Hybrid Symposium
Barcelona, October 26th and 27th, 2023
The symposium “Jóvenes conectados en el aula: prohibir, ignorar o impulsar” is a meeting point between academia, civil society and educational leaders to discuss and provide solutions to the challenges posed by the use of mobile phones (smartphones) in education. This technology has become ubiquitous in our lives, and has become an important part of the daily life of the majority of Spanish youth, but its use within schools has been controversial, with very different political leanings in different Autonomous Communities (prohibition, indiference or promotion).
This event has been organized within the framework of the project “Young people and cellphones in the classroom: Discourses and dynamics of prohibition, promotion and indetermination” (US'MOV, Project PID2019-108041RB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033), with the participation of the University of Barcelona, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the University of Girona, the Autonomous University of Madrid, the University of Castilla-La Mancha and the University of Valencia. In the last three years, the project has investigated the use of mobile devices in the classroom from three different perspectives: the views of the administration and experts, the experience of the schools, and the opinions of young people, teachers, and families.
Disseminate and discuss the results coming from the US’MOV project.
Offer a space for young people, teachers and families to express their points of view on the issue.
Compare the results of the project with other projects in the field of educational technology, the digitization of education and the challenges they pose for privacy and children’s rights.
Discuss with representatives of institutions related to education, political representatives and the education administration the challenges that mobile phones pose for the future of education.
Thursday, October 26th
9:30 | Welcome |
10:00 |
Opening and introduction to the symposium
Cristina Alonso
Borja Mateu
Joaquín Paredes
Pablo Sánchez |
Presentation of results of the US’MOV project | |
10:15 |
Mobile phones in political, academic and media discourse
Fco. Javier Ramos
Pablo Rivera Vargas |
10:45 |
The use of mobile phones in schools
Borja Mateu
Cristina Mercader |
11:15 |
The voices of the families, the youth and the teachers
Raquel Miño
Isabel Solana |
11:45 |
Break |
12:15 |
Dialogue with project results Chair
Cristina Alonso Guest participants
Adriana Gewerc
Núria Vallès-Peris
Sara Malo Cerrato |
13:15 |
Lunch break |
Dialogues with the education community | |
16:00 |
We talk with young people Chair
Josefina Patiño Participants
Marina Castillo García
Maria Suárez Arias
Guim Casals Romera
Wendy González Cruz Relator
Gustavo Herrera |
16:45 |
We talk with teachers Chair
Carmen Lloret Participants
Alicia López Gómez
Miguel Ángel Gordo Maroto
Txeli Segué Guerrero Relator
Pedro Cesar Mellado |
17:30 |
Break |
18:00 |
We talk with families Chair
Ada Freitas Participants
Coral Calero Muñoz
Mario Benito Ríos
Ana María Navarro Águeda
María Carmen Morillas Vallejo Relator
Marco Ramos Ramiro |
18:45 |
Crossing of voices Chair
Joaquín Paredes Participants Relators from the previous sessions |
19:15 |
End of day one |
Friday, October 27th
Connections, reflections and challenges | |
10:00 |
Connections with other research projects Chair
Judith Jacovkis Participants
Juliana Raffaghelli
Héctor Gardó
Pablo Rivera-Vargas |
11:00 |
Round table with representatives of civil society Chairs
Joan-Anton Sánchez
Pablo Sánchez Antolín Participants
David Vilella
Francesc Nadal
Ezequiel Passerón |
12:15 |
Break |
12:45 |
Round table with representatives of the administration Chairs
Carmen Lloret
Diego Calderón Participants
Joan Cuevas
Pilar García Freire Others to be determined |
14:00 |
Symposium closure |
14:15 |
End of the symposium |
Universitat de Barcelona
Cristina Alonso
Joan-Anton Sánchez
Pablo Rivera
Raquel Miño
Diego Calderón
Xavier Giró Gràcia
Gustavo Herrera
Judith Jacovkis
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Cristina Mercader
Universitat de Girona
Josefina Patiño
Universitat de València
Cristóbal Suárez
Carmen Lloret
Borja Mateu
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Joaquín Paredes
Ada Freitas
Marco Ramos
Isabel Solana
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Pablo Sánchez
Fco. Javier Ramos
Pedro César Mellado
Venue
Fundació Bofill
C/ de Girona, 34
08010 Barcelona
You will also be able to follow the symposium on Esbrina’s YouTube channel
Are you interested?
If you want to attend the symposium, please fill out the registration form that you will find at the following link