Lourdes Guàrdia

• PhD
• Deputy Dean of Faculty at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

The Enhancing Digital Education in the Mediterranean initiative, led by the Union for the Mediterranean, has joint efforts with the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, the first fully online university in the world created in 1994. The aim of the initiative is to set the basis of a meaningful dialogue and the exchange of best practices to accelerate t...

Esta investigación presenta cómo a partir de la adopción de estrategias de autorregulación utilizando el feedback entre pares y los chatbots se promueve la transformación de la evaluación en línea. Se describe la evaluación del diseño de una actividad de aprendizaje que integra una intervención de feedback entre pares para sugerir mejoras en la ela...

Resumen En julio de 2023, ante el auge de los LLM (Large Langauge Models), RED convocó este número especial sobre IA generativa y Educación, donde se prestase especial atención a sus consecuencias para el aprendizaje inteligente y la evaluación educativa. Se quería dar espacio a contribuciones que incluyesen investigación relacionada con estos tema...

En julio de 2023, ante el auge de los LLM (Large Langauge Models), RED convocó este número especial sobre IA generativa y Educación, donde se prestase especial atención a sus consecuencias para el aprendizaje inteligente y la evaluación educativa. Se quería dar espacio a contribuciones que incluyesen investigación relacionada con estos temas. Y tam...

While competence-based education is gaining momentum in K-12, integration into the curriculum is still challenging. We present a Competence Assessment Model that supports creating scenarios that use several active methods for gathering learning evidence and implementing assessment rules. The study adopts a design and development research approach t...

Featured Application The study provides a conceptual and methodological approach for the evaluation of Digital Competence in the school context. Most of all, it helps highlight four factors that, according to teaching staff, describe the quality of the proposed model when applied to daily teaching practices. Abstract The progressive shift from a t...

Specific research addresses the adoption of self-regulation strategies through peer feedback and the use of chatbots for supporting Higher Education institutions to transform online assessment. The purpose of the study presented below was to evaluate the design of a learning activity containing a peer-feedback intervention in order to suggest impro...

Little research addresses the adoption of Blended Learning (BL) as a strategy for supporting Higher Education institutions' transformation. The purpose of the study presented below was to evaluate a teacher development Study Programme (SP) focused on the implementation of BL at the Maldives National University (MNU), as part of its digital shift to...

La formación y el desarrollo profesional docente son los pilares sobre los que descansa la calidad pedagógica en la educación superior. La pandemia ha acelerado el impulso de la educación en línea y ha puesto de manifiesto la importancia de la formación y la actualización del profesorado que ejerce su docencia en dicha modalidad. Este artículo pres...

Versión: 18 de marzo de 2022 Resumen La formación docente para la implementación eficaz de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) en la educación se ha convertido en una pieza central de la investigación educativa. En este sentido, se evidencia la falta de modelos apropiados para apoyar a los docentes en su desarrollo profesional...

新冠肺炎大流行是一个对教育，尤其是高等教育的认识进行重新思考的机会。由于这场大流行病 所造成的全面危机，尤其是所谓应急远距离教学的开展，各级各类教育工作者不得不重新思考他们的 角色、支持学生完成学习任务的方法，以及如何把学生看作是自我组织学习者、积极公民和自主社会 能动者。我们发表在本刊的前一篇文章试图总结和分享一些专家的建议，帮助普通高校教师适应在线 教与学。作为该文续篇，本文旨在回答以下问题：普通高校教师已经经历了突发、不得不为之的在线 教与学，这种经验如何能有助于弥合今后在线与面授教学的距离？受访的四位专家（同时也是本文合 作者） 一致强调高等教育的教学法理论化而不是数字化，认为战略决策是后新冠大流行时代教育实践 的核心。本文回顾过去一年发表的文章，并分析受访专家对研究问题的看法，结果...

Increasingly, among international organizations concerned with unemployment rates and industry demands, there is an emphasis on the need to improve graduates’ employability skills and the transparency of mechanisms for their recognition. This research presents the Employability Skills Micro-credentialing (ESMC) methodology, designed under the EPICA...

