The challenges of Distance Education and the use of Information and Communication Technology

Abstract

This article deals with Distance Learning and the challenges of including Information and Communication Technologies as a pedagogical strategy amid the difficulties imposed by the current social detachment. A bibliographic research was carried out with the authors' position on DL and the response of official organizations to the demand for education when students cannot attend traditional school. This brief study allowed the observation that, although the Teaching Institutions promote a great investment in new technologies and tools, they do not have their correspondent in preparation, training and qualification of the teaching staff. It was also observed that there is a large portion of the school population that does not have access to classes for socioeconomic reasons that prevents them from having an internet connection to continue their studies. It can also be said that distance learning in synchronous and asynchronous molds is a way of accessing education in constant growth, despite the obstacles faced by students.