Communication and ICTS. Internet as an empowerment factor in university students: activities, relationships, cooperation

Abstract

This study inquired about appropriation processes of the Internet in the activities of a university student group in the districts of San Miguel, Malvinas Argentinas, José C. Paz and Moreno of the District of Buenos Aires, Argentina, from Vygotsky’s sociohistorical perspective, in which it was involved joint observation in terms of intellectual, affective / emotional and motivational aspects, and also, it is taken into consideration, personal, relational and collective levels provided by the literature about empowerment.

Based on in-depth interviews and observations, it was found that connectivity contributes to disseminate and exchange information, it supports academic development, facilitates cooperation and allows that the codes and interaction of being a student may be assumed with greater solidity and effectiveness. The emergence of communities and the availability of mobile devices promote interactions that increase affectivity construction.

Finally, platforms mobilize online activities, although the excessive attention paid on the screens is understood as an obstacle that disables participation, organization and collective action in physical spaces.