US’MOV - Symposium - Jóvenes conectados en el aula: prohibir, ignorar o impulsar

The Symposium

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.

Objectives

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.

Program

Thursday, October 26th

9:30	Welcome
10:00	Opening and introduction to the symposium Cristina Alonso Universitat de Barcelona Héctor Gardó Director of Digital Equity at Fundació Bofill
Presentation of results of the US’MOV project
10:15	Mobile phones in political, academic and media discourse Fco. Javier Ramos Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Pablo Rivera Vargas Universitat de Barcelona
10:45	The use of mobile phones in schools Borja Mateu Universitat de València Cristina Mercader Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
11:15	The voices of the families, the youth and the teachers Raquel Miño Universitat de Barcelona Isabel Solana Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
11:45	Break
12:15	Dialogue with project results Chair Cristina Alonso Universitat de Barcelona Guest participants Adriana Gewerc Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela Núria Vallès-Peris Researcher at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Sara Malo Cerrato Researcher and professor at Universitat de Girona
13:15	Lunch break
Dialogues with the education community
16:00	We talk with young people Chair Josefina Patiño Universitat de Girona Participants Marina Castillo García IES Hernán Pérez del Pulgar, Ciudad Real Maria Suárez Arias INS Manuel de Cabanyes, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona Guim Casals Romera INS Vall de Llémena. Sant Gregori, Girona Wendy González Cruz Confederación Estatal de Asociaciones de Estudiantes. España Alejandro González Montilla Col·legi Jesús Maria, Badalona Relator Gustavo Herrera Universitat de Barcelona
16:45	We talk with teachers Chair Carmen Lloret Universitat de València Participants Alicia López Gómez IES Campo de Calatrava, Miguelturra, Ciudad Real Miguel Ángel Gordo Maroto IES Orriols, Valencia Txeli Segué Guerrero INS Doctor Puigvert, Barcelona Marina Arbat-Bofill Institut Puig Cargol, Calonge i Sant Antoni Josep Guardiola Salinas Col·legi Jesús Maria, Badalona Relator Pedro Cesar Mellado Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
17:30	Break
18:00	We talk with families Chair Ada Freitas Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Participants Coral Calero Muñoz Mother of a young woman in 4th ESO at an IES in Ciudad Real Mario Benito Ríos Father of a young man in 3rd ESO at an IES in Barcelona Ana María Navarro Águeda Mother of a young man in 4th ESO at an IES in Madrid Vocal FAPA Francisco Giner de los Ríos María Carmen Morillas Vallejo Mother of four young people from 3rd ESO, 4th ESO, FP Intermediate, FP Superior in different IES in Madrid President FAPA Francisco Giner de los Ríos Relator Marco Ramos Ramiro Universidad a Distancia de Madrid
18:45	Crossing of voices Chair Joaquín Paredes Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 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 Universitat de Barcelona Participants Juliana Raffaghelli Researcher and professor at University of Padova Héctor Gardó Director of Digital Equity at Fundació Bofill Pablo Rivera-Vargas Researcher at the Univesity of Barcelona and co-coordinator of the edDIT project
11:00	Round table with representatives of civil society Chairs Joan-Anton Sánchez Universitat de Barcelona Pablo Sánchez Antolín Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Participants David Vilella Senior Manager de mSchools Francesc Nadal Miembro del comité ejecutivo del Observatorio de Innovación Tecnológica y Educativa de la Asociación Espiral, Educación y Tecnología Ezequiel Passerón Director institucional de Faro Digital
12:15	Break
12:45	Round table with representatives of the administration Chairs Carmen Lloret Universitat de València Diego Calderón Universitat de Barcelona Participants Joan Cuevas Director General d’Innovació, Recerca i Cultura Digital at Departament d’Educació. Generalitat de Catalunya Pilar García Freire Jefa del Área de Recursos Educativos Digitales. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías Educativas y Formación del Profesorado (INTEF) Francesc Rambla Tècnic de la Direcció General de Societat Digital. Departament d'Empresa i Treball de la Generalitat de Catalunya
14:00	Symposium closure
14:15	End of the symposium