Potencial y Problemas de la Simulación en Ambientes Virtuales para el Aprendizaje

This article provides information to establish a basis for discussing the development of teaching software based on virtual environments, to be used by administrators and students of the technical area of manufacture in Chile. The main objective was to analyze the potentiality and the problems that the use of simulation software implies in our digital society. The real use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the present educational system is critically discussed and the problem of the use of virtual environments in teaching is analyzed. It is concluded that the use of ICT must consider that educational institutions in Chile must develop supporting strategies for the teachers so the use of ICT really represents a positive element in the formation process of the students.