Marta Mena
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PERSONAL INFORMATION • Name: Marta Haydée Mena DEGREES: • Teacher of Science in Education. University of Morón (Argentina). 1968. |
CURRENT RESPONSILITIES:
• Deputy Secretary of Teaching, School of Economics, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
• General Director, Distance Education Program, School of Economics, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Managing Professor, Distance Education Seminar in Education Technologies, University of Salamanca, Spain.
• Vice-President, World Council for Distance Education (ICDE for its Spanish initials) for Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Director “Temas y Propuestas” educational journal. University of Buenos Aires.
• Writing Committee Member, Latin American Journal of Distance Education. Madrid, Spain.
• Director Graduate Program, Teaching Higher Education. School of Economics, University of Buenos Aires.
• Editorial Committee Member, International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. Athabasca University. Canada.
• Director, Masters Program in Distance Education. University of Morón, Argentina.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
• University of Salamanca, Spain .
Masters of Education Technologies. Distance Education Seminar.
1989- to the present.
• University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
School of Education. Teaching track. Teacher Training Program.
Post: Full time professor
1989- to the present.
• University of Morón. Argentina.
Masters Program in Distance Education.
Professor, Graduate Seminar: Conceptual Basis of Distance Education, Distance Education Masters Program.
2004.
• University of Morón. Argentina.
Masters Program in Distance Education.
Professor, Graduate Seminar: The Elaboration of Distance Education Projects.
2004.
• University of Salvador.
Academic Vice Dean. Masters, University Administration.
Professional Behavior Seminar.
March-July 2005.
• National University of Lomas de Zamora, Law School
Masters in Mercosur, University Management & Politics.
Professor, Distance Education Management
2005
• Latin American Faculty of Social Studies (FLACSO for its initials in Spanish)
Major in Education and New Technologies
Online Models and Devices
April-June 2005
• National University of La Plata, Argentina. School of Social Communication and Journalism
Major in Practices, Media and Environments of Educational Communication
Distance Education Seminar
August-September 2005
SPEAKER IN COURSES, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, ETC.
• University of the Republic of Uruguay.
School of Law and Economics
Graduate course: Tutor Training in Distance Education.
November 2001-May 2002
• Inter American University Organization (OUI)
University Management and Leadership Institute (IGLU)
Higher Education South American courses.
The Impact of New Technologies' module
July 2003
• University of Guayaquil, Ecuador. – School of Economics
Masters in Business Administration.
Educational Project Design
June 2004
• University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. School of Economics
Masters in International Accounting.
Teaching Accounting Workshop
June 22, 2004
• Inter American University Organization (OUI)- Management and Leadership Institute
Higher Education South American courses
‘The Impact of New Technologies' module
July 23, 2004
• University of Murcia, Spain. School of Education.
Department of Education and School Organization
Technological Innovations and Teachings
Summary of Assistance and Participation in Congresses, Seminars, Etc.
• International Institute of Administrative Sciences
International Conference II
Presentation “A Pending Assignment in the Formation of Public Administrators: The Democratization and Decentralization of Training Initiatives.”
July 27-30, 1993
Toluca, Mexico.
• Economic and Social History Research Institute (IIHES). School of Economics, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina-University of Brazilia, Brazil.
International Seminars: Argentina and Brazil at MERCOSUR: Common Policies and Regional Alliances.
Speaker
November 3-4, 1994
• International Council for Distance Education
XVII World Conference
Presentation:“Tension and Conflicting Forces in Distance Education.”
Result: Coexistence of Distance and Conventional Learning
June, 1997
Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Institute of Hispanic Cooperation- Polytechnical University of Madrid- Federal Council of Deans of Engineering.
Workshop Engineering Teaching Methods
Participated as a speaker.
July 6-8, 1997
• Ministry of Education
Seminar: Quality of Criteria for the Development of Distance Education Teacher Training Proposals.
Speaker.
May, 1998.
Mar del Plata, Argentina.
• School of Economics, University of Buenos Aires
XIII National Gatherings of Teachers of Mathematics in Schools of Economics
Speaker.
September 18, 1998
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Secretary of Education of the State of Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico.
International Colloquium on Education; “Methods of Communication: Challenges and Possibilities in the New Educational Paradigm.”
“New Technologies in Education: Realities and Myths.”
October 20-21, 1998
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.
• Vice-president of ICDE for Latin America and the Caribbean, School of Economics, University of Buenos Aires.
