CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VIRTUAL TEACHER: CHALLENGES OF THE PERUVIAN UNIVERSITY IN THE CONTEXT OF A PANDEMIC

Abstract

The present investigation arises from the need to identify the characteristics of the virtual teacher in the context of a pandemic - Coronavirus. The methodological design was based on the positivist paradigm, quantitative approach, analytical method, non-experimental design, descriptive level, and transectional type. A questionnaire was applied to 97 teachers who work in Peruvian universities. As a result, the characteristics were obtained: innovation in the learning sessions, promotion of collaborative work, leadership, use of ICTs, permanent updating of knowledge and predisposition to service, which would guarantee that the student perceives the quality in the educational provision materialized in the learning process.