Research at Tec de Monterrey
As a postdoctoral researcher in the Interdisciplinary Research Group R4C at the Institute for the Future of Education, I have coordinated and collaborated in different projects aiming to scale up 21st century skills in university students by improving teaching and learning in higher education institutions. I currently collaborate in the following research projects:  
  • OEM4C: Open Educational Model for Complex Thinking. 
  • ​OpenEdR4C: Education 4.0 Platform to strengthen Scientific, Technological, and Social Entrepreneurship through Scaling Complex Thinking Competencies
  • E4C&CT: Ecosystem for scaling up computational thinking and reasoning for complexity
  • ​S4L: Simulating for Learning
  • FINTEC 4.0: Coaching and training in Finance for Entrepreneurship through Education 4.0
  • OpenResearchLab: innovation with artificial intelligence and robotics to scale levels of reasoning mastery for complexity

Research at UANL

I became a member of the CA-UANL-465 French language studies research group in January 2022. Since then, I have the privilege of working with Aurora Martínez Cantú, Dan Isaí Serrato, and Orlando Valdez Vega on the following research projects:
  • Development of digital competencies in future French language teachers in the framework of education 4.0.[Desarrollo de competencias digitales en futuros docentes de francés en el marco de la educación 4.0]
  • Towards education 4.0: Strengthening the digital skills of future French teachers and translators to meet the challenges of the 21st century in a context of digital transformation. [Hacia la educación 4.0: Fortalecimiento de las competencias digitales de futuros docentes y traductores de francés, para afrontar los retos del siglo XXI en un contexto de transformación digital.]

Collaborations in research projects at Université Laval

Female workers facing the challenge of digital information: A case study in the insurance sector

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As a research professional, I collaborated with Nadia Naffi in the project Female workers facing the challenge of digital information: A case study in the insurance sector. The primary focus of this project was to comprehensively examine the implications of digital transformation on female workers. One of the specific objectives centered around the conduct of a Systematic Review of the Literature related to pedagogical practices in training, upskilling, and reskilling workers confronted with the challenges posed by digital transformation. In this capacity, we authored Lifelong training approaches for the post-pandemic workforces: a systematic review. The article published in 2023 enabled us to identify and synthesize best practices and strategies for skill development in the context of digital transformation.  

The use of digital technologies for training purposes |Panorama 2019

In 2018, I was thrilled to work for the first time with professor Nadia Naffi, holder of the Chair in Educational Leadership (CLE) in Innovative Pedagogical Practices in Digital Contexts - National Bank. 
​As a research assistant, I conducted a literature review on the use of digital and emerging technologies in the design, development, and implementation of training programs in different contexts and economic sectors. Click here to learn more about the project and research reports. 

Disruption in and by Centres for Teaching and Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic

In 2020, the educational community collectively faced the challenge of teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the supervision of professor Nadia Naffi, I participated in the project Disruption in and by Centres for Teaching and Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Leading the Future of Higher Ed 
As the main research assistant and a member of the team, we performed an analysis of online resources that where publicly shared by Centres for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in 23 countries around the globe. Those resources were addressed to faculty members and students to support the transition to online courses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here for more information about this project. 

CoCreaTIC Project

In 2017, I became part of the CoCreaTIC team under the supervision of professor Margarida Romero. CoCreaTIC was a research project at Laval University which aimed to support the integration of information and communication technologies in elementary school. As a research assistant, I organized meetings, performed administrative tasks for the team, contributed to writing, editing and translating instruments, articles and research reports, etc. 

Project: Les mécaniques de jeux sérieux éducatifs et la didactique de la grammaire du français

Under the supervision of Ph.D. Margarida Romero and with the partnership of Pédagosoft Inc., I collaborated with a creative team to design game scenarios for an educational game aiming to support french language learning. I had the chance to work with a wonderful team including François Guité, Laurence Capus, and many more. 
Project Year: 2017

My doctoral research

Can we learn a second language through digital games? If so, what can we learn and how do we learn it when playing games? What game components support language learning?
These were the questions that motivated me to do research as a Ph.D. candidate in educational technology at Laval University. ​My doctoral thesis Les affordances d'un jeu sérieux éducatif pour l'apprentissage de l'anglais langue seconde chez des étudiants universitaires de premier cycle presents the results of a qualitative study aiming to identify the learning affordances of an educational serious game in a formal educational setting. 
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Visiting doctoral researcher

As a visiting doctoral researcher at U-Erre, I conducted studies on educational technologies for language learning from 2015 to 2017. I also organized workshops with teaching staff about digital game-based learning strategies and gamification.