Belén Mainer Blanco

Mrs. Belén Mainer Blanco

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12Years (2015-Present)

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6 November 2019 in Historia y Comunicación Social
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Belén Mainer Blanco
HOHumberto Martínez-Fresneda Osorio
Humberto Martínez-Fresneda Osorio
Este artículo es el resultado de una investigación realizada en la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad Francisco de Vitoria de Madrid entre alumnos del Grado en Periodismo y el Grado en Creación y Narración de Videojuegos, a quienes se les expuso un hecho informativo en formato audiovisual e interactivo. Pese a que las nuevas generaciones valoran positivamente las aportaciones de cada uno de los formatos existen ciertas dificultades en aceptar los nuevos lenguajes como válidos para transmitir el mensaje, lo que puede llegar, si no se realizan las acciones formativas necesarias, a dañar la verdad en el relato informativo.

16 November 2025
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TGTomás Gómez-Franco
Tomás Gómez-Franco
MDMarián Queiruga Dios
Marián Queiruga Dios
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SDSusana Domingo
Susana Domingo
Alliances for sustainable development are forms of cooperation between different actors (governments, international organisations, the private sector, civil society, etc.) that seek to contribute to the objectives of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. SDG 17 focuses on revitalising the global partnership for sustainable development and mobilising the necessary means for its implementation. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the characteristics, benefits, and challenges of partnerships for sustainable development within the framework of SDG 17. There are different types of alliances for sustainable development, depending on the actors involved, the objectives pursued and the coordination mechanisms. Some of the factors that favour the success of alliances are trust, communication, complementarity and commitment. In general, it is observed that alliances contribute to awareness raising, knowledge mobilisation and exchange, and innovation for sustainable development. In this sense, the relationship between education and SDG 17 is close, first of all, through the dissemination and promotion of values consistent with sustainable development. Secondly, and in relation to SDG 4, the creation of networks between educational communities, governments and companies, become essential instruments to achieve inclusive, equitable, and quality educational systems as established in different agreements such as the Declaration and Integrated Action Plan on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy (1995), the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (2001), the Bali Declaration (2008), the New Delhi Commitment (2012) or the Declaration of Buenos Aires (2017). The UNESCO Associated Schools Network is an example of an alliance whose objective is peaceful coexistence in the world community. In this chapter, SDG 17 will be addressed from the perspective of the educational field and its relationship with SDG 4, the different international declarations and conventions, both binding and non-binding, in education and the development of different networks and alliances, international organisations that promote inclusive, intercultural and quality education for peace and the development of peoples.

29 January 2020 in Estudios Hispánicos
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PRPilar Vega Rodríguez
Pilar Vega Rodríguez
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Belén Mainer Blanco
Design of an online 19th-century Hispanic literary legends collectionThe project develops an online collection of Hispanic literary legends of the 19th century. The main objective is to provide researchers and companies dedicated to cultural tourism and any potential users with suitable material for the resignification of geographical areas. They may be used to widen perspectives with new literary and artistic creations for research from different fields studies on tradition, identities, national literary geographies. For that, we focus on the study of literary legends from specific documentation: travel guides, gazetteers, and short tales published by 19th-century journalists.

1 November 2015 in Comunicación y Hombre
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Belén Mainer Blanco
El proceso de la creación y de la recepción ha evolucionado hacia procesos comunicativos basados en la transmedialidad y remediación coordinada. Este hecho comienza a aplicarse en diversos ámbitos, incluso en la configuración de escenarios tan específicos como el ámbito educativo, donde conceptos tan relevantes como la gamificación y la simulación pueden ayudar en el proceso de maduración de las personas. My Preschool Monsters es un ejemplo de desarrollo local español ambicioso e innovador de narración transmedia que aprovecha las ventajas del juego y de la narración multimedial con objetivos formativos.

1 July 2015 in Alabe Revista de Investigación sobre Lectura y Escritura
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UVUniversidad Francisco de Vitoria
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
PVPilar Vega
Pilar Vega
Los Ríos de Alice es una obra de arte moderna que aprovecha las posibilidades de los nuevos entornos digitales para configurar una narración transmedia y lograr una experiencia de fantasía en el lector / narrador / jugador de este videojuego. Con esta pieza sus creadores demuestran que los nuevos medios pueden alcanzar no sólo una alta calidad artística sino transformar el estatuto de los usuarios, convertidos en sujetos - personajes de la narración maravillosa. Los Ríos de Alice is a modern art work that makes its best of new digital media to support transmedia storytelling in order to provide fantasy experience to reader / taler / reader of videogame. Therefore Los Rios de Alices´s authors have showed how digital media can produce a higher artistic piece and transform the users in main fantasy characters.

20 August 2026 in Education Sciences
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Ana Pérez-EscodaAna Pérez-Escoda
Ana Pérez-Escoda
This study examines the role of generative artificial intelligence in higher education, focusing specifically on creative degree programs and students’ perceptions of its academic and creative value. Employing a mixed-methods design, data were collected from 555 university students enrolled in communication- and design-related degrees in Spain. By combining an online survey with focus groups, the research analyzed the frequency, purposes, and meanings of AI use in academic tasks. The results show that students primarily use generative AI to clarify concepts, develop ideas, review literature, and support academic production. Although they acknowledge its utility as a learning tool, participants also raised concerns regarding overreliance, reduced creative effort, unreliable outputs, and potential threats to originality and authorship. Consequently, the study concludes that while generative AI is already influencing learning practices in higher education, its educational potential relies heavily on clear pedagogical guidance, ethical implementation, and active teacher mediation. Based on these findings, the article proposes a ten-step teaching framework for AI-supported creative interactive content design, aimed at fostering pedagogical innovation while preserving critical thinking, creativity, and student authorship.