Ines Gil-Jaurena

National Distance Education University | UNED · Department of Theory of Education and Social Pedagogy

Why is Openness in Education important, and why is it critically needed at this moment? As manifested in our guiding question, the significance of Openness in Education and its immediate necessity form the heart of this collaborative editorial piece. This rather straightforward, yet nuanced query has sparked this collective endeavour by using indiv...

El carácter inclusivo de la participación infantil y juvenil en los municipios constituye uno de los principales retos a conseguir si se quiere seguir avanzando hacia democracias comunes y no excluyentes. A partir de un análisis de la situación que se experimenta en los municipios, se presenta en este capítulo una aproximación a la percepción que f...

The concept of openness is a driving force in the larger educational landscape, and the journal Open Praxis pays special attention to it. This editorial examines past publications by benefiting from data mining and analytics approaches to better understand what has been explored thus far to shape a better future and identify a vision that contribut...

This Open Praxis issue includes four research papers, one innovative practice paper and one book review. It also includes some words from the editor in the period 2012–2022, Dr. Inés Gil-Jaurena, who steps down in her role and will be replaced in 2023 by a team led by Dr. Aras Bozkurt.

La inserción laboral es un ámbito de intervención socioeducativa que puede con­tribuir a la inclusión social de diferentes personas y grupos. A partir de una revisión de la lite­ratura sobre elementos de protección en los procesos de inserción sociolaboral, y teniendo en cuenta especialmente la situación vivida durante la pandemia por COVID-19 en l...

This Open Praxis issue includes five research papers, one innovative practice paper and one book review.

This Open Praxis issue includes six research papers and one innovative practice paper.

This Open Praxis special issue compiles six selected papers derived from contributions presented at the 2021 ICDE Virtual Global Conference Week that took place online in October, including two articles that received the Best Paper Awards in the two conference tracks: innovation and open education, respectively. The issue includes three more resear...

One of the most sensitive changes faced by universities due to the COVID-19 crisis was the remote assessment of student learning. This research analysed the case of a massive distance learning university that rapidly changed the final assessment (N=126,653 undergraduate students in 2020) from face-to-face exams to entirely online exams. The researc...

Children’s participation is a universal right recognised by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This right corresponds to an image of children as social actors because of their relevant role in achieving inclusive, equitable, and sustainable development. Participation can take different forms and levels of involvement: consult...

This Open Praxis issue includes seven research papers and one book review.

This second Open Praxis issue in 2021 includes seven research papers.

La Animación Sociocultural es una práctica educativa vinculada a un contexto concreto, donde el sujeto no es el individuo, sino el grupo, la comunidad (Trilla, 1993). Para Ander-Egg (1988) se trata de una acción socio-pedagógica, cuya característica básica es la intención de generar procesos de participación de las personas mediante la creación de...

Este artículo expone y analiza parte de los resultados de la primera fase de una investigación. El principal objetivo de este trabajo es indagar en cuáles son los impactos percibidos por parte de los/as técnicos y técnicas de las experiencias de participación en el municipio a un doble nivel: los destinatarios: niños, niñas y adolescentes (NNA) y l...

This first Open Praxis issue in 2021 includes 7 research papers and 2 innovative practice papers.

This first Open Praxis issue in 2021 presents a brief report on the Open Praxis progress since 2013, with a special focus on volume 12, published in 2020. It also introduces vol. 13 issue 1, that includes 7 research papers and 2 innovative practice papers.

Este es un libro pensado por y para ser un manual de consulta que oriente a los estudiantes en la realización de trabajos fin de máster (TFM) en investigación educativa. Se centra en cada uno de los aspectos que pueden mejorar la calidad de los trabajos, lo cual permitirá hacer frente a cualquier duda que le pudiera surgir a un estudiante y servirá...

Se presenta una investigación sobre la evolución del Presupuesto Participativo en España, desde su aparición a principios del siglo XXI hasta la actualidad. El Presupuesto Participativo es una metodología de gestión pública y democracia participativa en la que la ciudadanía, en un espacio de diálogo y deliberación, decide sobre una parte del presup...

The fourth Open Praxis issue in 2020 includes nine research papers and one book review.

The last Open Praxis issue in 2020 includes nine research papers and one book review. It also includes the list of reviewers who have collaborated in reviewing the papers submitted to Open Praxis volume 12.

Informe de resultados del Proyecto R T I 2 0 1 8-0 9 8 8 2 1-B-I 0 0 financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Gobierno de España/Unión Europea. Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional.

The issue includes six research papers and two innovative practice papers, introduced by the journal editor.

The issue includes six research papers and two innovative practice papers.

This second Open Praxis issue in 2020 includes nine research papers.

This second Open Praxis issue in 2020 includes nine research papers.

The aim of the study is to understand the role of social presence in digitally mediated learning processes and, consequently, to improve the design of the courses we teach at UNED. The spaces of greatest interaction between students are social networks and mobile instant messaging services, not only for social purposes but also for learning. That i...

The first Open Praxis issue in volume 12 includes a brief report on the journal development since its relaunching in 2013, with a special focus on volume 11, published in 2019; nine research papers, one innovative practice paper and one book review.

