Two-year use of WebQuest at the university to foster the Bologna process

Sonia Lara

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3193–3198

As it is well known the current Bologna process, which targets at convergence of European university teaching, proposes a new methodological approach. It converts a teaching-based education system into one based on learning. WebQuest is one of the...

Topics: Students, Information Communication Technologies, Educational Technology, Instructional Design

Active methodologies for improving development of graduate students’ competences: a four year study

Sonia Lara; Sonia Rivas

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 2772–2776

This paper represents the experiences and results of 103 students in two courses of the Official Masters in Marriage and Family (http://www.unav.es/es/icf/master/), gathered during four academic years (2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009). ...

Surfing on the Wearable Tech: challenges for social participation

Sonia Lara; Concepcion Naval

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 2070–2075

It is a fact that wearable technologies are ubiquitous among young and not-so-young citizens. These gadgets provide the connection to apps what are characterized as having a great potential for fostering socialization and the sense of belonging to a ...

Topics: pedagogical issues, Socialization

Challenges of Learning Analytics for Personalised Learning Management Systems

Charo Reparaz; Sonia Lara

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 659–664

The aim of this study is to contribute some reflections on the possibilities of learning analytics in online learning platforms. Our intention is to personalise the teaching-learning processes and thereby maximise their efficiency. We base our...

Topics: Design of Distance Learning Systems, Design Principles, pedagogical issues, Learning Management Systems

From faculty development to curriculum development: Assessing the Boston University PT3 program for preparing tomorrow’s teachers to use technology.

David Whittier; Sonia Lara

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 3783–3790

The Boston University School of Education (SED) PT3 grant proposed a three-year project focusing initially on faculty development in producing technology-based curriculum resources for their methods courses (phase one) and then leveraging and...

Topics: Curriculum, Educational Technology, Faculty, Schools

Educative proposal of web 2.0 for the encouragement of social and citizenship competence

Sonia Lara; Concepción Naval

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 47–52

Nowadays the web development is increasingly oriented towards social and participative uses. This tendency is generating the sense that we are going into a “second step” a new and “improved” version: Web 2.0. In this report we present a proposal for ...

Preparing Teachers, Student Teachers, and Schools for the 21st Century: Review of Recent Report in the U.S

Sonia Lara; David Whittier

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3626–3631

The year 1996 marked the initiation of Getting America's Students Ready for the 21st Century: Meeting the Technology Literacy Challenge. The grant program aimed to integrate technology in the field of education in the 21st century. This grant...

Topics: Schools, Educational Technology, Literacy, Teachers

Social Network Site Usage and Social Participation

Sonia Lara; Concepción Naval

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 2438–2442

There exist numerous recent studies which describe the penetration of the usage of social networks among young and not-so-young citizens. These media are characterized as having a great potential for fostering socialization and the sense of...

US vs European E-folio Design: Investigating a Dichotomy

David Whittier; Sonia Lara

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 241–246

This paper reports an investigation into an apparent dichotomy in designing and utilizing efolios for personal growth and collaboration as opposed to its use for assessment, licensure, and other "high stakes" purposes. Napper and Barrett (2004) note ...

Topics: Assessment, Standards, Professional Development

Development communicative competence using iPad, cooperative learning and teaching thinking

Sonia Lara; Alvaro Gonzalez; Sara Ibarrola

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2017 (Jun 20, 2017) pp. 67–73

In this paper we present how the teaching-learning system CommunicARTE develops the communicative competence of Primary students. This proposal is based on the communicative approach, placing an emphasis on fostering real situations of communication ...

Topics: pedagogical issues, cooperative/collaborative learning, Exemplary Projects

Online Managing, Tutoring and Evaluation of Practical Training Project

Charo Reparaz; Conchita Naval; Sonia Lara

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5073–5075

The main objective of this project that we are introducing is to improve the formative quality of practical training through an improved and greater management, communication and contact among businesses, University (professors and tutors) and...

Topics: Training, Communication, Tutoring, Business, Students

ComunicARTE: Developing communicative competences in Primary through teaching thinking and cooperative work

Sonia Lara; Mª Carmen González-Torres; Alvaro Gonzalez; Nicolás Muracciole

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 16–21

The purpose of this communication is twofold: Firstly, to present the project ComunicARTE as a teaching-Learning system (which implements mobile devices) designed to develop thinking skills and dispositions in the classroom through their infusion...

Topics: Exemplary Projects, Teaching/Learning Strategies, interactive learning environments, Collaboration, Communication

Strategies for Applying Formative Assessment with an iPad in an Elementary School

Sonia Lara; González Álvaro; Nicolás Muraciole; Ángel Sobrino

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 1215–1221

In this work we show how formative assessment has been introduced into the Project ComunicARTE for teaching language using iPads in an elementary school. Wiliam (2013) uses the metaphor of “a bridge” to refer to formative assessment (evaluation for...

Topics: cooperative/collaborative learning, Teaching/Learning Strategies, improving classroom teaching