2019 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

104 2019 Yearbook Dr. Lourdes Cardozo (Chile) Graduate instructor at the Institute of Education. She presented the articles “Thinking beyond the score with SFL and text analysis: Multidimensional analysis of student assessment performance” 31 and “Newcomer youth in American schools: Exploring an alternative model of ‘languaging’ in the sciences” 32 at the 46th International Systemic Functional Congress (ISFC2019), organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, July 22–26. Dr. Eduardo Rodríguez Zidán (Chile) Associate Academic Coordinator of Graduate Studies at the Institute of Education. He presented the paper “From the one-on-one model to learning ecologies? A study of the use of mobile devices in the initial training of Uruguayan teachers” 33 at the 5th Interdisciplinary Congress on Educational Research, Santiago, Chile, August 20–22. 31 Conducted in collaboration with Seohyun Kim, Graduate Student in Educational Psychology, University of Georgia, United States; Dr. Cory Buxton, Professor and Chair of the Double Degree and MS programs, Oregon State University, United States; and Dr. Allan Cohen, Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Georgia, United States. 32 Presented with Dr. Ruth Harman, Associate Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia, United States. 33 Presented with Dr. Juan Pablo Zorrilla, Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, Universidad ORT Uruguay, and Dr. Claudia Cabrera Borges, faculty member and graduate advisor at the Institute of Education. Dr. Denise Vaillant (Chile) Academic Secretary of the Institute of Education. She visited the University of Santiago, Chile, where she met with the head of the Physics and Mathematics Education program, Dr. Roberto Bernal Valenzuela, and with members of the program’s committee, to discuss issues related to initial teacher education, Santiago, Chile, October 17 and 18. She also gave a presentation as part of the launch of the book Notable Experiences of a Learning Community of Practice in Science Teacher Education, published by the University of Santiago de Chile, October 18. Mag. Andrea Tejera (Colombia) Academic Coordinator of Educational Management and Coordinator of the Oracle Project. She participated in the 5th general coordination meeting of the Oracle Project (Regional Observatory for Quality and Equity in Higher Education), during which the project’s activities were reviewed and concluded, Medellín, September 4. She also presented the article “Digital Inclusion Policies and Practices for Deep Learning with a Focus on Equity. Case studies in teacher training in Uruguay and Chile” 34 at the 2nd International Congress on Universities and Vulnerable Groups, organized by the Oracle Project, which took place at the University of Antioquia, Medellín, September 5 and 6. 34 Conducted in collaboration with Dr. Claudia Cabrera, graduate program advisor at the Institute of Education of Universidad ORT Uruguay assistant to the Oracle Project, Sofía Gómez Oroná, a student in the Master’s in Educational Management program at the Institute of Education; Dr. Mariela Questa-Torterolo, academic coordinator of Educational Management at the Institute of Education and coordinator of the Oracle Project; and Prof. Dora Sajevicius, a graduate program instructor at the Institute of Education. ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES ABROAD 2019