This study focuses on an analysis of assessment methods according to expected learning outcomes in courses taught at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) in Spain. Based on the European Higher Education Area and its learning-centred approach, the TALOE webtool has been used to analyse the internal coherence of 10 Bachelor’s and...

This brief introduction in the first Open Praxis issue in 2020 reports on some and information and data about the Open Praxis development in the period from January 2013 to December 2019, with a special focus on volume 11, published in 2019. After the brief report, what follows is an introduction to the first Open Praxis issue in volume 12, which i...

This Open Praxis publishes 10 selected papers among those presented in the 2019 Open Education Global Conference, hosted by Politecnico di Milano (Polimi) and held in Milan (Italy) from November 26 to 28, 2019.

This Open Praxis publishes 10 selected papers among those presented in the 2019 Open Education Global Conference, hosted by Politecnico di Milano (Polimi) and held in Milan (Italy) from November 26 to 28, 2019.

This third Open Praxis issue in 2019 includes five research papers, two innovative practice papers and a book review.

This third Open Praxis issue in 2019 includes five research papers, two innovative practice papers and a book review.

This Open Praxis issue in volume 11 includes eight research papers.

This Open Praxis issue in volume 11 includes eight research papers

The paper covers the validation process of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) survey in its Spanish version. This task was undertaken by a group of researchers – the CO-Lab teaching innovation group – at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) in 2018, as a first step in the process of analysing the educational practices in the online...

Presentamos el estudio de la fiabilidad y validez del cuestionario 'Community of Inquiry' (CoI) en su versión española. El modelo CoI concibe la enseñanza-aprendizaje en entornos on-line como proceso de indagación, a través del cual los participantes colaboran en el discurso y reflexión crítica para construir conocimiento personal y llegar a un ent...

This brief introduction in the first Open Praxis issue in 2019 reports on some and information and data about the Open Praxis development in the period from January 2013 to December 2018, with a special focus on volume 10, published in 2018. After the brief report, what follows is an introduction to the first Open Praxis issue in volume 11, which i...

The first Open Praxis issue in volume 11 includes seven research papers.

El artículo presenta la investigación de tesis doctoral que se ha desarrollado en cuatro espacios de participación ciudadana de la ciudad de Madrid durante tres años (2015/2017). Consideramos que la ciudadanía se aprende ejerciéndola y que los espacios de participación son escuelas de ciudadanía. La finalidad del estudio es formular propuestas educ...

This last Open Praxis issue in 2018 is an open issue that includes seven research papers and one innovative practice paper.

This last Open Praxis issue in 2018 is an open issue that includes seven research papers and one innovative practice paper

This third Open Praxis issue in 2018 includes seven research papers and one book review

This third Open Praxis issue in 2018 includes seven research papers and a book review. These contributions by sixteen authors from various countries (Canada, Turkey, Bulgaria, Nigeria, Pakistan, Australia/United Kingdom, Timor-Leste and the United States of America) explain their research and experiences in open, distance and flexible education.

Understanding learning analytics from a socio-constructivist pedagogical perspective implies the design and use of learning analytics to inform decision-making, so teachers, as relevant stakeholders, can create richer educational experiences. We focus on the learning analytics module facilitated by OpenEdX and implemented, in an early stage yet, by...

For a fifth consecutive year, Open Praxis has partnered with the Open Education Consortium for the publication of selected papers among those presented in the 2018 Open Education Global Conference, held in Delft (The Netherlands) from 24 to 26 of April, 2018. After the peer-review process, seven papers were accepted for publication.

This special Open Praxis issue includes selected papers presented at the Open Education Consortium Global Conference, held in Delft (The Netherlands) on April 24-26, 2018.

This article analyses the challenges teachers face when entering a digital and open online environment in higher education. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have become a popular phenomenon, making online learning more visible in the educational agenda; therefore, it is appropriate to analyse their expansion and diversification to help inform th...

In the first Open Praxis issue in 2018 we briefly report on some statistics and information about Open Praxis development. The report covers the period January 2013 - December 2017, with a special focus in volume 9, published in 2017. After the brief report, what follows is an introduction to the first Open Praxis issue in volume 10, which includes...

The first Open Praxis issue in volume 10 includes six research papers section and two innovative practice papers.

Journal Link: (http://po.pnuresearchportal.org/ejournal/index.php/normallights/article/view/535/258) This paper aims to defend and illustrate the way university teaching can contribute to overcoming the dichotomies of theory and practice, research and action, scientific knowledge and professional knowledge in the training of educators. To this end,...

This Open Praxis issue is an open issue that includes eight research papers and one book review.

This last Open Praxis issue in 2017 is an open issue that includes eight research papers and one book review.

The paper is a study about the MOOC experience at the Spanish National University of Distance Education (UNED), where we have collected initial and final information about learners' profiles and opinions, as well as enrolment, completion and certification rates. It is a survey-based study covering 17 MOOCs offered in UNED's own platform, and collec...

This third Open Praxis issue in 2017 is an open issue that includes six research papers and a book review.

