Commitment to meaningful learning via asynchronous processes: some actions to improve educational equity as a result of Covid-19

Abstract

The Pandemic caused by Covid-19 caused many of the educational processes that were deve- loped in person to be continued, immediately, through computer virtuality, most of them being implemented through synchronous activities that sought to simulate the in-person classroom. In many urban places such migration was possible but not in populations that have little access to the internet, especially in the interior of the country. This essay presents two tools that respond to the attention of students who suffer the consequences of the digital divide to continue their studies regularly, but who need educational institutions to respond creatively and effectively in order to continue, in a regular manner, with their professional training at the university level. The aim of this text is to show how asynchronous processes, well planned and oriented, can respond to the needs already described and guarantee meaningful learning. It is also desired to expose how the use of WhatsApp can be pedagogically mediated so that it is used for educational purposes synchronously or asynchronously.