Critical Perspective: Systematic Review of Virtual Methodology in University Contexts and its Application in the Time of Covid 19

Authors

  • Josefina Amanda Suyo-Vega , Monica Elisa Meneses-La-Riva, Víctor Hugo Fernández-Bedoya

Abstract

The virtual methodology has become a compulsory subject for students and teachers of all levels and modalities worldwide, following the Covid-19 pandemic that the planet is experiencing. The objective of this article was to identify and evaluate available scientific articles on virtual methodology in university contexts for its application in the time of Covid-19. In this retrospective review from 2010 to 2020, 313,204 articles were analyzed, indexed in the SCOPUS and EBSCO database, which were analyzed under the criteria of inclusion and exclusion, considering the algorithms "or", "and" "not" present in the academic search engines. In addition, time intervals, geography, open access, subject, and relationship to the research topic were applied, finally delimiting a total of 32 scientific articles that fulfilled the structured process. The research question was: what are the emerging virtual methodologies in a university context, in the SCOPUS and EBSCO database, for application in Covid-19 times? The results obtained were that the methodologies mostly used were the flipped classroom, problem-based learning, pacie methodology, study lesson methodology and b-learning methodology. Likewise, the virtual platforms, blackboard, moodle and webct were used, and mixed methodologies were incorporated, highlighting the classes, both synchronous and asynchronous. From the findings we analyzed the lack of methodological processes that detail in detail the proposal made, so we suggest research on emerging virtual methodologies indicating each process developed so that the beneficiary is the educational community. Likewise, the evidence proved that virtual methodology favors teaching-learning, for this reason it is suggested to maximize its use by conceiving the idea of technology and innovation as creative and innovative spaces that promote the link between teacher and student

Published

2020-11-01

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