Didactic inclination of teachers in secondary and higher education in the context of the web 2.0: The case of the Virtual University of the State of Guanajuato (vusg)

The research paper presents the results of a research project undertaken in July 2011 by the group of researchers subscribed to the Office for Research and Graduate Studies of the Universidad Virtual del Estado de Guanajuato (Virtual University of the State of Guanajuato). This work focuses on the analysis of teaching practices and the conception of education in secondary and higher education teachers from the Virtual University of the State of Guanajuato (vusg). The research was conducted in 2011 and aimed to study the practices and conceptions of teaching held by teachers of the vusg. For data collection a closed survey and an in-depth interview where used to describe the ways in which teachers build their teaching and learning. The interview showed the specific purpose of the teachers to clarify the expectations for the work of each class, this shows the elaboration of proactive agreements, which are almost always agreed upon with the students according to their main interests and reasoning. In conclusion, we studied the relationship between teaching practices and the conceptions of teaching teachers have.