IPDC: Regional: Training professors for masters programmes in the Andean region with emphasis on strategic use and social appropriation of ICTs

The new digital age poses a challenge for academics. Information and Communication Technologies are now a key component in the daily work of journalists and communicators. Unfortunately however, many professors have struggled to adapt to this change, with ICTs not yet mainstreamed within the academic world. At present they tend to be used only occasionally, featuring as individual subjects that are not directly related to other courses., FELAFACS has identified the urgent need to provide training for professors in key areas of journalism, proposing four subjects from the UNESCO Model Curriculum: Foundations of journalism, Multimedia journalism, Media legislation and Journalism ethics.