Elena Pacetti is Associate Professor in Didactic and Special Education at the Department of Education Studies, University of Bologna, where currently she teaches “Teaching Innovation and Education Technology” and “Educational Technology Laboratory” in the Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Primary teacher education, “Didactic and Communication Strategies for adults“ in the Master in Science Of Lifelong Educational Processes, “Citizenship Education and Active Participation” in the Bachelor Expert in Social and Cultural Education, "Strategies and tools in Teaching Sciences" in the Master Teaching and Communication of Natural Sciences.
Academic and institutional positions
Since May 2022, she is representative at RUS (Italian University Network for Sustainable Development), Working Group Education.
Since November 2016, Associate Professor in General Didactic and Special Education, Department of Education Studies, University of Bologna.
Since 2015, Delegate for International Relations at the Department of Education Studies, University of Bologna.
Since 2013, scientific coordinator of CEMET -Centro di Ricerca su Educazione, MEdia e Tecnologie (Research Center on Education Media and Technologies), University of Bologna.
Since 2013 member of the Scientific Committee of CRESPI, Centro di Ricerca Educativa sulla Professionalità dell'Insegnante (Center of Educational Research on Teacher professionalism), University of Bologna.
Since 2009 member of CSGE, Centro Studi sul Genere e l’Educazione (Study Centre on Gender and Education) and MOdE-Museo Officina dell’Educazione (Museum Workshop of Education), University of Bologna.
From 2007 to 2016, Assistant Professor and Researcher in General Didactic and Special Education at School of Psychology and Education, Department of Education Studies, University of Bologna;
Participation to peer reviewed international and national research project with grants
•Erasmus+ KA220-VET - Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training (Call 2021 Round 1), Project "AGILE-2-VET - Abilitating Digital LEarning to innovate VET sector" (Scientific coordinator for Unibo unit)
•Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation partnership in school education (Call 2021 Round 1), Project "INES_Innovative teaching and learning paths for the prevention of new drugs abuse" (member of Unibo unit)
•Erasmus+ KA2 Capacity Building in Higher Education (618625-EPP-1-2020-1-ES-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP), Project “ECALFOR - Evaluación de la formación del profesorado en América Latina y Caribe. Garantía de la calidad de los títulos de educación” (Assesment of Teacher Training in Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe. Quality guarantee for educational degrees) (member of Unibo unit)
•Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic partnership (2020-1-FR01-KA202-080314), Project “PEPPY Promote Education, Participation and Projects for Youth” (member of Unibo unit)
•Erasmus+ KA2 Capacity Building in Higher Education (609560-EPP-1-2019-1-FI-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP), Project “Equitable access to higher education for students with disabilities and students from marginalized groups in Nepal/EATHEN” (Scientific coordinator for Unibo unit)
•Erasmus+ KA2 Capacity Building in Higher Education (598409-EPP-1-2018-1-NL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP), Project “Forth Formation of teachers in emerging challenged areas in the Philippines” (Scientific coordinator for Unibo unit)
•Horizon 2020 (ID 771738), Project “NEXTFOOD -Educating the next generation of professionals in the agrifood system” (member of Unibo unit)
•Erasmus+ KA2 Capacity Building in Higher Education (561551-EPP-1-2015-1-ES-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP), Project “EXPERES - Les TICE appliquées à l'expérimentation scientifique” (Scientific coordinator for Unibo unit)
•Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnerships for higher education (2015-1-ES01-KA203-015957), Project “Tox-Oer - Learning Toxicology Through Open Educational Resources” (member of Unibo unit)
•Edulink, Project “EAF: Energy – Agro-food Synergies in Africa: New Educational Models for Universities” (member of Unibo unit)
•Erasmus TEMPUS (544023-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-XK-TEMPUS-JPCR), Project “Med@UP, “Modernizing Teacher Education at University of Prishtina” (member of Unibo unit)
•FIRB (RBNE07RCPX) Project “L4ALL -Learning for all (Tutti possono imparare), un approccio multiparadigma, multicanale e multitecnologia alla pedagogia innovativa” (member of Unibo unit)
