Integrating steam and computational thinking development by using robotics and physical devices (RoboSTEAM)

We live in a digital society that needs new better prepared professionals for the new challenges and opportunities provided by the ICT. Students must learn how to deal with all the issues that emerge in this new context. They should acquire computational thinking skills by integrating STEAM, however this needs for changes in current learning curricula and also new learning approaches. RoboSTEAM project deals with this issue by the application of a Challenge Based Learning approach that uses Robotics and Physical Devices.

Apoyo al sistema de Educación superior en Marruecos en el marco de un acercamiento hacia el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (Appui au Système de l’Enseignement supérieur au Maroc dans le cadre d’un rapprochement avec l’Espace européen de l’Enseignem

Proyectos de hermanamiento (Twinning) son un instrumento de cooperación institucional de la Comisión Europea con los países candidatos y los países de la región de la Política de Vecindad de la Unión Europea en los que, a través de asistencias técnicas llevadas a cabo por instituciones públicas de los países miembros de la Unión Europea, impulsa el fortalecimiento de las administraciones públicas de los países beneficiarios.

Toma de decisiones progresiva visual en humanidades digitales (PROgressive VIsual DEcision Making for Digital Humanities)

In the recent years, with the pervasiveness of computers and a great variety of electronic devices connected to the Internet, Digital Humanities (DH) as a research field has experienced a great transformation that has permitted the completion of very ambitious projects with large impact in the society beyond the academia. This has resulted in a major economic impact in the cultural and creative industry. .A number of new and powerful ICT have made possible the exploitation of a wealth of data (either digitized or digitally born) that have,

Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing among Young People through Yoga (HIPPOCAMPUS)

One of the key challenges in effective work with young people is their frequent lack of engagement, a characteristic that many of those who spend time with adolescents (youth workers, parents, teachers) can attest to. Proposed solutions frequently fail to address core issues relating to the intrinsic motivation of the individual, which is directly related to well-being. Many young people suffer from chronic stress and other issues that inhibit the functioning (and indeed the development) of the prefrontal cortex, and this also affects their intrinsic motivation to engage in any activity. In short, unless their well-being is addressed, they cannot engage effectively.

TE-CUIDA, propuesta de un Ecosistema TEcnológico para apoyo a CUIDAdores asistenciales

Investigadores: Mª José Rodríguez Conde, Mª Cruz Sánchez Gómez, Roberto Therón Sánchez, Ana García-Valcárcel Muñoz-Repiso, Ricardo Colomo Palacios.

Ante el envejecimiento que sufre Europa, del que las zonas rurales de Castilla y León es un gran exponente con una media superior a la del resto de España con personas de 65 o más años, se presenta una situación en la que las personas mayores dependientes viven en sus casas y son atendidos no solo por su cónyuge u otro miembro de la familia sino también por vecinos o amigos quienes ejercen el papel de cuidador informal, no siendo remunerados por ello.