Universidades presenciales y entornos virtuales de aprendizaje: una aproximación a la perspectiva del profesorado ante el e-learning

Abstract

The current debate about the incorporation of information and communication technologies to higher education has prompted many traditional, offline universities to promote programmes aimed at critically analysing the characteristic features of e-learning. Once the potential of online instruction in providing university students with new cognitive and instrumental skills has been unanimously acknowledged, a careful, contextualised assessment of the lecturers’ needs concerning online teaching is in order. The present paper aims at presenting some conclusions regarding this topic, derived from a survey carried out during the academic year 2004-5 at Universidade da Coruña. The main goal of this paper is –therefore– to provide both researchers in the field of e-learning and administrators of traditional universities who whish to incorporte online instruction to their academic offer with some useful information.