The Use of ICTs in Teaching at the Normal Superior School “Profr. Moisés Sáenz Garza”: An Exploratory Study

Abstract

The use of ICTs in the classroom is studied in a descriptive exploratory way to favor the professional training process in the Normal Superior School “Profr. Moisés Sáenz Garza” based on the 2018 study plan. A survey was applied to teachers of eight specialties from different semesters. The questionnaire evaluated the frequency dimensions of the use of ICTs, the use of technological resources in teaching, the teacher’s communication process with students, and the usefulness of ICTs in class for teachers. The main results express that the use of ICTs is systematic and conceived as permanent support for the training path. The main means of teacher-student communication are email and the Moodle educational platform, while the most common activities carried out on the platform are exams, guidelines and forums. The established teachers agree in accepting and recognizing the need for ICTs to make the teaching-learning process more efficient. In general, the use of ICTs in the school studied is satisfactory, which is explained by the fact that the institution has the necessary technological infrastructure for academic activity.