This document discusses how tablet technology promotes interaction and creativity in older adults. It references an article from the UOC website about an iPad project that fostered interaction among older people. The article notes that high time pressure inhibits individual and collective creative processes.

1. “Tecnologia basada en tablets fomenta la
interacció i la creativitat en la gent gran”
Una alta pressió temporal inhibeix els processos creatius
individuals i col·lectius.
http://www.uoc.edu/portal/ca/sala-de-premsa/actualitat/noticies/2012/noticia_120/ipad-fomenta-interaccio-gent-gran.html
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2. EDUS
Elena Barberà
Margarida Franco
Armando Cortés
Marc Clarà
Margarida Romero
Mireia Usart
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3. Activitats 2012 en el marc de l’eLC
• Desenvolupament projecte europeu FP7 Lifelong Learning:
COCREAT: Enabling Creative Collaboration Through Supportive Technologies
- Objectiu: Estudiar i desenvolupar ambients d’aprenentatge que impulsin la col·laboració creativa.
- Anàlisis procés de creativitat col·laborativa: “Creativitat en Publicitat”: pressió temporal i tipus
col·laboració.
- Instrument d’anàlisi: “Assessment Scale for Creative Collaboration”.
- 4 escenaris: diferents TIC i moment generacional.
• Presentació projecte PEOPLE/MARIE CURIE: “W2LB:Work Life Learning
Balance for Knowledge-Based Workers
• Presentació projecte LLP: “W3LB:Supporting Work Lifelong Learning Balance in
Online Higher Education
• Desenvolupament tesis doctorales:
- “Profesores 2.0 en la universidad del siglo XX” Ana Rodera / Presentada
- “L’autoregulació del temps i els efectes en l’eficiència de l’aprenentatge” Marga Franco
- “Factors transculturals d'èxit en e-learning”. Armando Cortés
- “Impact of adult Students’ Time Perspective on time-on-task and learning performance using
Game Based Learning” Mireia Usart
- ”The impact of the learners’ time and technology use preferences on effective virtual team
collaboration in higher education” Neus Capdeferro.
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4. Resultats de les activitats 2012
Articles:
- Barbera, E., Gros, B. and Kirshner, P. (2012). Temporal Issues in E-learning Research: A Literature Review. British
Journal of Educational Technology, 43 (2), 53-55.
- Barbera, E. and Clarà, M. (2012). Time in e-learning research. A qualitative review of the empirical consideration of time
in research into e-learning. ISRN Education vol. 2012, 1-11.
- Romero, M., Hyvönen, P. & Barbera, E. (2013). Creativity in collaborative learning across the life span, Creative
Education. 3(4), 422-429.
- Barbera, E. and Linder-VanBerschot, J. (2013) Yào! ¡Sí! Yes! International Perceptions of Online Education. Distance
Learning Journal 9 (4)
- Usart, M., Romero, M. & Barberà, E. (under revision). Future Time Perspective and learning: Are existing
methodologies ready for studying emerging learning environments?
- Barbera, E., Gros, B. and Kirshner, P. (in press). Paradox of time in research on educational technology. Time and
Society
- Clarà, M and Barbera, E. (in press). Learning Online: MOOCs, Connectivism and Cultural Psychology. Distance
Education.
- Barberà, E., Cortés, A. and Linder-VanBerschot, J. (submitted) International teacher’s perspective of online learning
success (in progress).
-Barberà, E., Gunawardena, C.N. and Lane, L (submitted). Designing interaction to address disciplinary competencies.
Journal Editors:
. Special Issue 2014 Topic: Temporal dimensions in elearning. Journal “e-learning and digital media”. Issue 11 Number 1
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5. Resultats de les activitats 2012
Book Editors:
- Barbera, E. and Reimann, P (2014). “Assessment and Evaluation of Time Factors in Online Teaching and Learning”.
Hershey: IGI Global
Capítols llibre:
- Barberà, E (2013). Aula mediada por tecnologia social. En J.Jerónimo (Ed.) Aprendizaje em red. UNAM.
- Knight, E., Gunawardena, C.N., Barbera and Hakan C. (in press) Alternate Cultural Perspectives of Icons from North
American Academic Websites. In I. Jung and C.N. Gunawardena (Eds.) Culture and Online Learning Handbook.
Congresos:
- *Usart, M., Romero M. and Barbera, E. The role of students' time perspective in game based learning. 34th IATUR Conference on
Time Use Research. Matsue, Japan.- 22-24 Aug 2012.
- *Usart, M., Romero M. and Barbera, E. Creative Collaboration Continuum enhanced by Online Education: Time Pressure, Time
Quality and Social interaction. 34th IATUR Conference on Time Use Research.
Matsue, Japan.- 22-24 Aug 2012.
- Hyvönen, P., Romero, M., & Barbera, E. Technology-Enhanced Learning for Creative Collaboration in Older Adults. Comunicación
2012 EDEN Annual Conference. Porto, Portugal-June 2012
- *Barbera, E., Danaher, P., vanRensburg, H. The Temporal Dimension of Open Learning as Educational Freedom: Lessons from E-
Learning Policies and Practices in Spanish and Australian Universities. ECER 2012 Cádiz, Spain .18 to 21 September.
- Romero, M., & Barbera, E.: Computer-Based Creative Collaboration in Online Learning. 1st International Workshop on Creative
Collaboration through Supportive Technologies in Education - CCSTED 2012 at the 11th International Conference on Web-based
Learning ICWL Sinaia, Rumania .- 2-4 September 2012.
- Danaher, P.A, Barbera, E., Clarà, M. and van Rensburg, E. Assuring Quality and Ensuring Sustainability: Lessons for European
Higher Education Systems from Spanish and Australian Open and Flexible Education Provision EADTU, Chipre, September,
2012
- ICO FALL SCHOOL (PhD Europeu): Mireia Usart i Armando Cortés (ajuts eLC*)
- Membres comités científics internacionals (6).
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6. Quin és l’impacte del resultat de la recerca del grup?
• CIENTIFIC
- Treball amb investigadors de grups internacionals: EU, AUS, EEUU.
- Inclusió en projectes nacionals i internacionals: ES, EU.
- Inclusió en handbooks sobre online learning: Insung Jung, Charlotte
Gunawardena, Mohamed Ally, Patrick Danaher,…
- Coordinadors difusió recerca: journal special issues i book’s editors.
- Demanda d’articles en revistes JCR.
• DIFUSIÓ SOCIAL del CONEIXEMENT
- Cursos internacionals, projectes innovació, premsa.
- Treball amb empreses.
- caldrà posar com creiem que la nostra recerca està impactant en la societat (a qui nivell,
quins agents, què és el que pot canviar, etc.
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