The tools used in learning processes are in a continuous state of flux. One of the most significant changes is the application of Information and Communications technologies (ICTs) to educational contexts. This provides new possible ways to carry out learning activities, new learning services, the possibility to use new kinds of contents and activities, etc. However, ICTs have not provided as many advantages as they were supposed to, so changes are necessary. In this context, a new set of tools, Web 2.0, offers a new way to understand the Web, in which the user is the centre. Further, users can cooperate in order to define contents. This concept is also applied in technology-mediated learning but there are important problems when one tries to integrate such tools and concepts with existing systems. This paper explores the integration of these tools in traditional learning environments, the various possibilities and their advantages and drawbacks. After that, an interoperability scenario is described and two experiences are presented to show how 2.0 tools can be integrated in learning activities, and its effect in educational process.

Este artículo presenta parte de los resultados obtenidos en una investigación que realiza un estudio diagnóstico sobre la auto-percepción del profesorado de Educación Primaria en Castilla y León sobre competencias digitales. Primero se realiza un análisis teórico de la evolución de dichas competencias y su desarrollo para los docentes desde distintos ámbitos. En segundo lugar se expone la metodología del estudio y se presentan los resultados pertenecientes al bloque II del cuestionario: “Autopercepción de la competencia digital del profesorado”, con garantías técnicas de fiabilidad y validez contrastada. La muestra se compone de 63 profesores de Educación Primaria en Castilla y León, seleccionados por disponibilidad de 9 centros rurales y urbanos de 8 provincias. La selección de variables y construcción de ítems se ha realizado a partir de la revisión de las últimas evaluaciones internacionales específicas en el ámbito de las competencias digitales. Finalmente, los resultados muestran una autopercepción de escasez de habilidades digitales para su uso pedagógico en el momento actual, lo que implica reconsiderar las políticas de formación del profesorado en este campo.

Successful knowledge management is one of the main challenges that any company or institution has to address if it wants to be part of the Knowledge Society in which we live. In the scientific scope, there is a clear commitment to the Open Knowledge, the use of Open Source technologies and the Open Access to Science, which have a directly impact in the scientific institutions. In this context, the PhD Programmes are scientific communities where early-stage and veteran researchers collaborate in the knowledge creation and in its visibility and dissemination. The aim of this paper is describe the architecture of the technological ecosystem that supports the scientific knowledge management processes in the PhD Programme on Education in the Knowledge Society at the University of Salamanca.