The challenges of inclusion in COVID-19 times

Abstract

The essence of this work implies knowing the challenge of inclusive education, in the face of the unexpected social upheaval that definitely affected the entire world, even more so the vulnerable population of the educational system. The interaction of students with the learning environment strengthens knowledge and strengthens the educational process as proposed by Canabal and Margalef (2017). But what happens in the days of COVID-19? The use of ICTs during this time has been of great importance, since it has allowed education to be transformed in its entirety; However, the digital divide has been the greatest challenge for students to obtain significant learning according to Gómez, Alvarado, Martínez and Díaz (2018): thus, inclusive education is affected since, socioeconomic conditions and technological facilities are not the same in all contexts, thus Torres and Cobo (2017): state that educational technology is in charge of the teaching-learning process at through the use of ICT; however, in the face of these conditions in which we are currently experiencing, technologies are conceived as one more barrier that limits student learning.