Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Emerging Technologies and Pedagogical Innovation
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https://doi.org/10.55204/pcc.v6i2.e179Keywords:
transformación digital, educación superior, tecnologías emergentes, innovación pedagógica.Abstract
La investigación analizó la transformación digital en la educación superior, con énfasis en las tecnologías emergentes y su relación con la innovación pedagógica. Se desarrolló una revisión sistemática de la literatura siguiendo las directrices PRISMA 2020, a partir de publicaciones científicas recientes vinculadas con inteligencia artificial, inteligencia artificial generativa, analítica del aprendizaje, big data y tecnologías inmersivas. Tras el proceso de identificación, cribado y elegibilidad, 42 estudios conformaron la muestra final. Los resultados evidenciaron que estas tecnologías favorecen la personalización del aprendizaje, la retroalimentación, la autonomía estudiantil, la toma de decisiones y el desarrollo de experiencias formativas más interactivas. Sin embargo, también se identificaron desafíos relacionados con la integridad académica, la privacidad, los sesgos algorítmicos, las competencias digitales y la sostenibilidad institucional. Se concluye que la transformación digital adquiere verdadero valor cuando la innovación tecnológica se articula con intencionalidad pedagógica, formación docente, gobernanza ética y estrategias centradas en el aprendizaje.
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