Análisis comparativo de herramientas para video conferencia en aulas virtuales de la ESPOCH.

Abstract

This work included comparative analysis tools for video conferencing for virtual classroom at the Polytechnic University of Chimborazo. Results were evaluated through surveys with graduated students of the Educational Informatics Master´s program and with students of the ninth level from the School of Systems Engineering. The research method was the scientific and deductive method. Videoconferencing tools analyzed were OpenMeetings, WiZiQ, BigBlueButton, implemented at the servers and virtual platform of the Polytechnic School of Chimborazo. From videoconferencing tools used it was analyzed their use and the result indicated that users prefer BigBlueButton by 44%, exceeding the use of OpenMeetings, WiZiQ, which were 26% and 30% respectively. It was designed a specific virtual classroom to integrate multiple video resources in different academic blocks to detect the best use of this resource by students and the instructor. It was concluded that the use of videoconferencing in education area allows greater student participation, strengtheniñng the interaction between teacher and student, with the use of the tool BigBlueButton. It is recommended to strengthen the teaching-learning process of students through the use of information and communication technologies especially videoconferencing which allows interaction without barriers of space and place.