{"title":"Digital literacies in higher education","authors":"A. Monteiro, Carlinda Leite","doi":"10.6018/RED.438721","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"espanolLa digitalizacion de las instituciones de educacion superior (IES), debido a la imposibilidad de clases presenciales y tutoria, causada por COVID-19, puso de manifiesto la necesidad de repensar las oportunidades y los obstaculos para el desarrollo de habilidades de los estudiantes. Basado en el marco de alfabetizacion digital de Martin y Grudziecki (2006), se desarrollo un estudio con el objetivo de identificar las percepciones de los estudiantes con respecto a las habilidades digitales que poseen, los usos y efectos de esto en el desarrollo personal y habilidades sociales. La recopilacion de datos, utilizando un cuestionario en linea, tuvo lugar al comienzo del cierre de IES en Portugal. Los resultados apuntan a un dominio de las habilidades de busqueda y edicion de datos y a una menor capacidad para crear y desarrollar nuevas soluciones digitales. La mayoria de los estudiantes informaron que las tecnologias digitales se usaron principalmente para la comunicacion institucional y entre pares, pero no para el desarrollo de redes y habilidades de aprendizaje permanente. La falta de participacion de muchos docentes en el apoyo pedagogico disponible es un obstaculo para una transformacion digital adecuada en la educacion superior, tanto en tiempos de crisis como en el futuro. EnglishThe digitalisation of higher education institutions (HEI), due to the impossibility of face-to-face classes and tutoring, caused by COVID-19, evidenced the need to rethink opportunities and obstacles for the development of digital skills among students. Based on the digital literacy framework by Martin and Grudziecki (2006), a study was developed with the aim of identifying the perceptions of university students regarding the digital skills they possess, as well as the uses and effects of digital literacy in the development of personal and social skills. Data collection, using an online questionnaire, took place during the initial closing period of HEI in Portugal. The results point to an almost widespread mastery of search and data editing skills and to a lesser ability to create and develop new digital solutions. Most students reported that digital technologies were used [before the crisis] mainly for institutional communication and between peers, but not for the development of networking and lifelong learning skills. The lack of involvement of many teachers in the available pedagogical support is an obstacle to an adequate digital transformation in higher education, both in times of crisis and in the future.","PeriodicalId":44096,"journal":{"name":"RED-Revista de Educacion a Distancia","volume":" ","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2021-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"17","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"RED-Revista de Educacion a Distancia","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.6018/RED.438721","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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espanolLa digitalizacion de las instituciones de educacion superior (IES), debido a la imposibilidad de clases presenciales y tutoria, causada por COVID-19, puso de manifiesto la necesidad de repensar las oportunidades y los obstaculos para el desarrollo de habilidades de los estudiantes. Basado en el marco de alfabetizacion digital de Martin y Grudziecki (2006), se desarrollo un estudio con el objetivo de identificar las percepciones de los estudiantes con respecto a las habilidades digitales que poseen, los usos y efectos de esto en el desarrollo personal y habilidades sociales. La recopilacion de datos, utilizando un cuestionario en linea, tuvo lugar al comienzo del cierre de IES en Portugal. Los resultados apuntan a un dominio de las habilidades de busqueda y edicion de datos y a una menor capacidad para crear y desarrollar nuevas soluciones digitales. La mayoria de los estudiantes informaron que las tecnologias digitales se usaron principalmente para la comunicacion institucional y entre pares, pero no para el desarrollo de redes y habilidades de aprendizaje permanente. La falta de participacion de muchos docentes en el apoyo pedagogico disponible es un obstaculo para una transformacion digital adecuada en la educacion superior, tanto en tiempos de crisis como en el futuro. EnglishThe digitalisation of higher education institutions (HEI), due to the impossibility of face-to-face classes and tutoring, caused by COVID-19, evidenced the need to rethink opportunities and obstacles for the development of digital skills among students. Based on the digital literacy framework by Martin and Grudziecki (2006), a study was developed with the aim of identifying the perceptions of university students regarding the digital skills they possess, as well as the uses and effects of digital literacy in the development of personal and social skills. Data collection, using an online questionnaire, took place during the initial closing period of HEI in Portugal. The results point to an almost widespread mastery of search and data editing skills and to a lesser ability to create and develop new digital solutions. Most students reported that digital technologies were used [before the crisis] mainly for institutional communication and between peers, but not for the development of networking and lifelong learning skills. The lack of involvement of many teachers in the available pedagogical support is an obstacle to an adequate digital transformation in higher education, both in times of crisis and in the future.