PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
Benjamin Franklin
Instructional Designer at ADP. (October 2016- May 2019)
Teaching Assistant (TA) at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). (January 2016 June 2016)
Instructional designer for ECDL (July 2015-December 2015) in the design and implementation of an Irish pilot course on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education.
This work was conducted through Trinity College Dublin and aimed to provide knowledge and skills on the pedagogically effective use of ICT to support and enhance teaching, learning and assessment in the classroom.
Instructional designer & online tutor (January 2011-January 2012). Responsible for the instructional design of “Management and Training” course during its 1st implementation.
Lecturer at University of Seville (US) (September 2010-September 2011).
Research Assistant
I was employed as an assistant on the following research projects: Social Networks in Education, Good Practices and New Trends in e-learning, Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) in Higher Education (2010-2012). As a researcher, I became interested in emerging digital technologies and new trends to enhance learning experiences. I have specialised in e-learning, mobile, social, informal and lifelong learning. I gained experience in open-ended problem solving, critical and analytical thinking, managing discussions and defending points of view, academic writing, time management, dealing with pressure, working with teams and, giving and receiving feedback.
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SOLEDAD CASTELLANO
Education and Technology Researcher, Instructional Designer, e-learning Specialist
Recent Publications
Soledad Castellano and Inmaculada Arnedillo-Sánchez, Sensorimotor Distractions When Learning With Mobile Phones On-The-Move, Mobile Learning 2016, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, edited by I. Arnedillo-Sánchez & P. Isaias , International Association for Development of the Information Society Press, 2016, pp89-93