Today’s society is characterised by the impact of technology in all areas of life, which is why promoting the development of digital competence in future preschool and primary school teachers is key to achieving a digitally competent population and promoting social progress from schools. This paper describes the implementation of a funded teaching innovation project developed with students of the Degrees in Preschool Education and Primary School Education at the University of Valencia, Spain. The main objective was the development of digital competence from a cross-cutting perspective. The analyses confirm the improvement of the participants in all areas of digital competence and the influence of gender on the results obtained. This highlights the impact of the intervention for the improvement of technological skills for future teachers.

Blended learning is a set of pedagogical strategies and practices that are closely related to the emergence of new technologies in society and in higher education. They are characterized by a combination of face-to-face and online learning that integrates a variety of materials in the teaching and learning process. The aim of our research was to analyze scientific production on this topic using two prestigious international databases: Scopus and Web of Science (WOS). A bibliometric study was conducted on 508 papers, and content analysis was performed on 119 openly accessible publications. Results show that blended learning is being applied in all scientific and professional spheres. This learning model is praised for its positive impact on motivation and learning effectiveness, as well as for promoting student autonomy. With respect to content, it is worth noting that many authors observe that methodological success is related to cultural context and access to devices and materials. Furthermore, it is suggested that greater methodological diversity is preferable to a single hegemonic approach. In short, the present paper contributes to the educational community by shedding light on how blended learning is being implemented and its impact on higher education.

La formación de la ciudadanía en competencia digital interesa a administraciones nacionales y supranacionales. En los últimos años se han invertido ingentes cantidades económicas en la dotación de infraestructura y en I+D+I para el desarrollo tecnológico en distintos sectores de la sociedad. La integración de dispositivos digitales en la sociedad ha impacto en las políticas educativas de muchos países, llevándolos a considerar la competencia digital como aspecto clave en la enseñanza obligatoria y esencial para la inclusión social. En este artículo, se presentan los resultados de una investigación realizada en cuatro centros de Educación Primaria de Valencia y Galicia, reconocidos por su trayectoria innovadora en el uso de las TIC. El objetivo es identificar y analizar las visiones que la comunidad educativa de cada escuela tiene sobre la competencia digital que está adquiriendo el alumnado participante en prácticas educativas mediadas por TIC. Para la recogida de información se empleó metodología cualitativa, específicamente entrevistas a profesorado, familias y alumnado. Los resultados reflejan modelos diferentes de trabajo y conceptualización de la competencia digital. Todos ellos reconocen su relevancia para la inclusión en la sociedad del futuro y desmitifican su rol hegemónico en el aprendizaje escolar. The training of citizens in digital competence is of interest to national and supranational administration. In recent years enormous amounts of money have been put into the provision of facilities and I+D+I for technological development in different sectors of society. The integration of digital devices in the industry, communication and society has had a profound impact on educational policies in many countries, making them consider the digital competence as a key in the compulsory education and essential to the social inclusion. This article shows the results of a research conducted in four primary schools from Valencia and Galicia that are recognized because of their innovative trajectory in the use of ICTs. The aim is to identify and analyse the visions of the education community members from each school about the digital competence which is being acquired by the students involved in educational practices mediated by ICTs. To collect the information, it was used a qualitative method based on interviews with teachers, families and students. The results reflect different work models and concepts about the digital competence. It is recognized that the ICTs are relevant to the inclusion in the society of tomorrow and it has been demystified their hegemonic role on school learning.