The Challenges of Digital Literacy and Reading Skills

Abstract

Digital literacy is a recent concept that refers to the reading and writing of texts. It covers the development of digital hypertext, as well as the pedagogical and technological components that must be considered for its construction. All this seen from the perspective of distance education. The need to address this type of reading in the new generations is evident. The objective of this research is the study of the understanding of digital hypertext, based on the investigation of academic practices carried out through the technological tools used for the development of virtual classes. The research methodology is qualitative with a hermeneutic methodological approach and the case study research method. The study was developed with university students of the eighth cycle of a university. With these elements, a didactic proposal is designed that strengthens digital reading skills to empower students as hypertextual readers from university contexts.