UCZEŃ W CYFROWEJ PRZESTRZENI INFORMACJI – O (NIE)OBECNEJ EDUKACJI MEDIALNEJ

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present selected problems of the process of using digital information by students in the context of the phenomenon information overload. The article presents the phenomenon of information overload and its consequences. The text presents a thesis that the source of difficulties in using information is the insufficient information literacy of young people from the digital generation. The information literacy presented in the article, as well as the complexity of the modern digital environment, make it necessary to strengthen the process of educating media competences. At the end, there is a discussion on the problems and postulates from the area of media education in the Polish educational system.