The world of video technologies is an exciting field due to the vast amount of systems and applications in which the video signal is critical. Nowadays, there are many amateur and professional activities and applications in which the practical knowledge of video signals, systems, processing, displaying and broadcasting is essential. Thus, many profiles demand training in video technologies. This manual is focused on the specific environment of events and conferences. That is why the manual deals with the video technologies used in conference rooms, concerts, theatre, AV performances, etc. The contents si presented in three levels of difficulty: basic, intermediate and …

The Sagrada Familia is Barcelona’s most-visited monument. Every year, over three million people walk within it. They are the anonymous patrons of the Basilica, whomake the work of some one hundred professionals possible, architects, building contractors, carpenters, stonemasons, model makers, sculptors, blacksmiths, for whom the Basilica is their also a place of work. Sagrada Familia. Behind the scaffolding gives a voice to these workers who carry out their day of work surrounded by tourists, parishioners, architecture students or mere admirers of the most famous work of Antoni Gaudí. It is hoped that the current momentum should be maintained until the …

Funiversity es el mejor atajo posible para hablar de una universidad divertida. Así de claro: fun más university. ¿Pero qué me provocó para hablar de una universidad divertida? Saber que las universidades no lo son. La universidad sigue siendo casi, casi, como era hace diez siglos. Y tengo claro que creer que el conocimiento surge a partir de conferencias de profesores no es la solución para la universidad del siglo XXI. Y también tengo claro que los estudiantes, qué los estudiantes, todos los ciudadanos, conocemos el mundo en gran medida a través de los medios de comunicación. Ese es el …

Este libro reúne las comunicaciones del Congreso MILID Week 2012 celebrado en la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona del 22 al 25 de mayo de 2012. El libro contiene los textos debatidos en conferencias, seminarios y debates celebrados durante la MILID Week 2012 y 2013. Cada texto trata sobre media literacy, sus estrategias, debates y buenas prácticas. MILID Week está promovida por UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (UNESCO-United Nations Alliance of Civilizations). El programa está desarrollado por ocho universidades de todos los continentes, y organizado por el Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación de la Universidad …

El presente libro pretende reunir y presentar casos reales en los que la práctica de los deportes ha sido útil para resolver conflictos reales y asegurar la buena convivencia. Tengamos estos ejemplos como una auténtica terapia, un método eficaz de intervención social útil, fácil y sin inconvenientes. Y, si previamente, dedicamos atención a observar las conductas humanas, las causas y orígenes de los conflictos, sabremos qué tipo de juego o deporte resultará más conveniente proponer. En ocasiones serán convenientes los deportes colectivos que generaran los valores imprescindibles de la solidaridad necesaria para organizar un deporte basado en la coordinación de …

This book is a compilation of the works presented on Network 1 of the BCN Meeting 2012 International Congress: Communication and Learning in the Digital Age, held in Barcelona in July 2012.
The Network opened an space for researchers, teachers, professionals and doctorate students from many countries around the world to discuss contemporary social experiences connected to the use of communication and information technologies, especially those referring to new ways and strategies of generating and sharing knowledge.
During the conference we were all challenged to think more creatively about ways to understand, explore and study the processes of social change that come …

This book presents eight reflections on the current state of the university around the world, the problems facing it as an educational institution and the challenges it must address in a changing society, where the arrival of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) has had an immense impact. On these pages, rectors and directors from universities in different countries (Canada, Morocco, the United Kingdom, Spain, Israel, Portugal, Mexico) attempt to analyze the current problems confronting the university and propose new strategies regarding syllabus design, local and global problems, reforms implemented in recent years and the viability of educational models in …