Work Areas

In direct relation with the aims of the Chair, its areas of activity are as follows:

• Equal opportunities in the Knowledge Society ; formal and informal learning; open social learning as a tool for access to education for disadvantaged groups (developing countries, Africa, women, the young, etc.
• Promotion of training and skills in the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and free software technology models.
• Creativity and Innovation: new ways of learning on the web, via mobile devices, new media, etc.
• Cooperation in a global world.
• Educational, technological and organizational models of presence of universities in Internet. Social perspective of e-Learning at universities.
• Promotion and study of new methods and uses of ICTs for Teacher Training.
• Research on the impact of ICTs on Gender Issues (women training in technologies, retention/droping of women in technical careers, etc.)