Embedding employability skills into the core of higher education is a priority worldwide to reduce the skills gap and better equip graduates for entering or progressing in the workplace. This chapter presents an innovative solution based on high impact e-portfolio practices developed within the H2020 EPICA project oriented towards making employabil...

The Covid-19 pandemic has presented an opportunity for rethinking assumptions about education in general and higher education in particular. In the light of the general crisis the pandemic caused, especially when it comes to the so-called emergency remote teaching (ERT), educators from all grades and contexts experienced the necessity of rethinking...

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is undeniable in terms of how it has changed the way we live and learn. A direct area affected by the consequences of the pandemic includes how to consistently deliver high quality level education in higher education institutions when faced by these and other similar taxing situations. Pedagogical innovation and...

This paper reports a study about the perceptions of the academic community, employers and civil servants regarding graduates’ employability skills in East Africa. Specifically, it focuses on the mismatch between skills acquired in Higher Education (HE) and those in demand by employers, and explores factors influencing the situation. A mixed method...

This chapter highlights the contributions of the EPICA project in reducing the skills gap of graduate students in sub-Saharan Africa. It presents the solution designed and implemented to improve the quality of employability skills development and visibility to prospective employers. The first part of this chapter provides an overview of the skills...

The recent unexpected impact of the global pandemic on higher education has caused universities, governments, students, and teachers to reexamine all components of existing systems, including how to become more effective and efficient in using technologies for education. We have seen that moving classes online—either blended or fully online—can be...

A major challenge facing today’s students is to find employment upon graduation. Many studies highlight the skills gap between the academic and employment sectors as a significant contributing factor to this challenge. Moreover, the lack of periodic reports detailing the most in-demand skills, a shortage of student guidance services, mobility and i...

Consistent research has identified that a marked skills gap exists in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This skills gap results in high youth unemployment rates in a competitive market which has seen an increase in employers seeking specific skills when recruiting. To provide better opportunities for students entering the workforce the African HE system sh...

The Covid-19 pandemic has raised significant challenges for the higher education community worldwide. A particular challenge has been the urgent and unexpected request for previously face-to-face university courses to be taught online. Online teaching and learning imply a certain pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), mainly related to designing and...

'Critical questions for open educational practices' is a special issue of the journal Distance Education (41/2, 2020, https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdie20/41/2). On 16 June 2020 an 'issue launch webinar' was hosted by ODLAA featuring the special issue editors and authors. The recording is available here: https://youtu.be/32O9eTRfRW4 The slides...

This paper presents the implementation of an assessment model for generic competences in K-12 enabled by open educational practices. It showcases a digital competence assessment model that outlines the design of competence assessment scenarios constructed by means of a collaborative process involving teachers from six European countries, learning d...

A new strategic partnership between Europe and Africa is bringing together universities, businesses, and organisations in pursuit of designing and implementing ePortfolios as reflective, professional, and transition tools which will enable students to showcase their graduate skills to a potential employer. Focus has been placed on students’ ability...

This chapter provides an overview of current e-assessment activity in Higher Education (HE) for those interested in improving their assessment practices. Despite substantial changes in HE teaching and learning strategies with the introduction of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), little effort has been made in the area of assessment,...

La incorporación de las herramientas digitales en la educación conforma un proceso que ha hecho emerger un nuevo ambiente educativo, en el que se han redefinido los roles tradicionalmente asumidos por docentes y estudiantes, siendo la relación didáctica más cercana y comprometida en generar aprendizajes relevantes, funcionales y significativos. Una...

European educational institutions are developing short programmes to meet evolving needs in society. New target groups, learning approaches or market requirements are triggering a demand for innovative short learning programmes. As part of the “European Short Learning Programmes” (E-SLP) project lead by the EADTU, we undertook, in 2018, a qualitati...

CRISS develops a competence assessment methodology to implement CBE into the school currículum in a contextualized way. CRISS is a user-driven, flexible and scalable cloud-based digital learning ecosystem that allows the guided acquisition, evaluation and certification of Digital Competence by working on interdisciplinary learning scenarios. CRISS...

