The European Fordysvar project, led by the University of Burgos, has been presented this week at the Facoltâ di Studi Classici, Linguistici e della Formazione of the Università degli Studi Di Enna “Kore” in Sicily (Italy).
The presentation was presented by professors Sonia Rodríguez Cano (project coordinator) and Vanesa Delgado Benito in the framework of the International Conference “Formazione docenti, ricerca psico-educativa, DSA. Nuove frontiere di indagine in prospettiva internacionazionale”.
Link to the press statement published by the Universidad of Burgos (Spanish):
https://www.ubu.es/noticias/el-proyecto-europeo-fordysvar-fue-presentado-en-universita-degli-studi-di-enna-kore
This week the consortium of the European project “Fostering Inclusive Learning for Children with Dyslexia in Europe by Providing Easy-to-Use Virtual and / or Augmented Reality Tools and Guidelines (FORDYS-VAR)” has met in Conegliano (Italy) where held the 2nd Transnational meeting.
Link to the press statement published by the Universidad of Burgos (Spanish):
https://www.ubu.es/divulgacion-cientifica-ucci-ubu/el-consorcio-del-proyecto-internacional-fordysvar-se-reune-en-conegliano
On September 27th and 28th took place the "I International Congress CRITICAL AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION. Critical Education: towards an inclusive and socially committed practice", held at the School of Industrial and Computer Engineering of the University of León (Spain). The European FORDYSVAR project, led by the University of Burgos, presented two oral contributions in this meeting to show the progress that has been developed:
- New trends in the treatment of dyslexia: the use of Virtual Reality.
- Promotion of inclusive learning for children with dyslexia using virtual reality tools
Link to the press statement published by the Universidad of Burgos (Spanish):
https://www.ubu.es/noticias/la-ubu-presento-el-proyecto-europeo-fordysvar-en-el-i-congreso-internacional-educacion-critica-e-inclusiva
The European FORDYSVAR project was presented at the XXVII University Conference on Educational Technology.
Link to the press statement published by the Universidad of Burgos (Spanish):
https://www.ubu.es/noticias/el-proyecto-europeo-fordysvar-fue-presentado-en-las-xxvii-jornadas-universitarias-de-tecnologia-educativa
On December 18th and 19th, the first meeting (Kick - off Meeting) of the European project FORDYSVAR (Fostering Inclusive Learning for Children with Dyslexia in Europe by Providing Easy-to-Use Virtual and/or Augmented Reality Tools and Guidelines) was held at the Faculty of Education of the University of Burgos. This project has been selected by SEPIE (Spanish Service for Internationalization of Education) and financed by the European Union within the Erasmus + 2018 Programs.
The general objective of the project is to contribute to the educational inclusion of children with dyslexia using Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) with the intention of improving the learning of schoolchildren with this problem. To tackle this project, we have a large multidisciplinary team and in this first meeting we have had specialists in neurorehabilitation, such as the prestigious Italian researcher Andrea Martinuzzi, specialists in the development of Augmented and Virtual Reality projects, specialists in dyslexia both from the point of view Neuropsychological as pedagogical and experts in educational technology. The main objective of this meeting has been to share the work done since September and schedule the next progress of the project
Link to the press statement published by the Universidad of Burgos (Spanish):
https://www.ubu.es/agenda/proyecto-europeo-fordysvar