Seminar on Distance Education for Latin America and the Caribbean. Preparation for the World Conference in Vienna.
“Alternatives for University Education: Open Universities and Bimodal Universities.”
October 20-23, 1998
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• COMDEX/INFOCOM Argentina- Windows World Argentina- Enterprise.
International Technological Conference: COMDEX/INFOCOM Argentina `99.
Participated in the conference.
June 1-4, 1999.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• International Council on Open and Distance Education
World Conference on Open and Distance Education, Vienna 1999.
“The New Educational Frontier: Learning and Teaching in an Interconnected World.”
Panel: “New Directions in Distance Education in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
June 20-24, 1999.
Vienna, Austria.
• Telephone Company, Peru
CyberAmerica 2000 IV International Seminar of Tele-Services with Applications in Education.
Speaker at the conference “Implications and Challenges for the Development of a Third Generation Distance Program.”
September 5-7, 2000.
Lima, Peru.
• CODECE/UADE (Argentina School of Business)
University conferences on Accounting.
Panelist; “Challenges in Teaching Accounting.”
November, 2000.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• International Council on Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
World Conference on Open and Distance Education, Dusseldorf, Germany, 2001.
“Learning in the Future. The Future of Learning. Building the Transition.”
Presented the paper: “ Variation in the Social Image of Distance Education .”
Presented the poster in collaboration: “The Elaboration of Distance Education Projects.”
Dates: April 1-5, 2001.
• Inter-American University Organization. School of the Americas. Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Inter-American workshop: Distance Education, Telecommunications and Interconnectivity in Higher Education.
Participated in: “The NTIC and Distance Education in Higher Education.”
Dates: May 16-17, 2002.
Florianópolis, Brazil.
• National University of Formosa, Argentina. School of Administration, Economics, and Business.
XXIII University Conferences on Accounting.
Speaker: Evaluation of the University.
October 23-25, 2002.
• International Council of Open and Distance Education- ICDE. Vice-President of Latin America and the Caribbean. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
Fifth Regional Gathering on Distance Education for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Participated in the conference: “In Search of new Distance Education Models.”
November 14-16, 2002.
Lima, Peru.
• International Council of Open and Distance Education- ICDE. Open University of Catalunya, Spain. Permanent Conference of Presidents of Distance Institutions.
Participated as Vice-president for Latin America and the Caribbean, ICDE.
October 29-31, 2003.
Barcelona, Spain.
• Latin American Administration Council- CLAD
Workshop: E-Learning Training Public Administrators.
Speaker at the conference: “Can e-learning Improve Distance Education Training for Public Administrators?”
November 26-28, 2003.
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
• University of Puerto Rico, School of Education
Online Training Program for the Development of Constructive Courses
Directed external evaluation of program
December, 2003 - April, 2004
San Juan de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
• Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Cuba
Fourth International Congress of Higher Education “The University in Favor of a Better Place.” VI International Workshop on Distance Education.
Speaker: “The International Council of Open and Distance Education's role in Distance Education in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
February 6, 2004.
Palacio de Convenciones de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba.
• ICMA- International Association for the Administration of Cities and Municipalities, University of Maryland, USA.
Work group in Virtual Training for Governance.
Participated as expert guest.
March 11-12, 2001.
Maryland, United States.
July 23, 2004.
• National University of Cordoba, Argentina. MERCOSUR Córdoba- CREAD.
Conference: “Standards of Quality in Distance Education.”
2004.
Córdoba, Argentina.
• National Technological University. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
First Inter-Institutional Congress of Education Technology and 2 nd Institutional Congress of Education Technology
Participated in the Academic Committee and Panelist
October 18-20, 2004.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• National University of La Matanza, Argentina. Academic Secretary. School of University Teaching.
First Conference on Teaching Higher Education.
Teaching Model for the Bimodal University.
November 3, 2004.
San Justo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• National University of Buenos Aires. School of Economics.
XXV University Conferences on Accounting.
Participated in conference: “Challenges and Possibilities of University Teaching.”
November 17-19, 2004.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• The School of Puebla. Mexico.
First Gathering on Distance Education in Latin America.
Participated as:
*Co-author and editor of the book: “ Distance Education in Latin America: Models, Technologies, and Realities.”
*Speaker in conference: “Distance Education Models and Experiences in Latin America.”
March 8, 2005.
Toluca, Mexico.
• Technological and Higher Education Institute of Monterrey. Toluca Campus.
