Digital Teaching Competencies in a Colombian University

Abstract

This study presents the level of digital competence among a group of teachers from a virtual/distance education faculty at a higher education institution in Colombia. The method employed a quantitative descriptive approach, and data were collected using the DigCompEdu self-assessment questionnaire for digital teaching competence developed by Metared, which follows the European Framework for Digital Competence for Educators. The results are presented from two perspectives: firstly, the level according to the European framework (A, B, and C, similar to language proficiency levels); and secondly, the level of digital competence adoption: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. The study carried out allowed the diagnosis of the level of digital competencies in teachers, data that becomes a key input in the construction of processes or intervention programs that favour the appropriation of ICT by teachers in education.