The teaching training college and the perception of ICT availability. Comparative study: the UAEM-BUAP case

ICT access and availability have been regarded differently depending on the university; for some
this has meant a great deficit, for others it has not constituted a problem. The aim of this paper
is to present the prevailing situation as to the perception teachers have regarding the availability
to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in two state-owned institutions: the UAEM
and the BUAP. The implemented research method was correlational, ex post facto, through a
questionnaire that had been previously designed, validated and standardized, in order to offer a
comparative diagnosis regarding perception. Its results convey, among other conclusions, that:
a) regarding ICT availability for academic activities, the university context influences the
professors’ perception; b) the ICT-availability-for-teaching factor is considered deficient in both
universities; c) connectivity is perceived as good in BUAP and deficient at UAEM; and d)
technological equipment availability is perceived as deficient at UAEM, and as adequate at
BUAP.