CRISS is a flexible and scalable cloud-based digital learning ecosystem that has the potential to allow the guided acquisition, evaluation and certification of digital competences. This demonstration will highlight some of the key activities under development, their underlying pedagogy and how the platform’s features support the acquisition, assess...

CRISS is a flexible and scalable cloud-based digital learning ecosystem that has the potential to allow the guided acquisition, evaluation and certification of digital competences. This demonstration will highlight some of the key activities under development, their underlying pedagogy and how the platform’s features support the acquisition, assess...

El capítulo "La docencia universitaria más allá del 2020: tendencias, retos y nuevos escenarios" és el último capítulo del libro "Docencia universitaria e innovación. Evolución y retos a través de los CIDUI". En este capçitulo los autores nos presentan algunos desafíos que presenta la sociedad digital en relación a la transformación educativa, y en...

"En aquests temps marcats pel signe del canvi, no és gens banal reflexionar sobre quin paper hi juga l’educació, i concretament en aquest capítol ens centrarem en l’educació superior, i preguntar-nos si aquesta també està sent transformada pel procés de digitalització –tal com està succeint amb l’economia, els processos industrials, la cultura o le...

Universities have the mission of promoting knowledge and educating the next generation of thoughtful and engaged citizens. They contribute to society through the modernization of education and pursuit of excellence in research. In this sense, they act as drivers for innovation and growth (Ernst & Young, 2012). The democratisation of knowledge and t...

This communication presents the EMMA 5D MOOC framework with the aim of informing stakeholders about the different aspects of MOOC creation and delivery. By identifying five steps for MOOC implementation (Decide; Design; Develop; Deliver; and Document), the framework proposes a set of questions and illustrative examples organized according to three...

It is important to measure how people learn and not just what they have learnt. Feedback should be used to improve learning, and not given as a final activity, informing the students about a final mark. There is a need to implement relevant technologies for assessment to make learning applicable to modern students, who are more digital and competen...

This chapter provides an overview of current e-assessment activity in Higher Education (HE) for those interested in improving their assessment practices. Despite substantial changes in HE teaching and learning strategies with the introduction of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), little effort has been made in the area of assessment,...

El propósito de este estudio ha sido identificar el estado de la formación para la docencia en línea de las universidades españolas y cuáles son las competencias cuya adquisición se pretende facilitar, con el fin de poder orientar convenientemente actuaciones para su mejora.

The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) commissioned the FUTURA (Future of University Teaching: Update and a Roadmap for Advancement) project, in collaboration with its eLearn Center, with the overarching goal of providing a 'roadmap' to inform strategic planning for the future of online and blended higher education. It achieved this through an e...

Entrevista a Lourdes Guàrdia entorno a la intergración de las TIC en las escuelas, su efectos, avances y retos.

Paper about FUTURA (Future of University Teaching: Update and a Roadmap for Advancement) project presented at EADTU conference: The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference October 2015 Hagen / Germany. The number of blended and online degrees being offered by European higher education institutions has increased vastly since 1996, when...

This work describes a participatory design process of a course about open educational resources aiming at university professors in Latin-America. The methodology involves the active participation of Higher Education stakeholders for the adoption and fostering of specific actions aligned with the principles of open education. This task is part of th...

This paper introduces a conceptual matrix for analyzing ePortfolios, both in terms of design and educational purposes. For the development of this matrix, defined as support for the development of a diagnostic and projective tool, we applied an integrative literature review validated by experts. The matrix can help those who want to implement an eP...

This paper presents new ways of expanding learning scenarios by means of an extended MOOC that differentiates from traditional ones in several ways. Firstly, it is the result of a coordinated effort of organizations, including three different universities. Secondly, it is inserted in a European project broader action of fostering e-portfolio adopti...

We identified two main objectives: 1.-to analyze best practices of competence-based learning and assessment, especially those focused on ICT 2.-to develop a set of strategies, guidelines and tools to facilitate competence-based e-assessment in HE. To achieve these goals, several research projects of institutional, local and national scope were deve...

