Resumen

OSUNA RUIZ, Eva Guadalupe; CASILLAS LOPEZ, Miguel Ángel  y  MENDOZA NAVARRO, Luis Alberto. The Benefits of a Multimedia Classroom in Teaching Visual Communication Design: The Case of the Undergraduate Degree Program in Visual Communication Design in the Department of Art, Architecture and Design at the University of Guadalajara. Zincografía [online]. 2017, vol.1, n.1, pp.73-87.  Epub 09-Oct-2020. ISSN 2448-8437.  https://doi.org/10.32870/zcr.v0i1.17.

This paper surveys how the incorporation of educational technology tools benefits the learning process in the classrooms of the Undergraduate Degree Program in Visual Communication Design in the Department of Art, Architecture and Design at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico. The model for technological outfitting consisted of 80 inch screens, video conference equipment, Wi-Fi and cloud storage to support the activities of both professors and students. This paper analyzes the relevance of this equipment and its contribution to academic development in this undergraduate degree program.

We present the characteristics of the remodel and the installation of technology tools in classrooms in a Department of the University of Guadalajara. Technology tools have become necessary in the academic spaces of educational institutions and the incorporation of technology in traditional pedagogical models optimizes the teaching-learning process.

Palabras llave : ICT and education; multimedia classrooms; educational technology; visual communication.