FLORENCE LOJACONO
PROJECTS
RESEARCH STAYS
MacBioIDi 2017- 2019
The MACbioIdi Project is co-funded by the European Union program INTERREG MAC, It has an ERDF grant of 2M€ for the period January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2019. It is coordinated by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the framework of its Medical Technology for Sustainable Development initiative.
My task within the project is in the field of translation (natural language and machine translation).
EDUKAFRICA (2016 - present)
This NGO is aimed to gather educators and medical staff to train African medical staff, especially in Mozambique.
My task within the project is in the field of translation (natural language).
CEMITED (September 2013 - December 2013)
Centro Mixto ITED (Innovación, Turismo, Lengua Española y Desarrollo Sostenible)
Cooperation project between the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Ibn Zohr University, Morocco.
My task within the project was to train colleagues in the field of ICT teaching, especially using Moodle.
COIL (June 2011 - June 2013)
Collaborative Online International Learning,
SUNY Global Center, New York, NY, USA
In 2011, 21 US institutions and 25 International institutions from 19 countries, one of those the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. were selected to design and develop pilot COIL initiatives. Faculty and staff from all institutions eventually developed 24 successful COIL courses. Each of the Institute's Fellows participated actively in this two-year project.write the
My task within the project was to design the cross border course, to train Spanish students to use the LMS (ANGEL) and to design the multimedia wrap up document (see above)
WEB@IDIOMAS - CÁTEDRA TELEFÓNICA 2010
Project aimed to design, create and boadcast audio files for Mobile Foreign Language Learning (French, Arabic, English).
I was the grant writer and the director of this 15 000 euros competitive project aimed. to promote free access to moblie learning.resources.
Read here the official wrap up document:
http://catedratelefonica.ulpgc.es/sites/default/files/Cuaderno-Web%40Idiomas-2012.pdf
Association LES AMIS DES CHADOURNE
Brive-La-Gaillarde, France
June 2 - June 16, 2018
Research focused on the work of Marc and Louis Chadourne, writers from Brive-La-Gaillarde, France.
Cublac, Corrèze, France.
Library Marc Chadourne, near the family cottage called "LE BOUSQUET".
Here with Ms. Lilith Pittman-Chadourne (left)
the granddaughter of the writer Marc Chadourne.
More details on the Association and on Marc and Louis Chadourne: here
Bellarmine University, Kentucky, USA
April 1 - June 1, 2015
Thomas Merton Center.
Research focused on the educational thought of the Trappist Monk, Thomas Merton (1915–1968), in relation with Parker Palmer (The Courage to Teach) as an approach to Philosophy of care within educational contexts.
Louisville, KY.
MOSAIC AWARDS, 21 May 2015
Pr. Gabriele Bosley (right) is Head of the International Office at Bellarmine University and the recipient of the Mosaic Award for outstanding contributions to the profession and the community (2010).
Myongji University, Seoul, South Korea
April 11 - May 13, 2014
International Affairs Office
Research focused on Insular Fiction (cf. Tempête by Le Clezio, a novel set on Udo island)
Chicago University, USA
August 1 - August 31, 2012.
France Chicago Center
Research focused on Philosophy of Care applied to General Didactics.
University of Debrecen, Hungary
June 3 - July 3, 2012.
Research Center for Linguistics and Philosophy
Research focused on General Systems Theory (Ludwig von Bertalanffy) applied to Didactics.
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
August 1 - August 31, 2011
School of Languages and Cultures
Research focused on Telecollaboration, Globalization and Web 2.0 applied to Language Teaching
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