In 1985, Maria Rosa Rosselló was awarded a Degree in Education by the UIB at a stage when she was working as a primary schoolteacher. In 1991, she joined the School Teaching & Organization Unit of the Department of Applied Education & Educational Psychology, studying there for a PhD and teaching subjects like general education, curricular design and the fundamentals of teaching. She was involved in the M.A. in Secondary Education and M.A. in Inclusive Education. On various occasions, she has directed the course leading to the qualification 'University Expert in Higher Education Teaching Methods'.

She collaborates with the Palma and Manacor Teachers' Centres (CEP) and with the UIB's Institute for Educational Science (ICE), giving continuing education courses and seminars. Since 1999, she has formed part of the UIB's Inclusive Education & Diversity Research Group (GREID). She has written different articles and books about curricular adaptation processes, educational innovation, basic skills, use of portfolios, and webquest, together with a higher education blog, and writing on the subject of inclusive education.