Sabiduría Zenú en la era digital: Estrategia pedagógica para preservar el saber ancestral en el Centro Educativo Rural San Miguel

Abstract

The project Digital Resource to Preserve the Ancestral Knowledge of the Zenú People at the San Miguel Rural Educational Center aims to design a digital resource as a pedagogical strategy to strengthen teachers’ digital competencies while enriching the teaching process with content rooted in the Zenú people's cultural identity. The proposal arises from the need to integrate educational technology with ancestral knowledge, promoting contextualized, meaningful, and culturally relevant education in rural settings. The initiative seeks to ensure that teachers not only develop digital skills but also recognize and value the cultural heritage of their community, actively incorporating it into their teaching practices. In this way, the digital resource will serve as a platform for collecting, systematizing, and disseminating traditional Zenú knowledge, including oral stories, agricultural practices, cane fiber weaving, traditional medicine, and other related areas. This dual approach—technological and cultural—makes the project an innovative proposal, as it transforms the classroom into a space where ancestral knowledge and digital tools converge. Furthermore, it strengthens the teacher’s role as a mediator between tradition and educational innovation. The resource will be collaboratively designed with the educational community and will feature accessible multimedia content adapted to rural contexts. By encouraging the active participation of teachers and Zenú tradition bearers, the cultural relevance of the material and its long-term sustainability are ensured. In summary, the project not only contributes to teachers’ professional development in digital competencies but also promotes the preservation and revitalization of the Zenú people's cultural heritage from an integrative and transformative educational perspective.