Our lines of research…
1
Educational Technology:
- Integration of technologies in educational institutions.
- Digital competence. Social networks in teaching, e-learning and self-regulated learning.
- Digital repositories of teaching materials. Open Educational Resources (OER).
- Computational thinking and learning programming.
- Learning analytics.
- Educational resources and teaching materials in various institutional contexts: school, municipal, etc. and for various levels: infant, primary, secondary, university, seniors.
- Video games in teaching: serious games and gamification. Smart cities and community work.
- Textbooks (analog and digital).
2
Training and Professional Development of Teachers at different educational levels
- The initiation stage and the professional development of novice teachers.
- Training needs analysis. Preparing teachers for multicultural contexts.
- Educational reforms, teacher training and professionalization.
- University didactics.
- Professional development and new technologies.
- Training and professional development of physical education and sport teachers.
- Teachers’ beliefs and professional knowledge.
- The role of the teacher during play and the use of pedagogical models in the organization and management of infant classrooms.
- Observation and analysis of quality educational practices in the first and second cycle of Early Childhood Education. The training of teachers of Early Childhood Education in the first year and according to the Cycle.
3
Socio-productive inclusion and rural contexts
- Digital divide. Digital gender divide.
- Gender identity and digital environments.
- School dropout and socio-educational inclusion. Guiding intervention for attention to educational and socio-professional diversity.
- Educational strategies and resources for educational inclusion.
4
Diagnosis and Career Guidance
- Educational and Career Assessment and Guidance.
- Orientation needs analysis.
- Development and evaluation of career management competencies.
- Guiding and tutorial intervention.
- Evaluation of services and orientation programs.
- Design and evaluation of resources and materials for career guidance. E-orientation. Professional development of counselors.
We do research with a common objective: to build knowledge with the potential to transform the practices of educational institutions in order to improve their teaching, learning, training and professional development processes.
