Comunidad virtual para un aprendizaje basado en proyectos en Ecoturismo de la Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo

• Main Author: MSc. Mónica Pozo-Vinueza
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de Oriente 2015-10-01
• Series: Santiago
• Online Access: http://revistas.uo.edu.cu/index.php/stgo/article/view/71

Virtual communities in education emerge with the birth of such networks, particularly the Internet, which converge in a series of tools with a highly educational component. Thus, in this article aims to reflect on the field of virtual learning communities for ESPOCH specifically ecotourism in school, considering its structure and implications in the current educational context, as it has a dynamic, more slope beyond the classroom and involve some advantages arising from autonomous operation, equally, it is important to analyze the role of the teacher as a transforming agent in these emerging processes of teaching and learning, and solving problems or finding answers to possible needs, with the implementation of learning projects that radiate towards the community.<br />Keywords: virtual community, learning, research, learning pro-jects, ESPOCH.