Entorno virtual de aprendizaje como recurso para capacitación sobre temas de educación ambiental

Abstract

The present study aims to design a virtual learning environment as a training resource on environmental education issues, considering that the purpose of environmental education is that individuals and communities understand the complexity of the environment, both natural and artificial. Therefore, the article presented is aimed at the community in general, so that through a virtual learning environment it is possible to access the information inherent to the subject and give a message of sensitization to visitors, a sense of environmental awareness, as well as having updated material available. Within the methodological mechanisms, the Weebly platform, YouTube, image design and other applications were used to strengthen the development of the web page. In the methodological field, the research was framed within the quantitative paradigm and a Google form was used for the diagnosis, which allowed determining through the survey technique aspects concerning the results of the summative evaluation of the participants of the study, in addition, interviews were applied to expert professionals, to obtain experiences regarding environmental education and their valuable contribution to enrich the knowledge of the students. The data were tabulated and presented for the generation of conclusions. At the end of the virtual teaching and learning environment, 96,8% of the students surveyed were satisfied with the results. It was concluded that the visitors obtained information and consolidated current knowledge of great importance, facilitating their downloading, visualization and comparison of the topics.