María Carmen Martínez Murciano

Dr. María Carmen Martínez Murciano

University of La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
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Biography

I hold a PhD in Education, a degree in Pedagogy, a master’s degree in Communication and Education on the Internet, and a master’s degree in Teacher Training for Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, Vocational Education and Training, and Language Education, specialising in Training and Career Guidance. I am a Professor-Tutor at the National Distance Education University (UNED, Spain), in the bachelor’s degree programmes in Early Childhood Education, Social Education, and Pedagogy, as well as in the master’s degree in Secondary Teacher Education. I worked as a training specialist for seven years (2009–2016). Since March 2023, I have been a member of the Diversity, Health and Education (DISAE) research group at the University of La Laguna, which received the 2023 Research Groups Award for Promoting Knowledge Transfer to Companies and Other Social Institutions. I have participated in two UNED Educational Innovation Projects: Learning Situations in a Virtual Environment: Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Their Impact on the Early Childhood Education Degree Programme and Gamification in UNED Tutorials (2024–2025). Since 2024, I have served as a reviewer for international peer-reviewed journals. My research focuses on educational innovation, emerging pedagogies, and digital technologies in education, with particular interest in gamification, digital health, physical activity, mental well-being, media literacy, the impact of digital technologies on education and sustainability

Affiliations

University of La Laguna

San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain

Honors and Awards

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Research Groups Award for Promoting Knowledge Transfer to Companies and Other Social Institutions

University of La Laguna

2023 – Research Groups Award for Promoting Knowledge Transfer to Companies and Other Social Institutions (awarded to the Diversity, Health and Education [DISAE] research group, University of La Laguna).

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