ICT competence of university teachers from the perspective of students

Abstract

The level of skills of teachers in relation to the use of information and communication technologies has aroused the concern of researchers in recent years. This work aims to describe the level of ICT skills presented by the teachers of the Occupational Therapy program at the University of Santander, Cúcuta campus from the perspective of their students. The methodology was quantitative with a descriptive approach with the application of a questionnaire to active students assigned to the Academic Program of Occupational Therapy of the Faculty of Health of the University of Santander in 2021. The results show that according to the opinion of the majority of students teachers exhibit high levels of ICT skills in its 5 dimensions. It is concluded that the high levels of ICT skills in the staff constitute a strength of the institution, as well as the need to promote student participation initiatives in the evaluation of teachers’ performance as part of participatory management strategies.