Pedagogical Implications of Digital Competence in the EFL class

 In the so-called Knowledge Society we are living in, the learning environment has adopted new characteristics, and as a consequence, teachers are facing enormous challenges regarding their roles inside and outside the classrooms. To start with, the constant evolution of digital tools and new ways of communicating provides teachers and students with lots of resources that are available twenty-four hours a day no matter where they are. In line with it, learner autonomy is an ability that makes a difference when speaking about digital citizenship. In the field of education, the concept of autonomy become relevant with the rise of the communicative approach which is student-centered (Enseñar con Tecnologías 2022. Meeting 8). In that context, teachers must be there as a support to help students develop their autonomy in a responsible and conscious way, considering that knowledge is both built and shared by all the participants of the Knowledge Society.

To sum up, the evolution of today´s society has a severe impact on the way learners learn and therefore on the way teachers teach. Based on competencies, the current educational curriculum demands continuous training and commitment from the teachers in order to grow the digital competence required in a new wide, and challenging world that offers bright and endless bridges of knowledge to those who are whiling to cross them.

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Enseñar con Tecnologías. 2022. Pedagogical Implications of the Digital Competence. Meeting 8. 

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Enseñar con Tecnologías. 2022. Digital Competence Definition.

Meeting 9.

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