ABSTRACT
The confinement by COVID-19 forced the implementation of virtual classes, in this context it was proposed to determine how the virtual work team influences the development of skills in students at the secondary education level. Through the experimental method, the design consisted of two non-equivalent groups with pre and post-test, through which it was possible to establish that the virtual work team significantly develops the skills in the area of Social Sciences. Therefore, in the pedagogical scenario of virtual classes, it is necessary to train tutors in order to optimize the development of student skills.
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this article is to reveal the trends and challenges of Latin American graduate programs in the face of the imminent situation of confined education due to the effect of COVID-19. The modality of documentary research has been chosen through the systematization and analysis of bibliographic, newspaper and referential sources. The trend results were grouped into three categories: management, research, and curriculum development;being that the greatest challenges point to quality improvement with transdisciplinary curricula, and pertinent and collaborative research at the regional level, as well as the assurance of sustainable technological capabilities. It is concluded that the pandemic has meant a turning point in the evolution of the Latin American university system, and before this the postgraduate students have the challenge of “innovating”, for which they must evaluate the academic and managerial effects that have been experienced during the confinement, in order to define and adapt the management, research and curricular designs models in response to the emerging professional profiles that the new post-pandemic environment is envisioning. © 2021, Universidad del Zulia. All rights reserved.