Teaching digital competences

Creation and use of educational video in professional practicum in Primary Education

Abstract

The issue of Digital Teaching Competences (DTC) related to the creation and use of educational video as a teaching resource is analyzed, in the context of the Professional Teaching Practice (PTD) (hybrid modality due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic of the Covid-19) of the Primary Education Career of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), Rodrigo Facio branch, held at Escuela Nueva Laboratorio Emma Gamboa (San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José), during the II Cycle 2021. The study is limited to the concept of DTC, its performance levels and the dimensions for its development by the teaching staff, in addition, the stages of the construction process of the educational video are described within the framework of the development of the PTD. The research, of a qualitative nature, collected information through case studies, applying questionnaires to student practitioners and teachers collaborating in the process. The results allude to the digital and pedagogical teaching skills for the creation of videos, as well as the benefits and limitations of the process and the use of educational video as a didactic resource in virtuality. Among the main conclusions, it stands out that the practicing students faced challenges and began a process of familiarization with the technology that partially transitioned towards adaptation and integration; Despite the fact that the PTD was carried out in a hybrid modality, the construction dynamics and the use of the educational video as a didactic resource was strengthened by various aspects related to the dimensions of the DTC; As benefits, the pedagogical use and the quality of the resource are indicated, while as limitations, the (extensive) time stands out, the need to have equipment, tools and digital resources, especially for editing processes, in addition to the generation of educational strategies for PPD in hybrid mode.