Keynotes
José Joaquín Muros
University of Granada (Spain)
ABOUT HIM
Prof. José Joaquín Muros is professor in Faculty of Education Sciences of the University of Granada. He is Ph.D. in Nutrition and Education Sciences. Currently he is working on determining how the Mediterranean diet and physical activity influence children’s health and academic performance. He has produced over 60 publications on the Mediterranean diet, physical activity and different other factors affecting young children and adolescents.
ABOUT KEYNOTE SPEEECH
Childhood can be a period of crucial importance for health and future well-being due to the large number of changes that take place at the cognitive, physical and psychological level. Physical inactivity and the establishment of healthy eating habits are the main modifiable factors that determine both physical and mental illnesses. A better understanding of the mechanisms through which physical activity and adherence to the Mediterranean diet can improve self-esteem and quality of life would facilitate the development of school interventions in an effective way.
Lara Checa-Domene
University of Granada (Spain)
ABOUT HER
Prof. Lara Checa-Domene is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Granada. Graduated in Translation and Interpretation and in Teaching in Primary Education by the University of Granada. Her lines of research are inserted in educational technology, teacher training and inclusive education. She has participated in different international conferences and has several publications on artificial intelligence, robotics and other educational applications to improve student performance, as well as its application for students with special educational needs.
ABOUT KEYNOTE SPEEECH
Artificial Intelligence is having a significant impact in the educational field, among other issues, by creating new learning ecosystems that are much more attractive and powerful in the development of the teaching and learning process of students in the different educational stages. With the main purpose of knowing the different possibilities and potential that it offers, as well as the educational implications that derive from its implementation, this session aims to address, based on several investigations carried out in this field, the following aspects: what is artificial intelligence , what AI resources tend to be used with students, what benefits their use brings in the teaching and learning process of students, what are the main trends in research on AI, among others
