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The Impact of New Technologies on Education: The Ediciones NARCEA Experience
March 7, 2008
During the Ibero-American Forum, Virtual Educa Caribe at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Mónica González, Director of Ediciones NARCEA’s Department of Intellectual Property and Author Rights gave a presentation titled, “Impact of New Technologies on Education: The Ediciones NARCIA Experience, “ in which she emphasized the objectives and the parameters of the project that was developed in response to the
educational reform that took place in Spain, based on research accumulated by working groups and the outcomes of the implementation of innovative educational methodologies in pilot educational programs in a network of teaching centers in Spain and Latin America (Argentina, Peru, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia).
educational reform that took place in Spain, based on research accumulated by working groups and the outcomes of the implementation of innovative educational methodologies in pilot educational programs in a network of teaching centers in Spain and Latin America (Argentina, Peru, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia).
“From the onset of the editorial project, Ediciones NARCEA, founded in 1968, the enterprise has been a driving
force behind projects concerning topics that most consume and preoccupy educators,” stressed the intellectual property expert. She posited that in fundamental goal of NARCEA is the integral formation of students and educators within and outside the school environment.
force behind projects concerning topics that most consume and preoccupy educators,” stressed the intellectual property expert. She posited that in fundamental goal of NARCEA is the integral formation of students and educators within and outside the school environment.
She maintained that it is important for NARCEA to offer quality information for instructors to use in classroom teaching, and positively contribute to the
professional development of those that dedicate themselves to the act of teaching, arguing that the educator occupies a place no less important than the educational institution itself.
professional development of those that dedicate themselves to the act of teaching, arguing that the educator occupies a place no less important than the educational institution itself.
Mónica González cited a series of publications that she realized that relate to development and innovation within the educational sector, particularly the impact of new information and communication technologies and new virtual
teaching and learning environments. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Law and Corporate Legal Consulting from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid, Spain. She also possesses a master’s degree in Editing and Publishing from Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom.
teaching and learning environments. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Law and Corporate Legal Consulting from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid, Spain. She also possesses a master’s degree in Editing and Publishing from Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom.
She presently serves as Assistant Director and Head of the Department of Intellectual Property Rights for NARCEA, S.A. de Ediciones,
and is Advisor and Coordinator for its “Colección Universitaria.” She has also worked as an Associate Researcher at the Socio-Educational Research Institute at the Centro Cultural Institute at the Centro Cultural Poveda in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, since September 2007, and has given conferences related to her area of expertise at diverse institutions.
and is Advisor and Coordinator for its “Colección Universitaria.” She has also worked as an Associate Researcher at the Socio-Educational Research Institute at the Centro Cultural Institute at the Centro Cultural Poveda in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, since September 2007, and has given conferences related to her area of expertise at diverse institutions.
Virtual Educa Caribe, an initiative of
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), was launched in Santo Domingo during the Inter-American Forum on New Technologies that took place in April, 2007.The forum seeks to promote discussion and foster the use of new technologies in education, capacity building and training. In this sense, Virtual Educa Caribe seeks to contribute to elevating labor efficiency and ultimately economic growth and competitiveness
in the country.
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), was launched in Santo Domingo during the Inter-American Forum on New Technologies that took place in April, 2007.The forum seeks to promote discussion and foster the use of new technologies in education, capacity building and training. In this sense, Virtual Educa Caribe seeks to contribute to elevating labor efficiency and ultimately economic growth and competitiveness
in the country.
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