A simple computer in the classroom does not make learning effective

His latest publication is called on educational innovation: the intersection between digital pedagogy, artificial intelligence and personalized learning.Thus, Luis Toro's report is entitled, which provides data on the benefits of digital tools in educational centers.

Toro is director of academic programs at Obsiness School.It has, among other titles, that of a Doctor of Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Granada and the Bachelor of Psychology from the Central University of Venezuela.

In the aforementioned study alerts the importance of applying artificial intelligence and telematic tools to teaching to stimulate millennial generation, that is, to the natives of the digital era.

- Pandemia has advanced the digitalization of teaching...

–The Covid outbreak meant the interruption of education at the most important global level in history.According to UNESCO, the closure of teaching institutions had a direct impact on more than 100 million teachers and school staff.All this caused worldwide focus on online education.Now it has passed to a hybrid format that seems to have arrived to stay.

- What prominence does digital education occupy in the controversy Lomloe?

–The new teaching law includes the EDUCA in Digital Plan, which contemplates actions to support the digital transformation of the education system, in collaboration with the Autonomous Communities.Among other services, it makes available to the most vulnerable students devices, as a loan, which facilitate digital education both in person in the center and remotely.

–The reality is contradictory: professors of analog culture and students who are digital natives...

 “Un simple ordenador en el aula no hace efectivo el aprendizaje”

- The expectation of the new generations is that teaching is rich in digital technologies.Young people, in areas other than the academic, are surrounded by them: they relate, communicate and consume content through social networks;Come digital television, listen to music in streaming...All this implies a constant challenge for educators, whose skills and digital skills, in many cases, are lower than those of their students.In the US there is a concern for this matter and also in the European Union, which, for this reason, promotes the digital education plan.

–A transformation that enlarges the dreaded digital gap...

-Definitely.According to Digital Divide Council, from the United States, less access to digital technology can lead to low performance.Some of the key initiatives to reduce the digital divide include promoting digital literacy through campaigns or incentives.What is clear is that closing that gap in education is a gradual and expensive process, but it is a prerequisite for development.

- Can it be said that the board and chalk have died?

–Who in its analog version are in the decline phase.However, the mere presence of a computer in the classroom does not make learning effective.Digital pedagogy demands careful use of tools and the decision when not using them paying special attention to their influence on learning.Technology adoption is not enough for digital transformation.A strategic vision is necessary that avoids the risk of acquiring resources for the same thing that was done before.

- How does artificial intelligence (AI) get the early abandonment of studies?

–The developers are creating applications for this purpose, such as early warning systems that detect when a student's behavior can indicate a greater probability of an undesirable subsequent event, such as abandoning a course.Other researchers combine AI technology with other disruptive that allow a rigorous performance evaluation.Systems based on voice and social and educational robots also apply.

- The certain thing is that, in addition to reading and writing, the children of the 21st century must have digital skill...

- The digital literacy skills of educators are increasingly in the focus of educational policies.Parents, employer agents and society in general expect the education system to form students in these skills, which allow them to solve the challenges of a society accustomed to the constant appearance of new technologies with solvency.Let's not forget that children, from a very young age, are continuously in front of the screens.The penetration of technology in homes and smartphones reinforce the need to incorporate adequate digital literacy.

"Let me doubt.".Are ICT of full guarantee in evaluations?

- Effectively the security of digital evaluation is a very discussed topic in the online training sector.With the Covid pandemic, a great concern about academic integrity has been generated.And this, despite the fact that digital evaluations have more advantages than the traditional pencil and paper method.

- And how are those traps avoid?

–Use the right and best practices tools.For example, artificial intelligence systems can be used, with the transmission and recording of videos.

- Can he replace a teacher?

–The unique skills of educators make their jobs different from others in the possibility of automation.But Iasí can improve teachers by providing them with a greater understanding of students' needs.