TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND AGRO-ECOLOGICAL TOURISM A BINOMIO FOR TRAINING FROM EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS

Abstract

Technological innovations will improve the learning process of agroecological tourism students. To this end, the objective of this article is to evaluate technological innovation in the training of agroecological tourism from educational platforms during the pandemic, it is framed in the qualitative approach and the method of systematization of experience supported by a descriptive study, using the Linking format. Socio-community to collect the information, the research subjects were the researcher himself who implemented participant observation and documentary analysis, resulting in the fact that technological innovation and educational platforms have opened new possibilities for training in agroecological tourism. 8 courses were implemented with different platforms such as WhatsApp, Moodle and YouTube, with 730 participants in total. Concluding, that the experience allowed expanding access to training, diversifying learning strategies and strengthening interaction between participants. In addition, agroecological tourism has benefited from the flexibility and accessibility offered by educational platforms, valuing technological innovation has been a key factor for the continuity of training in agroecological tourism during the pandemic.