Accesibilidad de los estudiantes universitarios a los entornos virtuales de aprendizaje implementados por la Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro Extensión El Carmen

Abstract

The objective of this study is to describe the level of accessibility of university students to the virtual learning environments implemented by La Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, El Carmen extension, in the 2020-2021 academic period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This work has a qualitative approach, descriptive level and field modality. Therefore, for data collection, a nominal scale survey was applied to 105 students, they were organized in statistical tables; obtaining the following results: students did not have adequate internet due to the limited coverage available, they depended on prepaid mobile data and data plans, which ran out very quickly due to the demands of the platforms, in addition, they did not have sufficient technological resources to enter to classes, since some accessed through cell phones, laptops and tablets; I did not have a desktop computer with an internet connection. Hence, it is concluded that the university students investigated did not have access facilities to virtual learning environments, that is, the University investigated did not guarantee the availability of technological resources so that its students had access, permanence and completion of their studies. In a virtual face-to-face manner with quality and excellence, as stipulated in the LOES in article 4 y 5, in agreement Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador in Section Eight, specifically in article 26, 28 in 57. This situation violated the right to education with equal opportunities.