Sixth International Congress of Education and Virtual Education.
Speaker in conference: “Distance Education in Latin America: Models, Technologies, and Realities.”
March 12, 2005.
Mexico.
• National Autonomous University of Mexico, Sool of Economics.
Participated in Seminar: “Distance Education. Models, Technologies, and Realities.”
March 14, 2005.
Mexico
• Online Educa Madrid.
Fifth International Conference of Technology based Education and Training. Meeting between Europe and Latin America.
Speaker in conference: “The Good Practices of Distance Education.”
2005
Madrid, Spain.
• International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC-UNESCO) and the National Commission of University Evaluation and Accreditation (CONEAU) .
Attended Regional Seminar: “New Tendencies in the Evaluation and Accreditation process in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
June 6-7, 2005.
Salón Dorado de la Legislatura de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• International Council of Open and Distance Education- ICDE, University of Puerto Rico. IESALC – UNESCO.
International Conference on Distance Education.
Part of Presidential Committee.
Participated in: “Advances and Challenges in Distance Education in Latin America. Matters and Concerns of that Agenda.”
August 4-16, 2005.
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Virtual Educa. UNAM –MEXICO.
International Gathering of Higher Education.
“Distance Education in the International Political, Economical, and Sociological Environment.”
June 20-24, 2005.
Mexico.
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• World Bank. National Unit of Technological Service, Secretary of Education, La Paz, Bolivia.
Consultant, “The Evaluation of the National System of Distance Education” and to propose the design of the new system.
April 1996- June 1997.
La Paz, Bolivia.
• Latin American Center of Monetary Study/ Central Bank of San José de Costa Rica.
Designed and implemented a Distance Training Project for the Central Banks of Latin America and the Caribbean.
November 1999- September 2000.
Costa Rica.
• Ministry of Education of Peru. National System of High School Distance Education .
Consultant,
-“Evaluation of Print Materials,” of the high school Distance Education program for teenagers and kids of rural areas.
-Training the Ministry's of Education's team for the production of materials
-Proposal for the adjustment of the system.
April 2001-June 2001.
Peru.
NATIONAL PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
• Graduate degree in Sindicatura Concursal
Carried out the design for “Business Administration in Crisis,” corresponding to the Distance Education module for national universities.
Directed the design process for materials, backup system tutorial and administrative management.
July 2002- present day.
DISTINCTIONS, JURIES, APPOINTMENTS
• Vice-president of the World Council of Distance Education for Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Jury member for assignment of professors in national universities.
• Member of the Council of Advisors of the Argentina Association of Distance Education.
• Member of the Council of Advisors of Masters professors in the University of Patagonia, Argentina. School of Economics.
• Member of the Distance Education Commission of the Secretary of University Policy for the Ministry of Culture and Education.
• Vice-president in South America for the Latin American Council of Distance Education.
• Nominated in 1993 by the Organization of American States for the Inter-American Award “Andrés Bello”.
• Awards for Scientific Production in 1994 and 1995 by the Secretary of Science and Technology, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Member of the evaluating committee for Improvement of Education and Science Fund. Ministry of Education, Argentina. World Bank, 1997.
• Member of the international evaluating committee of the program, “Evaluating Distance Teacher Training Projects.” Ministry of Culture and Education, 1998.
• Member of evaluating committee for universities. National Commission of University Evaluation and Accreditation, 2000.
• Jury member in the Youth Education Contest. Foundation YPF. 2001-2003.
• Jury member of the Hispanic Contact for the improvement of e-learning. AXG Tecnonexo, 2004-2005.
PUBLICATIONS
• "Modelo de Diseño Curricular para la Educación a Distancia".
Anales II Congreso de Medios No Convencionales . Universidad de Belgrano. Buenos Aires, 1977.
• "Guía para la organización y desarrollo de actividades de capacitación orientación a distancia".
United Nations, Regional FAO Office for Latin América and the Caribbean, Santiago de Chile. 1985.
• "Teoría del Aprendizaje - Aporte de Jean Piaget".
Publicación Nº 88/1001 – Center for Technology in Education and Distance Education, National University, Córdoba.
• "Algunos aportes para la Construcción de un modelo didáctico de Nuevas Estrategias de Educación a Distancia".
Issue Nº 14 del Proyecto Principal de Educación de UNESCO . Santiago de Chile. 1987.
• "Universidad Abierta".
