Security and reliability in the information management in personal learning environments (PLE) in higher education

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https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2019.70.1435

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Personal Learning Environments, high education, digital literacy, safe environments, management information

Abstract

The introduction of digital technologies to the educational process allows a gradual digital literacy, which has recently been related to the concept of the Personal Learning Environment (PLE). This article seeks to explore PLE by means of the analysis of digital tools and information access strategies, including a perspective of safe and reliable use of PLE management. For this purpose, a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional research was conducted in a Latin American university through a questionnaire. The results show that the students' digital literacy is still in a process of construction, since, although students use strategies to manage their PLE, the skills for secure and reliable information access and dissemination are as yet limited.

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Urith Ramírez-Mera, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (Mexico)

Master and PhD students in Educational Technology at the Faculty of Computer Science of the Autonomous University of Querétaro

Gemma Tur , University of the Balearic Islands (Spain)

PhD. in Educational Technology by the University of the Balearic Islands. Contracted professor in the Department of Applied Pedagogy and Educational Psychology of the UIB, and researcher in the Group of Childhood, Technology, Education and Diversity in the area of Educational Technology.

 

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27-12-2019

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Ramírez-Mera, U., & Tur , G. (2019). Security and reliability in the information management in personal learning environments (PLE) in higher education. Edutec, Revista Electrónica De Tecnología Educativa, (70), 18–33. https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2019.70.1435

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No. 70 (2019): Edutec 70 - October - December 2019

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