methodology used was documentary research through the content analysis method that generated the following conclusions: universities are increasingly incorporating the Moodle platform in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies courses that are offered to the student population, as it allows the teaching-learning development process under the face-to-face, blended and distance modality. In addition, it facilitates self-directed learning according to the pace of the participant; gives cooperative learning in a shared cyberspace. Therefore, its administration is very simple, but demands that the teacher has basic notions about Moodle to build relevant knowledge with the realities of the learner.Keywords: Moodle, University Education, Teaching function, Digital Learning Environment.