VIRTUAL CLASSROOM BASED ON CONSTRUCTIVISM THEORY USED AS ASUPPORT FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE OPERATING SYSTEMS AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL

Abstract

The present research proposes the design and implementation of a virtual classroom based on the constructivism theory, employed as a tool for the teaching of the operating systems course during the cycle 2006-1 at Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo. This research also pushed us to know the characteristics that display the platforms of learning management, specially those used on this research (Moodle) and to take into value the performance of the virtual classroom on the visual, navigability, contents and instruccional design aspects. The methodology used on this research was of descriptive type and it was used the systemic thinking technique for the organization of tasks. Finally, the performance of the virtual classroom was graded as very good concerning visual, navigability, contents and instruccional design aspects. It was recomended the use of virtual classrooms as a support in university and continuous formation courses.