This third Open Praxis issue in 2017 is an open issue that includes six research papers and a book review.

Education is suffering from the consequences of strengthening neoliberal policies, which impose an education model that serves the interests of the hegemonic economic system. The market rationale is being implemented in schools, moving the interests from equity to efficiency, from equal opportunities to performance. Starting from setting out a pano...

Intercultural competences, as skills for interacting in diverse environments, are relevant for any lifelong learner. This paper defines intercultural competences and their components, and provides a set of methodological guidelines, resources and technological tools that can be used for their development, specifically in online educational environm...

For a fourth consecutive year Open Praxis has partnered with the Open Education Consortium for the publication of selected papers among those presented in the 2017 Open Education Global Conference (Cape Town, South Africa, 8-10 March, 2017). After the peer-review process 7 papers were accepted for publication. Additionaly, this issue includes 3 inn...

This issue of Open Praxis compiles selected papers presented at the Open Education Consortium Global Conference, held in Cape Town (South Africa) on March 8-10, 2017. Additionaly, the Innovative Practice section includes three papers.

En este proyecto de innovación que iniciamos en el curso 2015-2016 nos propusimos explorar y explotar la utilización de recursos y contenidos complementarios que permitieran la concurrencia y participación de toda la comunidad que integra el Máster Euro latinoamericano en Educación Intercultural de la UNED, más allá de cada asignatura. Analizamos,...

In this first issue in 2017, we briefly report on some illustrative statistics and information about Open Praxis development, covering until publication of volume 8 in 2016 and providing specific data about that volume. After the brief report, what follows is an introduction to the first Open Praxis issue in volume 9, which includes seven articles...

The first Open Praxis issue in volume 9 is an open issue that includes seven articles in the research papers section and one innovative practice paper.

This last Open Praxis issue in 2016 is an open issue that includes 4 research papers, four innovative practice papers and two book reviews.

This last Open Praxis issue in 2016 is an open issue that includes four research papers, two innovative practice papers and two book reviews. It also includes the list of reviewers that have collaborated in volume 8.

La capacidad de acceder directamente a informaciones referidas a todo tipo de prácticas sociales mediadas digitalmente y la correspondiente acumulación masiva de los datos, ha situado a la evaluación de los fenómenos sociales en un nuevo terreno que pone en cuestión los modelos analíticos convencionales. La educación es un campo propicio para pregu...

This third Open Praxis issue in 2016 is an open issue that includes six research papers and one book review. If this introduction I would like to deepen in the role of the Editorial team and present our Editorial Board past and current members, partially renewed in July 2016.

This third Open Praxis issue in 2016 is an open issue that includes six research papers and one book review.

Introducción y antecedentes: Para reflexionar sobre Democracia y educación en el Siglo XXI es imprescindible investigar acerca del aprendizaje de la ciudadanía y la participación en sociedades democráticas cada vez más diversas y complejas. Desde este planteamiento y con el objetivo de formular propuestas educativas para el aprendizaje de la ciudad...

En esta comunicación se presenta una herramienta web innovadora, útil para apoyar al profesorado a decidir qué métodos de evaluación resultan más adecuados en función de los resultados de aprendizaje previstos, que ha sido desarrollada en el marco de un proyecto europeo. Después de la introducción se describe brevemente cuál ha sido la metodología...

El análisis de los procesos educativos, también desde un enfoque intercultural, incluye lo concerniente a los materiales utilizados. La finalidad de este artículo es presentar parte de un trabajo de investigación en el que se revisa la situación de la educación intercultural en la enseñanza primaria en la Comunidad de Madrid (España), en lo referen...

For a third consecutive year, Open Praxis has partnered with the Open Education Consortium for the publication of selected papers among those presented in the last Open Education Global Conference, which took place in Krakow (Poland) from the 12th to 14th of April 2016. The issue collects 8 selected papers and 1 book review.

This issue of Open Praxis compiles selected papers presented at the Open Education Consortium Global Conference, held in Krákow (Poland) on April 12-14, 2016. The theme of the conference in 2016 was Convergence Through Collaboration, and it featured various tracks, such as integration of open practices, collaboration, open education as strategy, or...

A learning outcome approach to teaching and a learning-oriented assessment are increasingly framing higher education. In an attempt to facilitate professors’ teaching activities, the TALOE (Time to Assess Learning Outcomes in E-learning) project has developed a web tool that aims to help trainers decide on the assessment methods to use in their onl...

After three years of regular publication (3 volumes and 12 issues), we would like to highlight what we consider main achievements that provide an overview of the development of Open Praxis. A second part introduces the papers included in the issue.

The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) movement is the latest ‘big thing’ in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) which threatens to transform Higher Education. Both opportunities and threats are extensively discussed in literature, comprising issues on opening up education for the whole world, pedagogy and online versus campus education. Most of the li...

This last 2015 issue of Open Praxis brings together eight articles. First five contributions were awarded an ICDE prize for Innovation and Best Practice in the field of open and distance education (second edition). The three last papers were submitted to Open Praxis following the regular process.