Position
Senior Lecturer in Physical Education
Profile
I have been a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Physical Education in the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Catalonia (INEFC) (Spain) from 1989 until 2010. During this time I have been teaching on subjects concerned with Didactics, Assessment, Teaching and Learning and Planning; coordinating the school experiences in the Bachelor degree, teaching on Doctoral courses, tutor of students on placement, responsible of Tutorial Action Plan, designing new units for curriculum in EHEA, organizing conferences, and collaborating in the development of the postgraduate qualification for teaching in Secondary School. In the last year I was the coordinator in design of the new masters degree for Physical Education in Secondary School.
Prior to this university post I taught Physical Education in a Secondary School and in a special education centre.
Qualifications
- PhD in Philosophy and Sciences of Education, University of Barcelona (Spain)
- Postgraduate in Teaching in Higher Education, University of Lleida (Spain)
- Postgraduate in Teaching in Secondary School, University of Lleida (Spain)
- BA in Physical Education. University of Lleida, Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya (Spain)
Teaching Expertise
- BA (QTS) Physical Education
- Team Coordinator - MA Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
- Undergraduate dissertation supervision
- Co-supervision PhD Changhyun Lee.
Research Interests
- Formative Assessment
- Active Learning
- Independent learning
- Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
- Curriculum
- Action-Research
Research Projects
- “The assessment in Teacher Education”. Convocatoria de 30 de diciembre de 2009 del Plan nacional de Proyectos I+D+i (2008-2011) (BOE del 1/12/2009). Proyectos de Investigación Fundamental no orientada, tipo B. Reference: EDU 2010-19637 (Subprograma EDUC). Timing: 3 years (2010-2012). Budget: 26.000€. Main Researcher: Professor Antonio Fraile Aranda (University of Valladolid).
- “Analysis of Formative Assessment, ‘Active Methodologies’ and the development of the Professional Competence of Students in the University of Bedfordshire". Financing Agency: Ministry of Education of Spain. Program of mobility at foreign universities ("Jose Castillejo"). Duration from: 1/9/2009 to 30/6/2010 at the University of Bedfordshire. Main Researcher: Dr. Eloisa Lorente.
- "Analysis of the relationships between formative assessment and active methodologies, load and academic performance in implementing early model ECTS for an Interuniversity network already created". Financing Agency: Ministry of Education of Castilla y León, Spain. 21/07 UV call grant reference for the evaluation and development of projects on harmonization and convergence of university education in the European area of higher education (EHEA).Participants institutions: 12 universities Duration from: 20/09/2007 to: -24-09-2008 Grant amount: 8.230,42 € Main Researcher: Dr. Victor López. Number of participants: 25
- Resolution of conflicts in Physical Education Financing Agency: AGAUR. Institutions: INEFC - Lleida Provincial Council. Duration from: 2009 until: 2010 Grant amount: € 12,000 Main Researcher: Dr. Antoni Costes. Number of participants: 6
- Self-management on physical activities in environmental risk. Analysis of the determinants of the teaching-learning process. Financing Agency: AGAUR. Institutions: INEFC Lleida. Duration from: 1-09-2004: 1-09-2005 . Main Researcher: Dr. Joan Fuster. Number of participants: 5
External Roles
- Member of the ADVISORY Group of the EU funded SANTE project leaded by ISCA. The project aims at finding best practices at European Level in the HEPA field.
- Member of the British Education Research Association (BERA) Special Interest Group in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy (SIG PESP)
- Member of the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AEISEP).
- Member of “Valors en Joc” (Values in Play). Spanish Virtual Platform http://observatoriesport.uab.cat/redirect.php?pagina=portada.php
- Reviewer of three peer-reviews
- External evaluator of Research Projects for the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain.
- Member of the National Network of Formative Assessment in Higher Education (Spain) that involve more than 60 lecturers from different universities and specialities from Spain.
- Currently working in the creation of an European Network for Innovation in Assessment, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.
Publications
Book chapters
- Lorente, E.& Lacasa,E.(2009) Desaprender para avanzar. Revisar para cambiar (Unlearn to move forward. Review to change), pp19-38 in Enseñar (por) competencias en Educación Física. INDE, Barcelona.
Papers in peer review journals
- Lorente, E.& Joven, A. (2009) Autogestión en Educación Física: una Investigación Etnográfica (Self-management on Physical Education: an Ethnographic Research).Cultura & Educación 21, 67-69.
- Lorente, E. (2008) Estimular la responsabilidad y la iniciativa: autogestión en Educación Física (Encourage responsibility and initiative: Self-management on Physical Education).Apunts 92, 26-34.
Conference papers (published)
- Lorente, E.; Kirk,D.; Newton, A.& Bowler, M (2010). “Conceptualization and implementation of formative assessment in Teacher Education in an UK university. A case-study of the subject “Assessing Learning and Developing Teaching in the Faculty of Education and Sport at the University of Bedfordshire (England)”, Paper presented at 5th International Congress of Formative Assessment in Higher Education, University of Alcala, Spain, 2-4 September 2010.
- Lorente, E. (2009). A case study on formative and shared assessment in the unit “Evaluación de la EF en el Curriculum” del INEFC de lleida, paper presented at the 4th IV International Congress of Formative Assessment in Higher Education. University of Valladolid. September, 2009.
- Lorente, E.(2008). Una experiencia de Evaluación Formativa y compartida en la licenciatura de ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte en el INEFC de Lleida” presented at the “III Congreso Nacional de Evaluación Formativa en la Universidad” in DC-room INDE.
- Lorente, E., Casasnovas, J. & Ochoa, J.(2007) “Educación física y consumo responsable. Una propuesta desde el juego tradicional y popular”, pp 697-706 paper presented at the 7th Internacional Congress of Physical Education and School Sport. Ayuntamiento de Badajoz. Junta de Extremadura.
- Lorente, E. (2007) “La evaluación, elemento clave en el desarrollo y la optimización del Prácticum en el caso del INEFC de Lleida presented at IX Symposium Internacional sobre el prácticum y las prácticas en empresas en la formación universitaria” (CD-room). Universidad de Vigo.
- Lacasa, E., Lavega, P., Lorente, E., Salas T. & Torrens, C. (2006) “De camino a Bolonia. El uso de metodologías centradas en el alumnado en el Grado de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte del INEFC de Lleida”.(CD-room), paper presented at IV CIDUI Conference of Barcelona.
- Lorente, E., Lacasa, e. and González, C.(2005) “El alumnado como dinamizador de la actividad física extraescolar. Una experiencia de autogestión en Secundaria”(pp 289-311) in “La formación de educadores de las Actividades Físico-Deportivas. Artículos Técnicos del Patronato de Deportes de Palencia.
Contact Details
T: +44 (0)1234 793450
E:
eloisa.lorente@beds.ac.uk
