El rol de la IA en la educación a distancia: retos y oportunidades
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El artículo denominado "El rol de la Inteligencia Artificial en la educación a distancia: desafíos y oportunidades" examina la manera en que la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) está revolucionando los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje en contextos de educación a distancia. En un escenario donde la pandemia de COVID-19 ha precipitado la adopción de plataformas virtuales, la Inteligencia Arti-ficial se ha consolidado como un instrumento esencial para la personalización del aprendizaje, la mejora de la interacción entre docentes y alumnos, y la optimización de los procesos administrati-vos. El propósito de este estudio es examinar los desafíos y oportunidades que emergen de la im-plementación de la Inteligencia Artificial en la educación a distancia, proporcionando enfoques desde la práctica educativa y el progreso tecnológico. La investigación adoptó una metodología mixta, con análisis cuantitativo fundamentado en datos recabados de 200 alumnos y 50 educadores que interactuaron con plataformas educativas dotadas de Inteligencia Artificial, tales como sistemas de tutoría inteligente y chatbots. Simultáneamente, se llevaron a cabo entrevistas cualitativas para indagar en las percepciones respecto a su influencia en la pedagogía. Los hallazgos sugieren que la Inteligencia Artificial tiene la capacidad de proporcionar soluciones adaptadas para cumplir con las necesidades de aprendizaje individuales, tales como la identificación precoz de estudiantes en si-tuación de riesgo, la creación de itinerarios de aprendizaje adaptativos y la automatización de la retroalimentación en tareas académicas. No obstante, también se detectaron retos significativos, entre los que se incluyen la ausencia de formación pedagógica en la utilización de herramientas de Inteligencia Artificial, la desigualdad en el acceso a tecnología de vanguardia y cuestiones éticas vinculadas a la protección de la privacidad de los datos. Estos desafíos restringen el alcance y la eficacia de la Inteligencia Artificial en contextos educativos heterogéneos. Las oportunidades abar-can la optimización de la equidad educativa a través de la implementación de recursos que se ajus-tan a variados ritmos de aprendizaje y estilos cognitivos, además de la optimización del tiempo do-cente, posibilitando un enfoque más estratégico en la atención personalizada a los alumnos. El do-cumento concluye que, aunque la Inteligencia Artificial constituye un cambio paradigmático en la educación a distancia, su implementación demanda políticas inclusivas, formación continua de los docentes y un robusto marco ético. Se aconseja llevar a cabo investigaciones adicionales sobre la incorporación de la Inteligencia Artificial en diversos sistemas educativos, con el objetivo de opti-mizar su impacto y asegurar su viabilidad a largo plazo.
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Derechos de autor 2025 Elizabeth Leopoldina Haro Cedeño, Carmita Cecilia Beltran Illapa, Jaramillo Jaramillo Holger Jacinto, Carlota Isabel Aguagallo Guarango, Katherin Adriana Quinchimbla Asipuela, Marcelo Miguel Ruiz Avila, Vanessa De Monserrate Amaya Lozano

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