Selected aspects of self-education of pedagogy students at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in the context of new media

Technological advances, changing standards of living and the aging of societies that encourage people to take different forms of additional learning and self-education, which is not only due to necessity, but also to the need to take care of personal development. The article presents an overview of selected research results in the field of self-education of students of Pedagogy of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun: understanding the concept, using TI tools in the discussed process and the purpose and methods of their use. It follows that educational activities should be undertaken with the aim to increase information awareness and the level of information literacy of students, , from the first year of study, to secure the success and increase the effectiveness of self-learning process.