Writing and dissemination of scientific articles: implementation and evaluation of a blended pedagogical strategy

Abstract

SENA, due to its technical and pedagogical nature, annually generates a large amount of research that contributes to different sectors of the country from different knowledge networks, however, these are not the equivalent to the volume of publications in indexed journals. For this reason, an exploratory process and comparative and analytical observation of the academic environment were carried out, in the Center for Agribusiness Management of the East (CGAO) of the SENA in Vélez, Santander, to establish the needs and possible techniques and tools that improve this aspect. Subsequently, and with the results obtained from this diagnosis, a pedagogical strategy was developed to motivate writing for publication in scientific journals. From a sample of 96 participants, a process was implemented in a blended mode to strengthen skills in the scientific dissemination of the academic community of the CGAO, and a web application was developed to facilitate this work in a more didactic and friendly way. During the development of the strategy, 90 % appropriation was achieved, and the community involved today perceives, with a positive attitude, the dissemination of knowledge and the importance of scientific writing and dissemination. This entire process is just a steppingstone and the first approach in a long way to go that has the intention of longitudinal continuity, to continue improving and consolidating the publication of scientific articles in the different centers of the SENA, through the construction of different mechanisms that are added to these that are exposed.