She has been associate professor at the University of Bologna since 2014, conducting research in the field of didactics and inclusive education. Research interests focus on the following topics: new technologies and inclusive education environments, technologies in the daily life of children, education for citizenship (from intercultural, gender, to digital and active citizenship), artistic and creative languages for social inclusion and cultural accessibility.
Training
Graduated in Pedagogy in 1996 at the Faculty of Magisterium of the University of Bologna, she holds the PhD in Pedagogy in 2002 with a thesis titled "New Technologies and Perspectives of Intercultural Education".
Academic career
In 2004 she became researcher in the disciplinary field M-PED/03 in Didactics and Special Education, at the Department of Education Studies of the University of Bologna. In 2013, she granted the National Scientific Habilitation for the rule of Associate Professor. Since 2014 she has been associate professor at the University of Bologna.
Main scientific-didactic activities :
- Since the Academic Year 2009-2010: “Adults Didactics and
Empowerment and Active Citizenship Strategies”, second level degree
course in Science of Lifelong Educational Processes at the Faculty
of Education Science of Bologna.
- Since 2009 she has been member of CSGE, Study Centre of Gender
and Education, Department of Education Science of Bologna.
- Academic Year 2008-2009: teacher of “Methodology of Group
Work“, degree course in Social Education. “General Didactics”,
second level degree course in Education and Co-operation at the
Faculty of Education Science in Rimini.
- Academic Year 2007-2008: teacher of “Models and Active
Citizenship Educational Strategies”, University of Bologna.
“General Didactics”, second level degree course in Education at the
Faculty of Education Science in Rimini.
- Since 2006: member of the Summer School “Citizenship Theatre
and Education” Scientific Committee.
- Since Academic Year 2005-2006: “General Didactics”, degree
course in Social Educator at the Faculty of Education Scinece,
University of Bologna.
- Since Academic Year 2004-05 she has been teaching
“Methodology of Group Work”-Laboratory- at the Faculty of Primary
Education of the Libera Università of Bolzano,
Bressanone.
- Academic Year 2003-2004: teacher of “Methodologies of Game and
Animation”, University of Bologna.
-Since Academic Year 2000-2001: seminars of Citizenship
Education; teaching activities in the disciplinary area of
Intercultural Pedagogy, Master for operators working in
the field of prevention and reduction of school and
extra-curricular discomfort in the preteen age, Department of
Education, University of San Marino.
- Academic Year 2000-2001 and 2001-2002: collaboration with
Prof. Guerra in General Pedagogy, Faculty of Motor Science,
University of Bologna.
Since Academic Year 2000-2001: coordinator of the scientific
administrative office of the Master in Educational Dimension of the
International Cooperation, promoted by the Faculty of Education
Science, University of Bologna.
Activities of Project Research:
- 2009: Coordinator of the project “School Planet – Promotion,
Valorisation and Sustainability of the cultural and
educational activities to children of schools and Belorussian
Institutes”, promoted by Anpas and Region Emilia-Romagna.
- Since 2009 member of the coordination of the project
“Promotion and Development Support of the inclusive school in El
Salvador”, promoted by the University of Bologna and the Foreign
Ministry.
- Since 2008 member of the Research of the Department of
Education Science “Childhood and families as socio-educational
resources”, attention at the issue of “Technologies in the
family”.
-Since 2008 member of the FIRB Project “L4A(everyone can learn)a
multi-paradigm, multi-channel, multi-technological approach to the
Innovative Pedagogy. 2007 Prot RBNE07RCPX"
- In 2007 counsellor for the evaluational project
“Educational and psycho -social support to children Vitim of
the Gaza Strip conflict, 4th PHASE, promoted by the ONG EducAid and
by the local partner Remedial Education Center.
- In 2007 she took part as counsellor in the mission in Belarus
within the project “A come Accoglienza”(“R as Reception“): analisys
and research on the summer reception of the ANPAS association,
Emilia-Romagna (2006).
-Since 2006 she has been taking part in the project “SCHOOL
DEVELOPMENT FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT”, in the field of the programme of
UNDP Support to the Palestinian Education Programme SPEP in
Palestine.
- In 2004 she took part in the project LOGOS, promoted by the
Centre Poma-Caritas of Bologna with the research “The social
success of the Albanian aids”. Surveys carried
out in Elbasan and Milot, Albania.
- In 2003 she took part in a research project promoted by the
region Emilia-Romagna and The Department of Education of Bologna on
the evaluation and monitoring of the reception stays of foreign
children in Emilia-Romagna.
- In 2003 she carried out two missions for Ong CRIC, as expert
counsellor of the project “Action for Citizenship through Theatre”,
funded by the European Agency for Reconstruction, in Skopije,
Macedonia.
- In 2002 she took part in research and teaching activities
within the project Education Itineraries women Friends in FAD”,
promoted by ECAP Emilia-Romagna.
