The METELS project combines a multidisciplinary team of researchers with expertise in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) , User Experience and User Engagement (UE), Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), Quantitative and Qualitative research methods and assessing educational and training contexts.
Mónica Aresta, METELS PI, is an auxiliary researcher at DigiMedia – Digital Media and Interaction Research Centre (University of Aveiro, Department of Communication and Arts), where she coordinates “Technology-enhanced Learning and Communities” research group. With a research path focused on HCI, Computer-Mediated Communication, UE and User eXperience, TEL and Digital Games for Environmental Sustainability, she has published 14 book chapters, 13 journal articles and 16 conference papers in high-impact journals in the fields of HCI and TEL. Mónica has supervised 7 doctoral theses (1 completed) and 8 master theses (5 completed). With research rooted in the field of CMC and Human-Computer Interaction, Monica will bring to METELS her experience with theories and conceptual frameworks in HCI in different learning contexts, working with the team in discussing and defining the theoretical framework of the project and in building and specifying the METELS scale.
Luis Pedro is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication and Arts, University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is an integrated member of the DigiMedia research centre and his research interests are related to participatory and social media development, integration and assessment in educational and training contexts. Author and co-author of over 125 scientific publications on subjects related to ICT, EdTech, social media, TEL and PLEs, he has been involved in national and international projects exploring the development, integration and evaluation of participatory and social media in education and training contexts. Luis’ extensive experience in technology-enhanced learning scenarios, particularly in relation to student engagement, is highly relevant to the METELS project. He has supervised more than 65 post-graduation research projects and coordinated and participated in externally funded research projects. He is (co-) author of 6 books on the topic of Multimedia Technologies for secondary-level teaching and learning and has also (co-) authored over 125 scientific publications on subjects related to ICT, EdTech, social media, TEL and PLEs. He is a reviewer in national and international journals and he also serves as a Program Committee member for various national and international conferences in the referred scientific fields.
Carlos Santos is an Assistant Professor at the University of Aveiro, with a PhD in Information and Communication in Digital Platforms. Since 2021, Carlos has been the Programme Director of the Master in Communication and Web Technologies. From 2016 to 2023, he was Programme Director of the Master in Multimedia Communication at the Universidade de Aveiro. From 2008 to 2015, he was the executive coordinator and principal researcher of the SAPO Labs at the R&D initiative of the University of Aveiro. Since 2009, he has been the research coordinator of the “Campus by Fundação Altice” R&D project (https:/ /campus.altice.pt), and since 2016, he has been the technical lead researcher of the Global Portuguese Scientists (GPS) platform. His research interests are related to Personal Learning Environments, promotion of Web 2.0 tools in educational contexts, gamification, recommendation systems and technology for community building. As coordinator of the ‘Campus’ project, he has dedicated himself to studying students’ engagement and motivation in using online learning platforms, and how features such as recommendation systems, infinite scrolling, notifications, etc. can be used to promote students’ digital wellbeing and the achievement of learning goals – knowledge and expertise that is essential for this project, namely in discussing and defining the theoretical framework of the project; and defining the METELS scale. He is (co-)author of 6 books on multimedia technologies for teaching and learning at the secondary level and (co-)author of more than 80 scientific publications (journals/conference papers and book chapters) on topics related to ICT, EdTech, TEL and PLEs. He is a member of the programme committees of various national and international conferences in the above scientific fields.
Marisa Lousada is a Coordinator Professor at the University of Aveiro. She is a member of the executive committee of ESSUA since 2023 and a researcher at CINTESIS.UA@RISE, rated as very good, and a collaborator member of the R&D unit Center of Linguistics of the University of Lisbon (CLUL), rated as excellent. She has published over 34 research papers in indexed journals. She has published several abstracts in the proceedings of scientific events, written 10 book chapters, and co-authored several assessment tools and intervention programmes for children with language disorders. Additionally, she has edited three books (one of which is international) and received eight awards and several research grants in the field of language. Between 2004 and 2023, she participated in five funded research projects. Marisa has contributed to the development and validation of several assessment instruments. As a member of the METELS project research team, she will contribute her experience in the construction and development of measurement instruments, as well as her expertise in survey methodology and psychometric methods. Marisa will lead the activities related to the evaluation of the METELS scale.
Luciana Albuquerque is a postdoctoral fellow at DigiMedia, University of Aveiro. She has a PhD in Gerontology and Geriatrics (Linguistics subarea), and a specialization in statistics. She has also contributed to the field as a speech-language pathologist, and her research on HCI and educational technology focuses on measuring engagement in TEL scenarios.