Redes Sociales Como Vía de Comunicación entre Docentes y Estudiantes

Abstract

The use of social networks within the university education system has resulted in a change in student learning. Currently, teachers use the new digital platforms as a means to communicate with students, the main objective of the research is to carry out an analysis of the use of social networks as the communication channels between university students and teachers. Within the study, a quantitative methodology was used, taking as a sample several university institutions in Guayaquil, from which 57 teachers were selected taking into account aspects such as: age, sex, work modality and teaching experience. The analysis tools used was a closed questionnaire with the aim of knowing the teachers' criteria from the data collected we found a good acceptance of ICT by teachers, since most of the respondents agreed on who use these digital resources to enhance both their professional development and that of their students.