En el año 2020, la enfermedad originada por el virus SARS-CoV-2, denominada “COVID-19”, ocasionó un distanciamiento social en casi la totalidad de los países del mundo. Dicho aislamiento trajo consecuencias en los distintos sectores de la sociedad, entre ellos el educativo, donde la enseñanza y aprendizaje migraron a entornos virtuales. En México, el cierre masivo de escuelas se dio a partir del segundo trimestre del 2020, sin que el sistema educativo estuviera del todo preparado para la transición a la virtualidad, lo que generó una serie de problemáticas bajo esta nueva modalidad educativa. La presente obra aborda algunas de las problemáticas que se presentaron en los distintos niveles de nuestro sistema educativo mexicano a partir de las experiencias y reflexiones de profesores e investigadores tras dos años de pandemia, lo cual nos permite ofrecer un acercamiento a la nueva realidad educativa de nuestro país y, a al mismo tiempo, nos proporciona herramientas útiles ante los desafíos que se avecinan en la etapa DOI: https://doi.org/10.52501/cc.069

En esta obra los autores investigan, reflexionan, analizan y dan voz a dos de los actores principales delproceso educativo en nivel secundaria: docentes y alumnos, quienes enfrentan dificultades importantesen el marco de una educación a distancia por la pandemia provocada por el virus SARS-CoV-2. Ante lassituaciones inéditas y condiciones vulnerables para llevar a cabo su función, así como la incertidumbrerespecto a las formas de enseñanza y logro de aprendizajes, emergen tensiones generadas por la intensificación del trabajo, la falta de competencias digitales, la precaria comunicación con los alumnos, así como la irrupción de una escuela virtual en los hogares. De aquí se desprenden cuestionamientos importantes sobre los resultados y el posible rumbo que debe tomar la educación en el futuro.

The book that is shared with the entire academic, scientific and social community is the result of an articulated and joint work of the research table of the Network of Catholic Universities (RUCC) Node Antioquia-Choco and the institutions of higher education that make up it. The text is located in the logic of the transformational changes that our society is experiencing because of the pandemic by Covid-19 and its impact on the areas of adjustment of the human being, educational, health, social, family, community and ecological systems. The research and reflective contributions of the book project lines of work inside and outside the academy that place their interests in the problems, opportunities and innovations of the pandemic and post-pandemic process as possible responses that allow to alleviate and reconfigure social, personal, cultural and economic practices after the health crisis.

New Perspectives in Teaching and Learning With ICTs in Global Higher Education Systems addresses the challenges faced by higher education systems worldwide in adapting to new technologies and incorporating them into teaching and learning methodologies. The book offers solutions for educators and students by emphasizing the significance of creating inclusive learning environments that support diverse learners, adapting teaching methodologies accordingly, and integrating technology into higher education. The book's research focuses on new pedagogical methodologies and approaches that can be utilized to engage students and improve their learning outcomes. It also highlights the role of the modern lecturer in new teaching and learning contexts that utilize ICTs and emphasizes the need for educators to adapt their teaching approaches to meet the changing needs of today's learners. This book is an essential resource for educators, policy makers, and researchers seeking to stay up to date with the latest trends and approaches in higher education and ICTs.

Transformative Practice in Critical Media Literacy brings together a diverse selection of essays to examine the knowledge production crisis in higher education and the role that news media and technology play in this process. This text highlights the importance of radical pedagogy and critical media literacy to fight back and reclaim higher education as the battleground for democracy and the embodiment of citizenship. Using a global and social justice lens, it explores the transformative potential of critical media literacy in higher education. It also provides real examples of current critical media literacy practices around the globe and of successful experiences inside classrooms. In an era of fake news, this text fulfils the yearning for critical media literacy to permeate higher education by drawing together practitioners and scholars speaking to journalism students, teacher candidates, and to students, scholars, and activists across a variety of spaces in higher education. This book will be a key resource for scholars, students, policymakers, community members and activists interested in education, politics, youth studies, critical theory, intersectionality, social justice and peace studies, activism, critical media literacy, communication, or media studies.

​This volume provides an overview of the ways sustainable development issues as a whole, and the SDGs in particular, are perceived and practiced in a variety of countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region. It also discusses the extent to which its many socio-economic problems hinder progresses towards the pursuit of a sustainable future, and documents successful experiences from across the region. This book is part of the "100 papers to accelerate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals initiative".