Innovación educativa para enfrentar desigualdades digitales en los estudiantes de la iet agroindustrial de Cajamarca, Tolima

Abstract

Abstract The Cajamarca Agroindustrial Technical Educational Institution, located in a rural area of Tolima, faces significant digital inequalities that limit students' access to, use of, and educational exploitation of technologies. These gaps are manifested in insufficient connectivity, limited availability of devices, and low digital literacy among the educational community, which affects the continuity of training processes in virtual, hybrid, and distance learning modalities. Given this problem, the main objective of this work is to design and implement an educational innovation proposal that strengthens students' digital skills and promotes inclusive pedagogical practices that respond to the particularities of the territory. The study is framed within the approaches of the International Education Congress: “For inclusive, diverse, interactive, and humanistic education,” with a special focus on the thematic axis of the challenges of technology-mediated education in vulnerable contexts. The methodology adopted follows a mixed approach with a qualitative predominance, combining documentary review, participatory diagnosis with teachers and students, and the design of pedagogical strategies integrated with local technological possibilities. The proposed solution consists of an educational innovation model based on hybrid teaching sequences, the pedagogical use of low-consumption digital resources, and the strengthening of teaching capacities. The expected results are a progressive Página 5 de 22 improvement in technological appropriation, increased student participation, and a reduction in existing digital inequalities. The work proposes a viable path toward more inclusive and relevant education, in line with the contemporary demands of rural areas.