Enfoque Andragógico para el Afianzamiento de las Competencias TIC en los Docentes del “Gimnasio Gran Colombiano” de Tunja.

Abstract

Innovations in the educational system generated by contemporary pedagogy define essential transformative elements of the current society. The adult education paradigm defined as “the art and science of adult teaching” demands to fundamentally appreciate biological, psychological and social backgrounds strengthening their involvement in a multicultural environment. Horizontality, flexibility, autonomy and ethics concepts have been applied as the most important components in adult education programs in the social and educational state policies. The objective of this research is designing pedagogical strategies interceded by the adult education principles to reinforce competences regarding “Information and Communication Technologies” (ICT) in the “Gimnasio Gran Colombiano” Educational Institution from the city of Tunja. The methodology approach of this research was developed under the mixed paradigm, of a Hermeneutic/Comprehensive category, employing the descriptive case study method. During the results analysis the relevance of (ICT) Potentialities and services deployment in institutional and school internships as transversal tool and educational innovation. Accordingly, the urgent need of organizing a segmentalized plan to strengthen teacher qualification in the use of technological tools was identified with the purpose of outlining Orientational Learning Procedures (OLP) interacting with digital programs and applications that invigorate school teaching approaches and methodologies.