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Education and ICT (e-learning) Doctoral Programme

Doctoral School

Call for Applications for Education and ICT (e-learning) Doctoral Programme

– 2015-2016 Edition

Guidelines to apply:
Fill in the online application in the webpage of the Education and ICT (e-learning) Doctoral Programme.
Fill in this form, sign it, scan it and send it with additional documents in electronic format to . You must send just one ZIP or RAR compressed file.
The applications without documentation will be excluded from the selection process.

Personal Information

Surname/s and name: / NIF / Passport number:
Address: / Date of birth:
Postcode: / City / Country :
Telephone: / E-mail:

Previous Studies

Bachelor’s Degree in: / Date of degree:
University:
(If applicable) Master’s Degree in: / Date of degree:
University:

Research line of application

(Select 1 Thesis proposal in accordance with your Personal Doctoral Plan)

Research Line: Responsive teaching and learning processesand outcomes in online education
Ed –Online Research Group (https://edon.wordpress.com/
¾  Feedback: e-Feedback / Peer feedback
¾  Feedback and student engagement
¾  Feedback and Writing
¾  Formative Assessment: Regulation Strategies in online environments.
¾  Academic writing in online environments
¾  Teachers Training about Teaching in online environments
¾  Educational Influence and Learning
e-DUS Research Group (http://in3.uoc.edu/opencms_in3/opencms/webs/grups_de_recerca/edus/en/index.htm)
¾  Online interaction and learning support
¾  Alternative online assessment
¾  Learning and teaching in multicultural online environments
¾  Time factor in online learning
LAIKA Research Group (http://oer.uoc.edu/LAIKA/)
¾  Using learning analytics to redefine the role of tutors and learners for effective feedback and assessment.
Dr. Gisela Grañena: Second language acquisition outcomes incomputer-assisted language learning environments:
Dr. Atanasi Daradomis: Design of an integrated model of cognitive e-assessment based on emotional-affective aspects
Research Line: Challenges for sustainable management and organization in online education
KIMO Research Group (http://kimo.uoc.edu
¾  Social networks in e-learning: impact of social capital in students´ achievement
¾  Online information behaviour in e-learning environments
MEL Research Group (http://transfer.rdi.uoc.edu/ca/grup/management-elearning)
¾  Personalized e-Feedback with Multimedia Tools
¾  Quality Perception Measures in e-Learning Service
¾  E-learning end employability for business graduates: skills development, programme design, virtual internship, employers’ perception.
¾  Determinants of workplace training (using online methodology)
¾  Virtual Teams in Teaching: A Management Approach
¾  Decisions on long-term learning: cost-benefits analysis
Dr. Joan Torrent: E-learning and vocational training: Implications for employability, work and firms performance
Dr. Josep M. Duart; Educational Uses of ICTs and its impact in Higher Education Institutions
Research Line: Technologies for supporting teaching and learning
TEKING Research Group (http://teking.uoc.edu/)
¾  Learning Tools
¾  Technology Enhanced Assessment (e-assessment)
¾  Learning and Assessment Analytics
¾  ICT for Learning STEM (science, technology, engineering y mathematics)
eHEALTHLAB Research Group (http://ehealthuoc.net/)
¾  Virtual Reality Simulations in Teaching Health Science
¾  Collaborative and interdisciplinary learning network: Community of Practices Applications, and Learning & Teaching
¾  2.0 Tools in Health and Food Sciences
ITOL Research Group (http://itol.uoc.edu/)
¾  Teaching-Learning project management
LAIKA Research Group (http://oer.uoc.edu/LAIKA/
Analysis of navigation patterns to understand and improve engagement and retention in a MOOC.
Integration of digital repositories and web 2.0 services for educational purposes.
GO2SIM Research Group (http://www.uoc.edu/portal/ca/estudis_arees/economia_empresa/)
¾  Gamification & elearning
¾  Business Simulations and its Impact on Management Competencies and Skills
¾  Management Skills in Higher Education
¾  Innovative tools for elearning
Dr. Ismael Peña: Network Society & Institutions in Education: Institutional change, Informal Learning, Education 2.0, PLE & MOOC
Dr. Angel A Juan: MathematicaleLearning:
Dr. Angel A Juan: eLearningAnalytics:
Research Line: Flexible and Open Online Education
EDUL@B Research Group (http://edulab.uoc.edu/en/index.php)
¾  Teacher Professional Development in the digital era.
¾  Open and Emergent Learning Scenarios.
¾  Quality in Online Education.
¾  Changing educational institutions through technologies: Leadership and Management.
MUSEIA Research Group (http://transfer.rdi.uoc.edu/ca/grup/museologia-museografia-tic-i-patrimoni-cultural)
¾  Museums, Schools & E-Learning
¾  E-Learning Experiences and Resources at School and Museum Relations
¾  E-Learning Role in Scientific Heritage Contribution to Social Inclusion
Dr. Guillermo Bautista:Smart Classroom & Open Schools by ICT integration
Dr. Montse Vall-Llovera: Psychosocial Factors Affecting Women’s Access to Technology Careers and their Distancing in ICT Socialization
Dr. Adriana Ornellas: Design and Assessment in Learning & Teaching Online Environments, Supported by Social and Collaborative Tools

-  Attached Documents:

·  Cover Letter

·  Curriculum Vitae

·  Personal Doctoral Plan

·  Copy of Degree Certificate

·  Copy of Postgraduate Certificate

·  Degree Study Transcript

·  Postgraduate Study Transcript

·  Information about reference people

·  Copy of DNI or passport

·  Accreditation of English Language Skills

·  Recent Academic Work

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