The current European Higher Education Area (EHEA) is fostering the development and implementation of a teaching and learning model in which teaching roles are being challenged and shifted. Beyond the fact competence-based design for programs is the core issue concerning this new scenario, it is also true that the use of the Information and Communic...

Since the implementation of the EHEA, competence-based learning and assessment have become main universities’ concerns. We define “competence” as the capacity to mobilize all types of resources (cognitive, social, etc.) to take decisions and/or solve complex situations in an efficient way. Being competent entails selecting and combining available k...

Guía dirigida a aquellos docentes que quieren diseñar el trabajo final de una programa de máster que se desarrolle en un entorno virtual de aprendizaje.

A new understanding of knowledge production and learning challenges the core of learning design, demanding innovative and appropriate approaches to teaching and learning. We present a set of learning design principles drawn from the learner’s perspective. They focus on empowering learners in networked environments for fostering critical thinking an...

Final dissertation projects at UOC’s Master's Program in Education and ICT (eLearning), mainly developed by teachers and trainers, become an illustrative and fascinating collection of papers that aim to make proposals for introducing ICT in education. A thematic analysis, from the perspective of gender, provides interesting data that reveal trends...

Final dissertation projects at UOC's Master's Program in Education and ICT(eLearning), mainly developed by teachers and trainers, become an illustrative andfascinating collection of papers that aim to make proposals for introducing ICT ineducation. A thematic analysis, from the perspective of gender, provides interestingdata that reveal trends and...

We introduce an ongoing research and development of an open educational resources’ (OER) authoring model for versioning. The approach highlights the importance of thinking OER in action, immerse in a learning situation. This exercise assists in the parallel outlining of leaning activities that in turn contribute to shape the educational piece. Lear...

This article present the project developed in 2011 by units and training centers from all public universities in Catalonia. The project is devised towards the quality improvement of the higher education system and of the activity undertaken by the faculty at the university. In order to achieve these objectives, it focuses on the identification of t...

Este artículo presenta el proyecto desarrollado durante el año 2011 por las unidades y centros de formación de las universidades públicas catalanas. El proyecto se orienta a la mejora de la calidad del sistema de educación superior y de la actividad del profesorado universitario mediante planes de formación específicamente diseñados con esta finali...

Los proyectos finales del Máster universitario en Educación y TIC (eLearning) de la UOC, desarrollados básicamente por docentes y formadores, constituyen un repertorio interesante e ilustrativo de propuestas de introducción de las TIC en el ámbito educativo. Un análisis temático desde la perspectiva de género aporta datos que revelan tendencias y c...

En este capítulo presentamos un modelo de creación de Recursos Educativos Abiertos (REA) que se centra en los contenidos a desarrollar al mismo tiempo que toma en cuenta el proceso de aprendizaje en el que se inserta. El enfoque sobre el que se basa la propuesta considera que las actividades de aprendizaje que realizan los alumnos con los recursos...

p> El artículo presenta un mapa de las prácticas sobre el portafolio electrónico en el ámbito universitario español, que han sido recopiladas a través de la Red Nacional de Portafolio electrónico durante los años 2006-2008. Esta red está formada por 16 equipos de investigación de universidades españolas y equipos empresariales de distintos lugares...

This chapter presents the findings of an in-depth analysis through several qualitative research studies, pointing out the key issues in relation to succeeding in developing effective and sustainable institutional virtual campuses and E-Learning provision initiatives. An appropriate balance between the issues concerning technology, organisation and...

Aquesta assignatura ofereix als professionals de l'educació i de la formació l'oportunitat d'adquirir competències específiques en aspectes relacionats amb el disseny d'entorns virtuals d'aprenentatge en un sentit ampli. Per la qual cosa serà necessari comprendre les principals dimensions conceptuals i processos instruccionals que intervenen en la...

