Measuring access to digital technologies for higher education
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https://doi.org/10.35588/79tjs043Keywords:
ICT access, digital technologies, higher education, ICT useAbstract
The objective of this study is to characterize the access to digital technologies by students of a higher education institution in Colombia that offers academic programs under the virtual modality. To collect the information, 384 people linked to the university were surveyed. Laptop, fixed internet and smartphone were identified as the main digital tools used by students, which were compared by gender, finding similarities and differences that are presented in the document. Additionally, it was found that tablet, projector, audio equipment and voice assistant, are the devices with lower levels of access by respondents. These results can present a significant input for the development of programs and course plans, based on the tools that have greater accessibility by the population involved in the teaching-learning process
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