Virtual Campuses, Smart E-Learning Environments and Emerging Technologies

Proceedings of the XV International Conference on Virtual Campuses (JICV 2025)
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-981-9286-73-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 177 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Educational Technology

This volume presents the best papers from the XV International Conference on Virtual Campuses (JICV 2025). It addresses the rapid evolution of digital education and the growing centrality of virtual campuses and smart e-learning environments as infrastructures that are no longer peripheral, but fundamental to the organization of higher education, professional training, and lifelong learning. The subject of this book is the intersection of technology, pedagogy, and institutional innovation in the age of accelerated digital transformation. It documents state-of-the-art research, design practices, and case studies that highlight how universities and organizations are adapting their virtual campuses to meet contemporary challenges, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration, inclusivity, accessibility, hybridization of teaching, and global collaboration.

Readers — educators, administrators, researchers, instructional designers, and policymakers — will derive multiple benefits from the book:

• A comprehensive view of cutting-edge developments in virtual campuses and smart learning environments.

• Practical insights into the implementation and evaluation of digital transformation projects.

• A critical understanding of the opportunities and risks associated with emerging technologies in education.

• Access to transferable frameworks and strategies for designing inclusive, ethical, and sustainable digital ecosystems.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

González, Carina S. González

Moro, Alfonso Infante

Moro, Juan Carlos Infante

Pérez, Julia Gallardo

García Peñalvo, Francisco J.

García-Holgado, Alicia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik E-Learning, Bildungstechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

From Problem Understanding to Executable Code: A Design-Based Framework for Computational Thinking Development in K-12 Supported by Generative AI.- Artificial Intelligence for Strengthening Digital Competencies for Problem Solving in University Students.- Evaluating Learning Progress and Student Perceptions in an IoT-Based STEM Educational Intervention.- Digital Inequalities in Higher Education: Understanding the Gender Gap in Latin America.- The gender gap and digital literacy amongst a group of older adults.- Affinity and willingness to use Artificial Intelligence in university teaching practice.- Artificial Intelligence and Digital Footprint for Early Prediction and Prevention of University Student Dropout.- Technopedagogical Mediation for the Development of Critical Thinking in Higher Education: A Longitudinal Quasi-Experimental Proposal.- Immersive Virtual Classroom 2.0: an augmented reality technology to support deictic signaling in virtual and hybrid education.- Problem-Based Learning as a strategy for introducing Artificial Intelligence regulations: an experience in Higher Education.- Past, Present and Future of facial expressions recognition in an adaptive LMS system using Machine Learning techniques.- Design and Implementation of a Virtual Reality and Metaverse Pilot Study for English Teacher Education.- Technology Transfer of Educational Software with Structured Pedagogical Scaffolding for Environmental Inquiry in Primary Education.- Academic Digital Nomophobia and Academic-Social FoMO in University Students: A PLS-SEM Study in Lambayeque, Peru.- Simulation-Based Learning and Managerial Competencies in Higher Education: A Latent Variable Approach.- Thematic study on the use of Artificial Intelligence in education.

Über Autor(innen)

Carina S. González González is a Full Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering and Systems at Universidad de La Laguna (Spain). Dr. González González holds dual Ph.D. degrees: one in Computers, Automatic, and Communications from Universidad de La Laguna, and the other in Social Sciences and Education from Universidad de Huelva (Spain), where her thesis received the Best Thesis Award. She further enhanced her expertise with a postgraduate degree in Early Childhood Technology from Tufts University (United States of America), and a specialization in Human-Computer Interaction from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States of America).

Alfonso Infante Moro is Professor in the Department of Financial Economics, Accounting and Operations Management, Vice-Dean for Internationalisation and University Extension of the Faculty of Business Sciences and Tourism, University of Huelva (Spain), as well as director of the Official Master's Degree in Tourism: Management of tourism companies.

Juan Carlos Infante Moro is a PhD in Tourism Management at University of Huelva (Spain), a Professor in the Department of Financial Economics, Accounting and Operations Management at the University of Huelva (Spain), and a member of the Research Group of Information Technology and Communication in Business (GITICE) research group.

Julia Gallardo Pérez is a PhD in Regional Science: Business and Territory at University of Huelva (Spain), a Professor in the Department of Financial Economics, Accounting and Operations Management at the University of Huelva, and a member of the Research Group of Information Technology and Communication in Business (GITICE) research group.

Francisco José García-Peñalvo is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Automation at the University of Salamanca (USAL, Spain)), with four six-year periods of recognized research, one six-year period of recognized transferring and innovation, and five five-year periods of recognized teaching. He received the Gloria Begué Award for teaching excellence in 2019 and the Maria de Maeztu Award for research excellence in 2023. He was also a Distinguished Professor at the School of Humanities and Education at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico (2016-2018) and is a Researcher of International Impact at the Universidad Nacional San Agustín, Arequipa, Peru.

Alicia García-Holgado received her bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences (2011, University of Salamanca, Spain), a Master of Science degree in Intelligent Systems (2013, University of Salamanca, Spain), and a PhD from the University of Salamanca (Cum Laude) (2018) in the Doctoral Programme 'Education in the Knowledge Society', focused on the use of technological ecosystems as a tool to improve knowledge management in different contexts. She is an Associate Professor (Profesora Contratada Doctora) at the Computer Science Department, and member of The research GRoup of InterAction and e-Learning (GRIAL) of the University of Salamanca since 2009, where she leads the research line 'Social Responsibility and Inclusion' focused on applying technology to solve social problems and support diversity and inclusion.