In this paper we identify the requirements for creating formal descriptions of learning scenarios designed under the European Higher Education Area paradigm, using competences and learning activities as the basic pieces of the learning process, instead of contents and learning resources, pursuing personalization. Classical arrangements of content b...

This chapter focuses on the need for redesigning courses to develop an appropriate educational or instructional model to achieve a high level of quality in e-learning. It argues that e-learning must be integrated as a process of innovation in the institution for it to become a factor of improvement in the quality of higher education. Transition fro...

En este artículo se presentan algunas conclusiones y propuestas de trabajo en el campo del diseño instruccional y los objetos de aprendizaje, como estrategia para la mejora del proceso de diseño de las actividades de evaluación de los aprendizajes en contextos de formación on-line. Dichas conclusiones y propuestas se han generado a partir de recien...

En este art´ıculo se describe el dise¿no de una plataforma de e-learning que integra el uso de learning objects (objetos de aprendizaje) reutilizables como elementos b´asicos para la construcci´on de itinerarios que permiten la personalizaci´on del proceso de aprendizaje en funci´on de las caracter´ısticas especiales de cada curso y de cada perfil...

En este artículo se presentan algunas conclusiones y propuestas de trabajo en el campo del diseño instruccional y los objetos de aprendizaje, como estrategia para la mejora del proceso de diseño de las actividades de evaluación de los aprendizajes en contextos de formación on-line. Dichas conclusiones y propuestas se han generado a partir de recien...

This article presents some conclusions and proposals regarding the field of the instructional design and the learning objects as a strategy for the improvement of the design of evaluation activities in online learning contexts. These conclusions and proposals were reached thanks to recent studies that have been carried out in the frame of our unive...

Resumen: El artículo presenta un mapa de las prácticas sobre el portfolio electrónico en el ámbito universitario español, que han sido recopiladas a través de la Red Nacional de Portfolio electrónico durante los años 2006-2008. Esta red está formada por 16 equipo s de investigación de universidades españolas y equipos empresariales de distintos lug...

This article presents preliminary research from an instructional design perspective on the design of the case method as an integral part of pedagogy and technology. Key features and benefits using this teaching and learning strategy in a Virtual Teaching and Learning Environment (VTLE) are identified, taking into account the requirements of the Eur...

This article presents a preliminary research on an instructional design perspective for the design of the case method as an integral part of pedagogy and technology. Key features and benefits to use this teaching and learning strategy in a VTLE (virtual teaching and learning environment) are identified, considering the requirements of the European...

En: Multimedia Educativo 2000. II Jornadas Multimedia Educativo Barcelona 2000, n. 2, julio El ARM es un proyecto que se dearrolla en la UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) que sigue la metodología de universidad a distancia basada en el concepto del Campus Virtual y en el uso de materiales multimedia interactivos. La experiencia ha demostrado la...

En: Multimedia Educativo 2000. II Jornadas Multimedia Educativo Barcelona 2000, n. 2, julio El Objetivo del proyecto europeo Benvic es crear una metodología y unos criterios de calidad que permitan evaluar diferentes modelos de entornos virtuales de aprendizaje creados para ofrecer formación no presencial. Actualmente se da la oportunidad de desarr...

En este artículo se presentan algunas conclusiones y propuestas de trabajo en el campo del diseño instruccional y los objetos de aprendizaje, como estrategia para la mejora del proceso de diseño de las actividades de evaluación de los aprendizajes en contextos de formación on-line. Dichas conclusiones y propuestas se han generado a partir de recien...

En este artículo se describe el diseño de una plataforma de e-learning que integra el uso de learning objects (objetos de aprendizaje) reutilizables como elementos básicos para la construcción de itinerarios que permiten la personalización del proceso de aprendizaje en función de las características especiales de cada curso y de cada perfil de estu...

El artículo presenta un mapa de las prácticas sobre el portafolio electrónico en el ámbito universitario español, que han sido recopiladas a través de la Red Nacional de Portafolio electrónico durante los años 2006-2008. Esta red está formada por 16 equipos de investigación de universidades españolas y equipos empresariales de distintos lugares del...