Keynote Speakers

Abstract

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Biography

Dr Duart holds a doctorate (PhD) in Pedagogy from Ramon Llull University (URL), Barcelona, and a Master in Business Administration from ESADE Business School, Barcelona. Since 1996 is full professor in Psychology and Educational Sciences Department at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). He has been involved in several positions: Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Lifelong Learning, and former Director of the International Graduate Institute at the Open University of Catalonia, UOC (2007-2013), and Director of the UNESCO Chair in e-Learning (2002-2009). Currently, he teaches on education and technology field, educational models and quality and is member of the Open Evidence Research Group. As a researcher specialising in Educational Technology, e-learning models and educational organisation, he leads and collaborates on research projects in areas such as educational policy, higher education leadership and ICT use. He has published several books and a range of co-authored articles in international specialist journals (ORCID). He has also given lectures on ICTs in higher education at international conferences and European, American and Australian universities. He is the Editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (JCR Q2; Scopus Q2), Vice President of Research of the European Distance Education and E-learning Network (EDEN), and founder member and coordinator of “The Universitity of the Future Network”. He is also founder member and coordinator of Red Universitaria para la Educación con Tecnología (REDUNETE). Dr Duart has been involved in several research and collaboration projects with European and Latin American universities and education quality assurance strategies consultancies with Latin American governments (Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Chile, Ecuador, Argentina and others).