🤖 What if chatbots not only answered questions, but also bridged educational gaps and promoted sustainability?. This systematic review explores their role in higher education and the Sustainable Development Goals. ▶

Can a virtual learning environment enhance the creativity that traditional education often suppresses? 🎨. This article explores instructional design features that foster collaborative creativity in higher education. ▶

Against all odds, Software Engineering grades IMPROVED during the #COVID19 lockdown. The key? Active methodologies and personalised monitoring. The outcome? Seamless online transition and record-high student satisfaction. ▶

‼ New article on the opportunities and challenges of ChatGPT, generative AI, and EdTech in online education. "Artificial Intelligence and chatbots for sustainable higher education: a systematic review". ▶

🔄 One single perspective is not enough to assess competencies—not even the teacher’s alone. A 360º evaluation (students + active educators + institutions) is essential to achieve an objective view of #DigitalInclusion. ▶

🎓 Combining #FlippedClassroom and #Gamification is not just a trend—it’s a proven pedagogical strategy. Applied to teach Computational Thinking to future educators, it led to a remarkable increase in their competencies. ▶

📘 New article in the latest issue of RIED ‼. "Gamified flipped classroom: application of a teaching strategy to develop computational thinking in future teachers.". ▶

📢 Can we truly rely on assessment in digital and distance education?. Lorenzo García Aretio (UNED) dispels myths and outlines principles for continuous, formative, and trustworthy evaluation. ▶

📊 Teachers recognise the value of digital competences, yet lack the training to integrate them into planning. This study identifies the gap and proposes a model to bridge it. A must-read for teacher education. ▶

RT @lgaretio: Interacción asíncrona: claves pedagógicas (C.EaD-54) a través de @hypothesesorg.

🟠 Can technology be the key to a more equitable education?. This study explores how social media became vital tools for the inclusion of individuals with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. ▶

Challenges to embedding #ComputationalThinking in primary education:. ✔ Inadequate teacher training .✔ Limited tools .✔ Fragmented methodologies. This systematic review provides strategies and guidelines to address these hurdles. ▶

📢 "Competencies model for online learning in higher education: a bibliometric analysis and systematic review". 🔍 This bibliometric analysis of 781 articles delineates the key competencies for successful online learning. ▶

✔ Featured in the latest issue of RIED:. Psychometric properties of a scale to measure online teaching styles in university teachers. ▶

🧠 How does self-efficacy influence the use of online feedback?. This study uncovers key insights to enhance students’ cognitive engagement. ▶

🎓 Do age and gender influence perceptions of online education?. This research involving over 500 students suggests they do. 🧑‍🎓 Notably, learners over the age of 26 hold a more positive view of virtual instruction. ▶

RT @aiesad_org: 📚 La transformación de la educación superior en Iberoamérica pasa por el diálogo, la investigación y la cooperación. 🎓 Par….

🟡 Lorenzo García Aretio: a profound legacy in distance education - an interview via @UNED. ✅ A pivotal figure who both witnessed and shaped the evolution of Distance Education, from its origins in postal correspondence to the current era of AI. ▶

In modern distance education, teacher digital competence, encompassing information retrieval, content curation & creation, and communication, is paramount. This study investigates the key factors that determine and shape this crucial competence. ▶

🕙 New in RIED:. An analysis of the effects of awareness and trust on students’ willingness to use ChatGPT: an integrated TAM-ECM model. ▶