La alfabetización informacional y digital: fundamentos pedagógicos para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje competente

For at least a decade there has been a substantial and continuous output of literature advocating the development of educational programs for «digital literacy» and/or «information literacy» (known in the Spanish context as ALFIN). The authors approach this concept from an educational perspective, specifically, a didactic one. They begin by suggesting the need for redefining the meaning of literacy to adjust to the omnipresence of digital culture in the current information society. There follows a conceptualization of the concept of competent learning and of the teaching methodologies or strategies that are consistent and coherent with the development of information and digital skills. The conclusion contains suggestions about the future of information literacy for citizenship training in the 21st century.