La enseñanza del diseño gráfico en los primeros meses de pandemia. Transformaciones desde la Universidad Pública en Latacunga-Ecuador

Transformations from the Public University in Latacunga - Ecuador

Abstract

As a result of the health emergency due to COVID-19 that Ecuador and the world went through, education suffered a severe blow, for which the institutions involved sought alternatives to continue with their tasks in the midst of the crisis. In this context, higher education was forced to take measures that involved bringing professional instruction to the virtual environment. This change was taken in different ways by the actors involved in the formation of the design. In this article we explore these aspects in the case of the graphic design teaching process in the virtual classes of the Visual Communication subject of the Graphic Design career at the Technical University of Cotopaxi (UTC), during the period May-September 2020. This inquiry was carried out through interviews and analysis of documents, bibliography and results of the chair. Their findings show that teachers had to unexpectedly adapt to new modes of teaching and communication, and that students developed modes of learning such as autonomous work with teacher guidance. Thus, the opportunities and limitations of an environment in which the design and its contents had to adjust to the realities of an unprecedented moment are observed.