The Changes of Education in Digital Environment on the Context of Pupils Media Literacy Development – Theoretical approach

Abstract

This paper was prepared to highlight the changes which shaping the culture of children’s education in digital environments. The text include a theoretical review of the literature about: culture of education, digital environments, and children digital literacy. This paper reviews Jerome Bruner’s educational theory in reference to children digital literacy. The considerations contained in the article are based on examples of technologies such as: virtual reality, augmented reality, and the digital environment in Minecraft computer game. As a result of the analyses, it was concluded that the current technological possibilities have changed the way children participate in digital culture. It was concluded that the child from the recipient of digital media has become their active creator. It has been assumed that it is needed a new look for technologies potential for the development of children’s digital competences.