OIKOS Maganize, Nº 2. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Enero de 1988.
• Objetivos Educativos .
Department of Distance Education. Publicación de 343 páginas para el curso de perfeccionamiento docente a distancia. Universidad de Belgrano. Buenos Aires, 1988.
• "Perfeccionamiento Docente, Modelos utilizados. Nuevas estrategias".
Inter-American Magazine on Higher Education and Distance Education, AIESAD. Madrid. Vol. I Nº1 .October 1989.
• "Programa de Orientación Educativa a Distancia". Fundación Kapelusz.
Publishing Director for:
"Evaluation as a Contribution to Quality in Education, 6 modules.
"Learning and the Endeavour of Teaching", 3 modules.
"Workshop: The Classroom as a workshop", 2 modules.
"Coordination and group dynamics”, 1 module.
• "Distance Teaching Improvement"
Revista Limen. Year XXVII, Nº 91 . Buenos Aires, March-April 1989.
• "The Way of Technological Paradigm Applied to New Strategies of Distance Education".
Magazine AIESAD. Vol. III, Nº 3 . Madri d, 1990.
• "Carta Informativa".
Publicación periódica de la Asociación Argentina de Educación a Distancia .
Publishing Director
• OIKOS Magazine – Communicating with Teachers.
Member of the Editorial Board. School of Economics, University of Buenos Aires.
• "Distance Education in Argentina".
Inter-American Magazine of Higher Distance Education. Vol. III, Nº 1. Madrid, October 1990.
• Organizations, et al.
Paidos Publishers. Buenos Aires, 1990.
• "The Rol of National Associations in the Development of Distance Education".
Distance Education: Development and Introduction , National Open University Press, Open Learning Agency, International Council For Distance Education. Caracas, Octuber 1990
Educacao a Distancia . Brazilian Education Foundation, Eduational Center of Niteroi. Brazil, 1991.
• "Social Democratization via Distance Education".
University of América Magazine. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Year 3, Nº 2. December 1991.
• Issues and Proposals Magazine . University of Buenos Aires.
Publishing Director
• "A Model for Teacher Training and Improvement”.
University of América Magazine, Year 4, Nº 1. San Juan, Puerto Rico. May 1992.
• ”New Pedagogical Perspectivas to Improve the Production of Distance Education Materials”.
Journal of Distance Education Vol. VII Nº 3. Canadá, 1992.
• "Distance Education: A Model to Overcome the Gap in Improving Teaching".
Intruzione A Distanza. Universitá Degli Studi Di Roma Magazine . Italy. September 1993.
• "Importante of Research in the Development, Promotion and Innovation of Distance Education”
Inter-American Magazine of Distance Education, Vol. VI, Nº 1 . Madrid. October 1993.
• Institucional co-existence of Presence and Distance Education: Competition or Cooperation?".
Issues and Proposals Magazine, Nº 4 . School of Economics, University of Buenos Aires. March 1994.
• ”Distance Education in the Public Sector: Manual to Develop Projects in Distance Education”. National Institute of Public Administration (INAP), Secretariat of Public Service, Argentina, 1996.
• “Tension and conflicting forces in Distance Education”
Publicación impresa y en C.D. ROM del International Council for Distance Education. XVIII World Conference. PennState, State College, U.S.A., June1997.
• “Mélanges” L' Enseignement à Distance à l' aube du troisième millénaire. CNED. 60ª anniversarie du Centre National d' Enseignement à Distance Ministère de l' Éducation Nationale, de la Recherche de la Technogie "The creation of learning-environments in distance education", Francia 1999.
• “Present and Future of Distance Education in Latin America and the Caribbean” - Seminar on Distance Education in Latin American and the Caribbean, October1998, School of Economics, University of Buenos Aires.
• “Social Image of Distance Education”.
Educational Technology and Communication Magazine, Latin American Institute of Educational Communication (ILCE). México. June 2002.
• “Distance Education in Latin America. Models, Technologies and Realities” . Marta Mena, editor. Buenos Aires, La Crujía: Stella: ICDE - UNESCO, 2004.
• "Future Distance Higher Education Will Include Presence and Virtual Modalities. CIN Newsletter – Year III, N° 12 - pág. 3-4, 2004.
• "Education along with Virtuality” Learning Review - N° 01,
July 2004. pág 13-15.
• “Designing Distance Education Projects. Work In Progress".
Stella Press. La Crujía. Buenos Aires. 2005.