•LLP TOI (Life Long Learning Leonardo da Vinci Programme Transfer of Innovation) (2009-1-FR1-LEO05-07387), Project “COMPARES (Competences Partneriat Resaux)” (member of Unibo unit)
•LLP TOI (Life Long Learning Leonardo da Vinci Programme Transfer of Innovation) (LDV/TOI/08/IT/500), Project “HeLPS-Transfer (Helps for High Training and High Schools)” (member of Unibo unit)
Participation to project funded by AICS- Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione e lo Sviluppo (Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development)
•2018-2021: “Escuelas y comunidades inclusivas para otra ciudadanía: alleanza comunitaria per l’inclusione sociale e la prevenzione della violenza nel Dipartimento di Chalatenango (El Salvador)”, coordinated by Soleterre ngo (Scientific coordinator for Unibo unit)
•2018-ongoing: “I-CAN - Indipendence, Capability, Autonomy, Inclusion. Centro per la Vita Indipendente per le persone con disabilità della Striscia di Gaza”, coordinated by EducaAid ngo (Scientific coordinator for Unibo unit)
•2018-2019: “READY Resilience, Empowerment and Advocacy for a Deeper Inclusion in Shu’afat Refugee Camp”, coordinated by EducAid ngo (Scientific coordinator for Unibo unit)
•2017-2020: “La Comunità del futuro: interventi di inclusione socio-lavorativa per gli orfani di Scutari (Albania)”, coordinated by IPSIA (Istituto Pace Sviluppo Innovazione Acli) ngo (Scientific coordinator for Unibo unit)
•2017-2018: “CO.RE: COmmunities Resilience. Rinforzare la resilienza delle comunità palestinesi in Cisgiordania (Area C, H2 e campi UNRWA) a rischio di trasferimento forzato (Palestina)”, coordinated by EducAid ngo (Scientific coordinator for Unibo unit)
•2016-2017: “Miglioramento dei meccanismi di protezione di rifugiati e sfollati in Area C”, coordinated by GVC ngo (Scientific coordinator for Unibo unit)
•2006-2010: SPEP Support to the Palestinian Education Programme, managed by UNDP - United Nations Development Programme (Scientific co-coordinator for Unibo unit)
Other research projects
•2021-ongoing: "Ricerca-Azione Follow up didattica digitale" with CNOS-FAP (Centro Nazionale Opere Salesiane – Formazione Aggiornamento Professionale) Lombardia
•2020-ongoing: "Identità adolescenziali e pratiche mediali: una ricerca nelle scuole del territorio Bolognese" in upper secondary schools
•2020-2021: Project “Scuola per Accademici. Pratiche didattiche innovative nell’Istruzione superiore attraverso la video-analisi” in collaboration with University of South Australia – School of Education (UNISA) and University of California-Irvine – School of Education (UCI) (funded by University of Bologna) (Scientific co-coordinator)
•2019-ongoing: Project “L’influenza degli scambi comunicativi mediati da contesti digitali sulle dinamiche relazionali fra genitori/insegnanti e genitori/genitori” (2 years grant research) (scientific coordinator and tutor)
•2019-ongoing: Project “La video-analisi come strumento per migliorare la qualità della didattica nei contesti universitari” promoted by the Department of Education Studies, University of Bologna (member of Unibo unit)
•2019-2020: “Diritto all'Educazione, Diritto al Futuro per le Nuove Generazioni Saharawi (Algeria)”, coordinated by CISP ngo (funded by Emilia-Romagna Region) (member of Unibo unit)
•2015-2018: Project “Tabletti@mo" (funded by Unione Terre di Castelli) (scientific coordinator for Unibo)
•2013-2014: Project “Il servizio civile dei giovani. Bando straordinario per le zone colpite dal sisma. Analisi della motivazione, della soddisfazione nei confronti dell'esperienza e del percorso di acquisizione di competenze nel contesto d’intervento”, coordinated by Department of Education Studies, University of Bologna (funded by Emilia-Romagna Region) (member of Unibo unit)
•2011-2015: Project “Scuola@Appennino” (funded by Emilia-Romagna Region) (member of Unibo unit)
•2009-2014: Project Cl@ssi 2.0 (funded by MIUR, Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research) (member as Unibo of Emilia-Romagna Unit)
•2001-2007: Project “Valutazione del software didattico” promoted by Indire (member of Unibo unit)
Italian scientific societies membership
•Member of SIPED (Società Italiana di Pedagogia);
•Member of SIREM (Società italiana di ricerca mediale);
•Member of SIRD (Società italiana di ricerca e didattica).
Participation in Editorial Boards
•RPD Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica. Journal of Theories and Research in Education
•IMG Journal
Referee for scientific journal
•Form@re Open Journal per la formazione in rete
•Media Education – Studi, ricerche e buone pratiche
•REM - Research on Education and Media
•G|A|M|E Games as Art, Media, Entertainment, Italian Journal of Game studies
