Degree in Pedagogy (1991) and Doctor of Educational Sciences (2006) at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB).

Professor employed in the Applied Pedagogy and Educational Psychology department at the UIB, teaching subjects in the field of Education Technology on the pedagogy degree course.

Her professional career has included being Senior Technician on the distance learning Education Service: UIB Campus Extens (1997-2007), and associate professor (1999-2007) giving classes in Education Technology I and Audiovisual Communication to first year students, and Education Technology II and Design and development of flexible, distance learning programme to second year Pedagogy students.

Member of the team making audiovisual and multimedia teaching materials at the UIB Audiovisual Resources Service between 1991 and 1997.

National and International experience in teaching degree and post-graduate courses and teacher training.

Member of the Education Technology Group (ETG), since its creation in 1992 to date, taking part in various research projects, some of which were R+D, into materials' design and analysis, design, implementation and assessment of virtual teaching environments.

Current lines of research: tools and platforms for network learning; video conferencing in teaching; design of didactic materials; didactic strategies in virtual teaching/learning environments, and knowledge and learning management systems.

Founder member and advisor to the spin-off Zairja. Soluciones en Formación y Gestión del Conocimiento S.L. (Training and Knowledge Management Solutions)

Member of EDUTEC (Association for the development of education technology).

Member of Congress Scientific Committees associated with Education Technology, e-learning, distance learning, etc (eg, EDUTEC, IADIS).

Has written various articles and made contributions at conferences on Education Technology.

Complete professional details at:

http://gte.uib.es/pape/gte/users/bdebenito