TRANSFORMATIONS AND CHALLENGES IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN PARAGUAY DURING AND AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TEACHERS
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COVID-19, pós-pandemia, professores, desafios, transformação digital.Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of ICT became an urgent necessity to maintain continuity of education when face-to-face classes were disrupted worldwide. This generated an accelerated shift towards the adoption and use of technologies in educational settings. One of the main challenges presented by this context represents the integration of ICT in teaching and the technological appropriation of teachers to generate transformations in their practices. Using a qualitative methodology with a descriptive approach, the main objective of this study is to explore, through a qualitative data analysis, the perspective of university teachers in Paraguay in relation to the transformations and challenges during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on content analysis, the results were grouped into categories that include technological challenges and ICT use, adaptation to remote education, motivation and well-being of students and teachers, educational quality and evaluation, innovation and opportunities, as well as interaction and communication. The resilience and adaptability of teachers in the face of the educational crisis imposed by the pandemic is highlighted and it is concluded that despite the significant challenges, teachers were able to identify and take advantage of opportunities to improve and evolve their educational practices.
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