@misc{10818/25151,
year = {2012},
month = {10},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10818/25151},
abstract = {Virtual education has become an alternative for students to access the _x000D_
higher education system. In Colombia, there has been an increase in the number _x000D_
of  undergraduate  programs  in  this  form  of  education.  However,  information _x000D_
about the pedagogical work undertaken in those programs is scarce, and it is _x000D_
needed to examine their quality. This research project examined the education _x000D_
community�s  perception  of  undergraduate  virtual  education  programs  in  Co-_x000D_
lombian higher education institutions. One of the key elements in the analysis _x000D_
was the development of students� information literacy to find out about possible _x000D_
ruptures, transformations, advantages, problems and solutions that emerge from _x000D_
this form of education. The study used a quantitative and qualitative approach _x000D_
to gather information from teachers, coordinators, tutors and students from 9 _x000D_
higher  education  institutions.  Results  show  that  efforts  to  improve  students� _x000D_
information literacy have been undertaken; however a greater collective effort _x000D_
is needed to improve the search for, evaluation and ethical use of information. _x000D_
Implicit here is the need for expert training and the need to reflect upon strategies to combat plagiarism.},
abstract = {La educaci�n virtual se constituye en una alternativa para el acceso_x000D_
de un mayor n�mero de estudiantes al sistema de educaci�n superior. En_x000D_
Colombia se ha incrementado el n�mero de programas de pregrado en esta_x000D_
modalidad, pero la documentaci�n sobre el trabajo pedag�gico desarrollado en_x000D_
la implementaci�n de estas propuestas educativas es insuficiente para examinar_x000D_
su calidad. Esta investigaci�n propuso como una de sus categor�as de an�lisis_x000D_
indagar las percepciones y experiencias de agentes educativos acerca del desarrollo_x000D_
de la alfabetizaci�n informacional en los programas que se ofrecen_x000D_
en esa modalidad para especificar transformaciones, avances, rupturas, entre_x000D_
otros aspectos. El estudio emple� t�cnicas cuantitativas y cualitativas para la_x000D_
recolecci�n de informaci�n de profesores, coordinadores, tutores y estudiantes_x000D_
de nueve instituciones de educaci�n superior que contaban con programas con_x000D_
un alto componente virtual. Los resultados muestran que se ha dado inicio al_x000D_
fortalecimiento de las competencias informacionales de los estudiantes, pero_x000D_
que a�n se requiere del trabajo colectivo entre profesores, tutores y estudiantes _x000D_
para refinar los criterios de b�squeda, valoraci�n y aplicaci�n de la informaci�n._x000D_
Se evidencia tambi�n la necesidad de capacitaci�n para expertos tem�ticos y la_x000D_
necesidad de reflexionar sobre estrategias para combatir el plagio.},
publisher = {Informaci�n, cultura y sociedad: revista del Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecol�gicas},
keywords = {Information  literacy},
keywords = {Virtual  programs},
keywords = {Higher  education},
keywords = {Plagiarism},
keywords = {Alfabetizaci�n informacional},
keywords = {Programas virtuales},
keywords = {Educaci�n superior},
keywords = {Plagio},
title = {Informational Literacy in Virtual Higher Education: Achievements and Challenges},
title = {Alfabetizaci�n informacional en la educaci�n superior virtual: logros y desaf�os},
author = {Pineda Baez, Clelia Zobeida and Hennig Manzuoli, Cristina and Segovia Cifuentes, Yasbley and D�az G�mez, Darwin Andr�s and S�nchez Duarte, M�nica Marcela and Patricia Otero, Mar�a and Paul Rees, Geraint},
}