Aplicación de herramientas TIC en docentes de Odontología de la Universidad Santo Tomás

Abstract

Introduction: Due to the rise of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), higher education institutions have experienced a development in the teaching-learning process and have created new roles for student-teachers. The use of these in educational development is not new, but many universities were not prepared for distance education, impacting the way of learning and digital skills. Objective: Analyze the application of ICT in teachers of the Faculty of Dentistry at the Santo Tomás University, 2023. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional analytical observational study. Sample of 80 teachers; instrument with two sections, first sociodemographic and labor variables corresponding to digital tools. Second Statistical Analysis in Stata/MP V14.0, absolute frequencies with percentages and median (interquartile range) were calculated; bivariate analysis with Chi2 test and/or Fisher's Exact Test (p≤0.05). Results: Predominance of the female sex (60.0%), median age of 48 years (IQR 28-56), level of specialization training (57.5%), teaching experience of more than 15 years (37.5%). Regarding labor aspects, they work full time (55.0%), ICT training by graduates (43.7%), with 1 to 2 academic spaces (31.2%). Regarding the application, it presented a greater proportion (67.5%) of good practices in ICT, highlighting dedication >3 hours to prepare the class (31.2%), with a PowerPoint tool (85.0%) on laptops (82.5%) and help from forums (31.2%). With association with educational level, training and preparation time (p<0.05). Conclusion: Although the teachers presented good application of ICT, there is still a percentage with little use of these tools in particular, the specialist teachers who are more in clinical practice than in theory. However, it highlights the importance of training in the ICT tools offered for educational development, promoting interactivity and participation with students.