Voces que comunican: potencialización de competencias comunicativas a través del podcast en estudiantes de séptimo grado de la Institución Educativa Simón Bolívar de Villavicencio.

Abstract

This project is carried out at the Simón Bolívar Educational Institution in Villavicencio, where significant difficulties have been identified in the communication skills of seventh-grade students, particularly in the organization of ideas, verbal fluency, oral expression, and written production. These limitations affect academic performance, classroom participation, and students’ confidence when expressing themselves in different contexts. In response to this situation, the implementation of podcasts is proposed as an innovative pedagogical tool to strengthen these skills by integrating processes of oral expression, active listening, structured writing, and the meaningful use of educational technologies. Podcasts are presented as an accessible resource that allows students to express themselves creatively and meaningfully, fostering the construction of meaningful and contextualized learning. The methodology adopted corresponds to action research, which makes it possible to understand the problem from educational practice and design an intervention aimed at improvement. This approach recognizes students as protagonists of their learning process and values reflection, collaboration, and the contextualized use of language. The project is developed in phases that include diagnosis, planning, script writing, recording, editing, and podcast dissemination, accompanied by formative evaluations that allow the identification of progress and difficulties. These activities promote a dynamic environment in the classroom, where creativity, participation, and collaborative work play a central role. The implementation of podcasts is expected to contribute to strengthening verbal fluency, oral expression, and written production. Likewise, greater action and more active participation in academic activities are projected. Overall, the results suggest that podcasting is a viable and sustainable pedagogical strategy for transforming communication practices into basic education.