Teaching in Higher Education is with increasing frequency completed within a Learning Management System (LMS) environment in the Blended Learning modality. The use of learning objects (activities and resources) offered by LMS means that both teachers and students require training. In addition, gender differences relating to the number of students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and Non-STEM courses might have some influence on the use of those learning objects. The study involves 13 teachers (6 experts in e-Learning and 7 non-experts) on 13 academic courses (4 STEM and 9 Non-STEM) and a detailed examination of the logs of 626 students downloaded from the Moodle platform. Our objectives are: (1) To confirm whether significant differences may be found in relation to the use of learning objects (resources and activities) on Moodle, depending on the expertise of the teacher (expert vs. non-expert in e-Learning); (2) To confirm whether there are significant differences between students regarding their use of learning objects, depending on the expertise of the teacher (expert vs. non-expert in e-Learning); (3) To confirm whether there are significant differences for the use of learning objects among students as a function of gender. Differences were found in the use of Moodle learning objects (resources and activities) for teachers and for students depending on the expertise of the teacher. Likewise, differences were found for the use of some learning objects as a function of gender and the degrees that the students were following. Increased technological training for both teachers and students is proposed, especially on Non-STEM qualifications, in order to mitigate the effects of the technological gap and its collateral relation with the gender gap and the digital divide.

Educational research on emerging technologies, particularly virtual reality and augmented reality, is expanding at the moment. The purpose of this contribution is to conduct a systematic review to understand the impact of emerging technologies in the educational and social-health fields. The PRISMA 2020 methodology was used to respond to the objective and research questions, ensuring the fulfillment of the quality criteria in the elaboration of the systematic review. This systematic review analyses the possible benefits that new technologies, specifically virtual reality and augmented reality, can have on learning difficulties such as dyslexia and ADHD disorder, as well as their inclusion in the social sphere. In this study, articles from both the health and educational fields will be reviewed. The research focuses on highlighting the incipient benefits of these new technologies for the aforementioned learning difficulties in the school and health fields. The main conclusions drawn show that research on these emerging technologies is still scarce and incipient in the educational field, with the main results found in the healthcare field.

Background: The passage through university is a complex experience that can heighten personal susceptibility to eating disorders. The objective of this research is to determine how gender, age, course, educational faculty, and body mass index (BMI) can influence the risk of eating disorders among university students. Method: A transversal and descriptive study is conducted with a sample of 516 Spanish students (57.2% female, 42.8% male; M_age = 21.7, SD_age = 4.1) following 26 university degrees. The Inventory Eating Disorder-Reference criterion (EDI-3-RF) was administered to the students. Contingency tables were used between categorical variables with the chi-squared statistic, at a significance level of p < 0.05. The Student t-test was used for two independent samples and a one-way ANOVA test with the post hoc Bonferroni test for more than two groups. Pearson’s correlation and a simple linear regression analysis were used to analyze the relationship between the variables in its quantitative version. Results: It was found that the female students enrolled in the second year presented a greater obsession with thinness and body dissatisfaction (p = 0.029; d = 0.338); the male students practiced more physical exercise to control their weight (p = 0.003); and that students under the age of twenty (p < 0.010; d = 0.584) and students from both the Health (p = 0.0.13) and Law (p = 0.021) educational faculties showed greater bulimic behavior (d = 0.070). More females are underweight (z = 2.8), and more men are overweight (z = 2.4). Normal-weight students scored significantly higher in thinness obsession (p = 0.033). Overweight students scored significantly higher on thinness obsession (p < 0.001) and body dissatisfaction (p < 0.001). Obese students scored significantly higher on body dissatisfaction (p = 0.04). Conclusions: The data obtained in this study, reinforce the hypothesis that the female gender, at an age within the limits of early adolescence, in the first year of the degree courses, with specific university qualifications, and a high BMI constituted factors that could provoke an eating disorder. Consequently, it is necessary to implement preventive measures adapted to the circumstances of each university student.

En esta investigación se ha analizado la influencia de las actitudes hacia la discapacidad en el rendimiento académico de los alumnos del Grado de Maestro en Educación Infantil de la Universidad de Jaén que cursan la asignatura de Trastornos del desarrollo. Investigaciones como las de Alcañiz, Chulià, Riera, Ruis y Santolino (2016) estudian la relación entre las competencias necesarias en el desempeño profesional y el rendimiento académico. Se considera que una de las competencias esenciales en los futuros docentes son las actitudes hacia la discapacidad puesto que fomentan el desarrollo integral de estas personas (Moreno, Rodríguez, Saldaña y Aguilera, 2006). Para la investigación se ha realizado un estudio descriptivo transversal a 48 universitarios que cursan la asignatura de Trastornos del desarrollo en el Grado de Educación Infantil. A estos alumnos se les ha aplicado la Escala de Actitudes hacia las personas con discapacidad (EAPD) de Verdugo, Arias y Jenaro (1997) la cual consta de 37 ítems agrupados en cinco factores. Se han analizado las diferencias según las variables género, contacto previo, razón, frecuencia, calidad y tipo de discapacidad en las escalas del cuestionario y a fin de conocer la influencia de la actitud hacia la discapacidad sobre el rendimiento académico se ha tenido en cuenta su calificación en la asignatura tanto en la parte práctica como teórica. Los resultados muestran que existen diferencias significativas en la actitud hacia la discapacidad en función de las variables de contacto previo con estas personas, la razón y la calidad del mismo. Respecto a la influencia de las variables del cuestionario en el rendimiento académico se observa que explican el 19.2% de la varianza total en de la nota de prácticas y el 14.5% de la varianza total en de la nota de teoría.

This work includes materials aimed at training graduates and updating practising professionals in the framework of early intervention. It also integrates new biomedical engineering professionals. It contains information on the design and implementation of self-regulated virtual laboratories applied to the resolution of practical cases in early intervention. Also, it includes the use of chatbots, integrated multichannel eye tracking technology and data mining techniques. This work has been developed in the framework of the EU co-funded project eEarlyCare-T no. 2021-1-ES01-KA220-SCH-000032661. All materials have been tested by professionals from the participating institutions and external specialists.

Social inclusion, particularly in the cultural domain, is a fundamental pillar for ensuring the full participation of all individuals in community life, fostering equity, well-being, and the recognition of diversity. This article has two objectives. Firstly, it aims to conduct a systematic review to diagnose the factors that exclude vulnerable groups from cultural access. Secondly, the aim is to understand how a group of young people with disabilities perceive the role of culture as a tool for social and labour inclusion. In October 2023, a systematic review was conducted in the Web of Science and Scopus electronic databases. A total of 37 articles were included in the review and classified into the following five areas of interest. The categories were as follows: (1) the relationship between cultural participation and physical and emotional well-being; (2) universal accessibility as a right to guarantee equitable access to culture; (3) the ability of people with disabilities to participate in culture; (4) the role of cultural policies as facilitators or barriers to inclusion; and (5) participation in contexts of cultural diversity as a means of social integration. These categories guided discussions with two focus groups comprising 15 young people. The positive impact of cultural participation, especially in its social dimension, was highlighted. The data point to the value of technology as a facilitator of access to culture, particularly for young people. Policies should focus on diverse cultural expressions and promote cognitive accessibility.